The RL100
Forward-thinking trailblazers who drive innovation and transformation in the TA industry
What is the RL100?
The Resourcing Leaders 100 (RL100) is an exclusive, global group of forward-thinking trailblazers who drive innovation and transformation in the TA industry. Membership is earned through contribution to the RL community or influence within the wider industry, ensuring RL100 represents the pinnacle of leadership and strategic influence. As the champions of change, the RL100 lead by example, shaping the future of talent acquisition through collaboration, innovation, and actionable leadership.
The RL100 will continue to be a beacon that talent leaders look up to and their insights will change the way people think about the industry.
RL100 UK 2026 Members
Adam Binks
Global Strategic Resourcing(TA) Lead, KPMG
Alan MacKinnon
Senior Director Talent Acquisition, Smith & Nephew (EMEA & APAC)
Alex Walker
Head of Recruitment, Tandem Bank
Andrea Sims
Former Head of Recruitment at Skanska
Andrew Barton
Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Hitachi Ltd
Andrew Boyd
Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Convatec
Andrew Grier
Director, CookieDog Talent Solutions Ltd
Andrew Morland
Global TA Leader
Andy Long
Recruitment Manager, TA Optimisation, Greene King
Annabel Nichols
Global TA Senior Director, Avanade/Accenture
Arun Prasad
Head of Talent Acquisition, Flutter Entertainment
Barrie Brown
Former Head of Talent, JustEat
Ben Craig
Head of International Talent, OpenAI
Byron Beard
Head of Talent Acquisition, HMRC
Carla Simpson
Group Head of Talent & HR Shared Services, Kisimul
Cath Possamai
Talent Acquisition Director, EMEA, Amazon
Charlie St.Aubyn
Head of Talent, Uberall
Charlotte Lloyd
Global Head of Future Talent & Skills, Rolls-Royce
Chris Tennant
VP Talent Acquisition, Infor
Claire Hamilton
Head of Talent Acquisition, Capgemini
Claire Mason
International Talent Acquisition Director, The Walt Disney Company
Daniel Hecker-Campbell
Director, Talent Acquisition, Vonage
Danny Caines
Head of Talent Acquisition, Babcock International
David Vinton
Vice President, People & Culture, BP
Debbie Robinson
Global TA Strategy Lead, PepsiCo
Dominic Chatterton
Global Talent Acquisition Leader, Boeing
Ed Scrivener
Fractional TA Leader
Elise Hunt
Former Global Head of TA, Deloitte
Emma Coleman
Head of TA, Old Mill
Grace Rowley-Smith
Associate Director Talent Acquisition, Bicycle Therapeutics
Graeme Harper
Group Head of Resourcing, Mitie Group
Hattie Renshaw
Head Talent & Executive Recruitment, Bupa
Heidi Wassini
Chief People Officer, Viebke & West
James Dowling
Director, Talent Management, Open Society Foundations
James Gardner
Global Head of Talent Acquisition
James Harley
Global Head of Executive Hiring, Syngenta
Jen Cunningham
Vice President Global Talent Acquisition, Pearson
Jen Hulme
Head of Talent Acquisition, BPP
Jenna Hurley
Director of Talent, Harrods
Jennifer Candee
Global Head of TA Transformation, IMI PLC
Jesse Stratton
Head of Recruitment, The Institute of Cancer Research
Jo Lee
Global TA Director, NSC Global
Joe Shahmoradian
Director, Talent Acquisition, EMEA, Morningstar
Joe Voelcker
Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Elsevier & RX
John Nathan
Former Head of TA, YouGov
Jon Hull
Senior Manager HR - HR Operations and Resourcing, Whitworth Brothers
Jules Anderson
Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition and Mobility, Gilead Science
Julia Days
Head of Resourcing, Venture Venture
Julia McDonald
Director of Talent Acquisition UK and Ireland, Wipro Limited
Julie Pugh
Head of TA, Contingent Workforce & Global Mobility, UKAEA
Kanwar Kohli
Global Talent Acquisition Leader, Sourcing, Booking.com
Karen Hutchison
VP Global Talent, Exadel
Karl Teasdale
Group Talent Acquisition Director, Ubisoft
Kat Laga-Dijkstra
Head of Talent Acquisition, NATO Communication & Information Agency
Kate Warner
Head of Resourcing and Associate Services, General Medical Council
Kathryn Bremner
TA Consultant & Advisor, Arc Network
Katie Yeo
Head of Talent Acquisition, BBC
Kiran Fraser-Neve
Head of Talent Acquisition- UK, Heineken
Kirsty Kennedy
Head of TA - UK, WPP Media
Laura Callaghan
Global Talent Acquisition Leader, Western Union
Lauren Bradley
Head of Talent, Warburtons
Lawrence Garland
Talent Acquisition Director - EMEA, ICF
Lisa Scales
Director of Talent & Talent Acquisition, Royal Mail
Liz Heal
Group Talent Acquisition Manager Gregory Group (Gregory Distribution Ltd)
Lucy Bousfield
Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Aon
Marcelle Foxcroft
Group Head of Talent Acquisition, Rightmove
Mark Brooker
TA Director, BT Group
Mark Coad
Director, Talent Acquisition, GSK
Mark Kunaseelan
Head of Resourcing, University of the Arts London
Martin Haywood
Director of Recruitment, Sainsbury's
Matthew Childs
Former Global Director of Employee Experience, Verian Group
Matthew Jeffery
Former Head of UKI Recruitment, EY
Melissa Carrington
Global COE Inclusion and Diversity, Culture and Employer Brand Specialist, Anglo American
Melissa Hannigan
Talent Acquisition Director, ERM
Michael Nsiah
TA Ops: Delivery & Enablement, Bauer Media Group
Michelle Monahan
Head of Recruitment, European Tyre Enterprise Limited
Natalie McGuinness
Head of Talent Acquisition, Busy Bees Nurseries
Nerida Rooney
Global Talent Acquisition Leader
Nikhilesh Mathur
Director, Talent Acquisition, LSEG
Oli Urpi
Head of Talent Acquisition and Employer Brand, Southern Water
Oliver Browne
Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Lockton
Rachel Howard
Head of Talent Acquisition and Management, The Francis Crick Institute
Raj Gill
TA Lead, BT
Rebecca Oldham
Director, Talent Acquisition Europe and EEMEA, Mastercard
Rebecca Stevens
Global Solution Owner - TA & Onboarding, BP
Ruth Saunders
Assistant Director Talent Acquisition & Recruitment, NHS Blood and Transplant
Sandeep Singh
Director, Global TA Operations, Criteo
Saqib Khan
Senior Director TA, Paramount Global
Sarah Cooper
Group HR Technology, Insights and Recruitment Director, Rentokil-Initial
Sarah Langton
Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Clifford Chance
Sarah Manning
Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Stephenson Harwood LLP
Sarah Wallace
Global Talent Director, GymShark
Sarah Ware
Head of TA, GlobalData Healthcare
Sonal Jain
Global Head TA CoE, Nissan Motor Corporation
Sophie Thornton
Head of Resourcing, Surrey County Council
Tania Basile
Head of Career Management, Metropolitan Police Service
Tara O’Brien
Head of Resourcing, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Theresa O’Brien
Global Head of Talent Acquisition, CBRE
Tom Kenward
Talent Acquisition Lead, Microsoft
Tush Wijeratne
Global Director Talent Acquisition, WPP
Will Dempsey
Director, Global Talent Acquisition, AstraZeneca
Zoe Allen
Head of Talent Acquisition UK, Fujitsu
RL100 2026 Middle East Members
Aarti Fernandes
Head of Talent Acquisition, Serco Middle East
Agnes Young
HR Manager, GluCare Integrated Diabetes Center
Aksana Ismayilova
Vice-president of Human Resources, Confidential Non-government Family Office
Alexandre Corbin
Head of Talent Acquisition, Tabby
Alia Khattab
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition, ServiceNow
Aliaa El Wardany
Head of Talent Acquisition, Al Nabooda Automobiles
Amit Sharma
Director Talent & Learning, Shurooq
Ankit Aneja
Group HR Director - Sporty & Football.com
Arjun AJ
Head of Talent Acquisition, CTG Global
Ashfaq Bandey
Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Mashreq
Ayesha Khan
Head of HR GCC, The Palladium Group
Brendan Phelan
Head of TA & Relocation, KAUST
Carola Griesshaber
Head of Talent Acquisition Medtech Emerging Markets, Johnson & Johnson
Caroline Irwin
Global Talent Acquisition Manager, Consulum
Charlotte Harris
Head of Executive Hiring, Al Futtaim Group
Christy Catolico
Head of Talent Acquisition, Edelman Middle East
Damon Pimlott
Regional Talent Acquisition Leader - METACA, Boeing
David Kelly
Group Head of Talent Acquisition, Al Rostamani Group
David McDonnell
VP of People & Culture, Dealfront
Deepak Paul
Vice President Talent Acquisition, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Donna Rawson
Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Etihad Airways
Emma Ashby
VP Talent Acquisition, ADIC - Abu Dhabi Investment council
Farooq Husain
Head of Talent Acquisition, Dell
Gargi Banerjee
Former VP -HR, SkipperSeil Group
Gopinath Balasubramaniam
Head of Talent Acquisition APMEA, FIS
Harry Kumra
Former Vice President Talent, Kerzner International
Helene Gaubert
Director, Corporate Talent Acquisition, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Company
Hicham Wifaq
Head of Talent Acquisition, Majid Al Futtaim
Hind Lagraich
Group HR Director, Omorfia Group
Hussain Khan
Talent Acquisition Manager, Software Systems LLC
Jalpa Trivedi
Global Head - Talent Acquisition, House of Shipping
Joe Earley
Head of Talent Acquisition, Mott MacDonald
Joy Aguah
TA Leader - Middle East, APAC, India & Turkey, Baker Hughes
Laurent Samson
Former Senior HR TA Consultant, SAP
Louise Button
Group Director Talent Acquisition, Binghatti Holdings
Lu Skilbeck
Director Talent Advisory, Oracle
Maha Kassim
Head of HR, Aujan Coca-cola
Mariam Maalouf
Talent Acquisition Manager, Serco
Mark Dolman
Director - Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition, EnerMech
Mark Staglieno
Head of Executive & Experienced Resourcing, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Mary Kaddah
Senior Manager- People & Purpose, Deloitte Middle East
Maryam Abdelaziz
Recruitment Team Leader, Baker Hughes
Matt Buckland
Former Head of Talent EMEA, GHD
Matt Hesketh
Head of Talent Acquisition, HSBC
Messaoud Djezar
Director of Human Resources, Emirates Hospitality Group
Michael Estafanous
Snr. Talent Acquisition Leader, Microsoft
Myriam Dimitriou
Head of Talent Management, Acquisition and Organization Design, General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority - GCGRA
Natasha Corbin
Talent Acquisition Director, START MEA
Niall Hughes
Director, Talent Acquisition, KEO International Consultants
Oli Fletcher
Executive Director - Talent Acquisition and Onboarding, Red Sea Global
Olivia Rogers
EMEIA TA Leader, EY
Peter Hogg
Group Head of Talent Acquisition, Al Futtaim
Pritesh Karia
Head of Talent Acquisition, Agthia Group
Rachel Murphy
Talent Acquisition Lead, Jacobs
Richa Saincher
Senior Director & Head of Talent Acquisition, Alvarez & Marsal
Robert Armour
Head of Talent Acquisition, KATIM
Robyn Collins
Global VP TA, M42
Rooslán Totrov
Head of Global Talent Acquisition, PACE
Roy Vaz
Head of Executive Talent Acquisition, Al Futtaim Automotive
Sahar Yazdjerd
Head of Talent and Leadership Effectiveness WPP Media
Salahuddin Shaik
Senior Talent Acquisition Lead, Midis Group
Sam Horsefield
Head of Recruitment, Mashreq
Sandy Buckland
Head of Talent Acquisition, Momentum
Sara Seco
Talent Acquisition Manager, Majid Al Futtaim
Sean McGuire
Global Talent Acquisition Director, KBR Inc.
Shane Barnfield
Manager, Recruitment, Etihad Airways
Sheila Morjaria
HR & TA Director, Skyro GCC
Shereen Ghanem
Group Head of Talent Acquisition, Network International
Shorouk El-Beltagy
Head of Talent Acquisition MENA & APAC Al Futtaim Group
Sneha Jain
People Director, Havaianas
Stefanie Wild
Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Evonik Industries
Stuart Waters
Head of TA - RBWM & Corporate Functions, Emirates NBD
Suleman Dar
SVP Talent Acquisition - EMEA Banking, International & Wealth, Citi Bank
Sushma Kumar
Global Talent Leader
Thomas Gale
VP Recruitment, Emirates Group
Urooj Tahir
CHRO and MEA Head of Nationalisation, Citibank
Vijaya Sen
Chief Human Resources Officer, Al Zahra Hospital
Yasaman Sarrafzadeh
Regional Head of TA standard chartered bank, SCB
Zahia AbuAli
Sr. Director, Head of Talent Acquisition and Talent Management, Emirates Islamic Bank
Zahra Shaikh
Head of TA CoE & Executive Hiring Strategy, PepsiCo