Therese is a highly sought-after Human Capital and Business Advisor supporting organisations across a range of sectors including Financial Services, Telecoms, Healthcare, Retail, Hospitality, Distribution, Construction, and Property both in the UK and internationally.
She is the Chair and co-founder of startup organisation MeVie, Chair of the Financial Wellbeing Forum, and a global advisor for financial wellbeing business Wagestream and working carer platform WeMa. Therese’s clients have included professional services firm Harvey Nash, franchising business Waves, fund managers Hawksford, and retailers Sainsbury’s and McDonald’s. She has attended numerous round-table discussions with the UK government, influencing policy on People[1]related topics including sessions with three Prime Ministers and multiple Government Ministers. She was also a member of the HRH Queen Elizabeth II mentoring foundation.
Formerly Chief People Officer at Tesco Bank, Therese was a key player in the transformation of the UK financial services sector following the global banking crisis. She has ExCo and Board Experience in financial services and retail and has been widely recognised as one of the UK’s most progressive Human Resources practitioners featuring in the Top-15 of HR Magazine’s list of Most Influential HR Practitioners on six occasions. Therese spent 30 years with Tesco plc where she worked across a range of HR and strategic roles in their UK and international divisions including Retail Stores, Distribution, Telecoms, Dotcom, dunnhumby, and Financial Services.
She sat on the leadership / ExCo of each of these business divisions with a focus on driving People-centred change across these diverse organisations in a way which was consistent with the overall culture and strategy of the group. With a proven track record in driving transformational change, Therese has supported multiple organisations in the implementation of Dave Ulrich’s 360-degree change model: Therese is a Chartered Companion of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a Member of the British Psychological Society.