Kim Despy

Commercially aware, results driven Chartered MCIPD HR strategist with +20 year’s experience in shaping people centric strategies, people practices and organisational development that is aligned with strategic business priorities. Collaborating with stakeholders to propel business growth, leveraging data insights, emerging trends, and technology to drive cultural change and transformation, improve performance and efficiencies across geographies to deliver strategic value that supports rapid growth and cultivate high performance teams.

Chartered MCIPD HR strategist, + 20 years of experience anf expertise in shaping people-centric strategies and organisational development aligned with strategic business priorities. My career spans diverse industries in private sector and non-profit global membership organisation; renewable energy/events, healthcare, telecommunications, ICT, logistics, automotive, mining and beneficiation, outsourced global call centres BPO which reflect my ability to adapt with a broad skill set. Collaborating with stakeholders, leading HR teams, and driving cultural change has consistently resulted in improved employee satisfaction, reduced turnover, and increased operational efficiency across various organisations.  My strengths lie in developing and implementing comprehensive HR strategies, blended with operational expertise to improve employee engagement, performance, and cultivate high-performance teams and drive business growth.  Leveraging data insights, emerging trends, and technology to successfully manage HR transformation projects, implementing performance management systems, and developing talent acquisition strategies that align with organisational goals to improve organisational effectiveness and optimise talent management. 

MSc in Strategic Human Resources Management, University of Salford, Manchester, UK