Linda Ashdown is an experienced HR professional with extensive expertise in human resource management and training. Currently serving as Assessment Manager at CIPD and Associate Lecturer at Portsmouth University Business School, Linda has a strong consultancy background as the Director of Ashdown-Jones HR Ltd, specializing in performance management and employee engagement. Previous roles include Lecturer at Hampshire Business School and Human Resources Director at Leo Burnett Advertising, where Linda oversaw HR operations for the UK and EMEA regions. Linda holds a BA Hons in History from King's College London and an MSc in Education/HRM from the University of Greenwich.