C laire Fox has moved from HR director food solutions UK and Ireland at Unilever to global HR director for

Save the Children. She held various senior HR roles at Unilever for more than 12 years.

Save the Children is a global charity that operates in more than 120 countries. It aims to change the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Fox told HR magazine that working in the corporate sector has prepared her for the charity sector. “There are quite a lot of similarities,” she said. “The need to be relevant, to be helpful and to keep building relationships is the same. Saying that, it’s

quite nice to be in an organisation where everyone is already engaged, bringing in their time and energy, knowing what the organisation stands for.

“The systems and processes aren’t as advanced, so that will be a challenge.”

Fox works flexibly, spreading her time between work, her two children (aged three and four), and her interest in health and fitness.

“My first job was as a fitness instructor,” she said. “In fact, my first degree was in sport science before I did a masters in management. Now I make time for exercise five times a week; either tennis, running or the gym.”

Her active and varied lifestyle prompted her to write a book based on her experiences,

titled Work/Life Symbiosis: The Model for Happiness and Balance. It will be published in September, and was written to help busy people to understand what is important to them in life and assist them to align their choices with their priorities.

“It’s all about getting the most out of life,” Fox explained. “It’s not a scientific book; it’s my story of being an HR director who works part-time and has two children.”

Speaking about her new appointment, Fox said she was enjoying the new challenges. “I’m really excited, and loving the job. I’m thrilled to be in a role where I can make a difference in an organisation that is making a difference.”

Maggie Stilwell appointed managing partner for talent at EY

Maggie Stilwell has been with the firm since 1996, 18 months after she qualified as a chartered accountant. She was formerly a partner in the fraud and dispute services practice, which particularly focused on contract disputes. Prior to that she held roles at PwC and RSA.

Stilwell said she hopes to challenge some of the traditional practices associated with working in professional services.

“EY is all about recruiting and retaining the best talent from all walks of life and creating an environment in which they can thrive,” she said. “Over the last three years we’ve introduced flexible working, encouraging our

people at every level of the organisation to decide how, when and where they work to suit their clients, the business and themselves.”

Stilwell has first-hand experience of the company’s flexible working policy, as she herself works four days per week.

Rentalcars.com has hired Ryan Cheyne as people director

The position has been newly created, and will focus on recruitment, training, engagement and facilities.

Previously, Cheyne was people director for Pets at Home. During his time there the company came first in the Sunday Times Top Big Companies to Work for 2013. He has also been a regional HR manager for Topman and an HR manager at Argos. While at Pets at Home he was a trustee and chairman of charity Support Adoption for Pets.

“I’m really excited to start,” Cheyne told HR magazine. “Rentalcars.com has been rapidly growing and it has really ambitious plans for the future. This is a great opportunity to make a real difference in a vibrant and successful business.”

Martin Mason joins Wolseley UK as head of learning and development

“I am delighted to be joining Wolseley UK’s award-winning HR team, working in an area I feel very passionate about,” said Martin Mason. “Wolseley’s great training opportunities improve business performance, drive employee engagement and help attract and retain talent, and I’m keen to get started.”

His previous roles include more than 10 years working across the HR function and in operational roles for Halfords Group.

Mason will be taking responsibility for the development, execution and evaluation of Wolseley UK’s learning and development strategy, with a particular emphasis on improving customer satisfaction across the business.

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lorna Carmichael has been announced as the new director of talent management, UK for DigitasLBi

Home Retail Group has appointed ella Bennett as its new group HR director

Tom Maddison has joined HgCapital as head of portfolio talent

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