William Sparkes

William Sparkes has over 10 years of experience in various HR roles. William is currently the Chief People Officer at ESG Book since January 2023. Prior to this, they served as an HR Director at the same company from May 2022 to January 2023. From 2019 to 2022, William was the Head of HR EMEA at Thought Machine. William also worked as an HR Business Partner on a fixed-term contract at EBRD from 2018 to 2019. Before that, they took a career break and worked as an HR Business Partner at MetLife from 2014 to 2017. William started their career at Informa, where they held various roles including Senior HR Advisor, HR Advisor, HR Assistant, and In-House Sales Recruiter. William also gained experience as a Human Resources Associate during a 12-month internship at Datamonitor in 2008-2009.

William Sparkes completed their education at the University of Westminster from 2013 to 2015, where they obtained a Master's degree in Human Resources, which is accredited by CIPD. Prior to that, they attended the University of Bath from 2006 to 2010, earning a 2.1 degree in Sociology and Human Resource Management. William'seducation started in 2001 at Shiplake College, although the specific degree and field of study completed during that period are not provided.