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Pauline Best

Chief People Officer at Specsavers

Pauline Best has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Pauline is currently the Chief People Officer at Specsavers. Prior to this, they served as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Vertu Motors plc and Carpetright.

Pauline's extensive tenure at Specsavers includes their role as the Global People & Organisation Director, where they were responsible for developing and delivering the People and Organisation strategy for the Group. Pauline'sresponsibilities also included various aspects such as business partnering, reward, payroll, policy, communications, engagement, organizational change, resourcing, and learning and development.

Before joining Specsavers, Pauline held significant positions at Vodafone Group plc, including the role of Global Leadership and People Capability Director. In this capacity, they were responsible for driving resourcing, leadership, talent, and people development strategies worldwide. Pauline also served as the Regional HR Director for the UK & Ireland and HR Director for Vodafone Group Services.

Pauline'searlier roles at Vodafone included Regional HR Director for the NEMEA region, UK HR and Property Director (later expanded to include MEA), HR and Property Director for Networks, and UK HR and Administration Director for Retail.

Overall, Pauline Best has showcased their expertise in various HR and leadership positions throughout their career, contributing to the success of prominent organizations.

Pauline Best attended Bath Technical College, but no specific degree, field of study, start year, or end year was provided.

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Timeline

  • Chief People Officer

    March, 2022 - present

  • Global People & Organisation Director

    June, 2008

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