Vanessa Black

Vanessa Black currently serves as a People Partner (HR Director) for the LEGO Group, a position held since November 2025. Prior to this role, Vanessa held various senior HR positions at Merlin Entertainments, including People Director for Midway Europe, where responsibilities encompassed managing HR teams across 11 countries and ensuring compliance with local employment laws. Additional experience includes leadership roles at Royal Caribbean Group, focusing on HR operations for the EMEA region, and overseeing HR for shipboard operations. Vanessa's early career included significant HR roles within the cruise industry and hospitality sector, strengthened by a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences from The University of Edinburgh and multiple Master’s degrees in Human Resource Management from Strathclyde University Business School.