Helen joined the Trust in September 2024.  She has over 25 years’ experience of leading people and organisational development departments at large multinational organisations, beginning her career in the staffing industry.

She was previously the Chief People Officer at the World Resources Institute and prior to that spent 10 years at Kelly Services holding a variety of people and OD posts, including the VP of International HR and Global Lead of Employee Experience.

Before joining Kelly Services, Helen spent 13 years at Reed, progressing her career through the learning and development, people partner and talent acquisition fields.

Helen is passionate about employee engagement and experiences,  creating inclusive, compassionate and high-performing cultures where people can thrive.  She is motivated to create high performing teams that support organisations to be their best, and make a difference in people’s lives.

Helen lives in Kent with her husband and daughter.