Claire has more than 20 years' experience in the design and delivery of multi-jurisdictional, high-value HR functions for leading professional services firms, especially global law firms.

She specialises in talent management and change and transformation, particularly in globalising HR functions, restructuring and organisational design including nearshoring, outsourcing, TUPE, centralisation and driving efficiency and automation. She has significant experience in systems implementation, reward, employee relations and has responsibility for the the wider suite of HR functions in the law firm including talent acquisition, diversity, equity and inclusion and engagement.

Experience and recent work

In addition to her time at Walkers, Claire has worked with Ashurst, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and KPMG across the UK, South Africa and The Netherlands. Most recently, she was Head of HR (EMEA & US) and Global Head, HR Operations for Ashurst LLP.

Qualifications

Education:

BA (Social Science) from University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa
Advanced Diploma in Labour Law, University of Johannesburg (Previously Rand Afrikaans University), South Africa
Graduate Diploma, Personnel Management, Thames Valley University, UK

Claire is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, where she has been a member since 1997.

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