Janine Desai

Janine Desai was appointed to the Board in February 2018 and also chairs the People, Performance and Change Panel. Following an early career in NatWest Consultancy and Goldman Sachs, she specialized in HR, developing her experience across the entire range of HR activities. She has held senior roles in a variety of industries within blue-chip organisations including the Dixons Group, Tchibo, Brambles Group and most recently Hilton Worldwide, where she was HR Director, UK & Ireland.

After twenty years’ experience in HR leadership roles she now provides Executive Coaching services running her own consultancy Outside Partner Ltd. Janine earned her MBA and PhD from Manchester Business School / University of Manchester. She is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors.