Faye McGuinness
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I joined Mind in 2015 to lead on the development and implementation of a Cabinet funded programme to address the mental health of emergency services employees. The Blue Light Programme now in its 3rd year, has delivered a range of interventions to staff and volunteers from ambulance, fire, police and search and rescue services across England and Wales. Now, as Head of Workplace Wellbeing Programmes, I not only lead on the strategy and development of Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing programmes but lead on one of our biggest employee mental health programmes to date. I head up the Heads Together Workplace Wellbeing programme at Mind, with funding from The Royal Foundation, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. This iconic programme looks to provide employers with easy access to best practice employee mental health resources and to empower employees with the tools they need to support themselves in the workplace. I am also leading on Mind’s response to the Stevenson-Farmer review of mental health and employers ‘Thriving at Work’, and am supporting a number of employers on how best to implement the core and enhanced standards, including the NHS.
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I am a huge music fan and can usually be found dancing at live gigs across the country, usually with many family members who are all just as music obsessed as me!
Emily Hutchinson
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I’m a Chartered Occupational Psychologist. I have my own business and provide consultancy to a range of organisations, but I feel very fortunate to have had a long-term partnership working with Atkins. I have always been interested in how organisations can create cultures which work with human nature rather than against it, whether that’s to improve safety, wellbeing, inclusivity or productivity. I hold academic positions alongside my consultancy, as I believe that staying in touch with the rigor of my profession is important to the quality of what I bring to clients.
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I started my working life as a computer programmer for John Lewis – I failed the aptitude test, but they liked me in interview, so I got the role (but I think the aptitude test was right!). Feeling in the ‘wrong job’, although I loved the organization, led me to leaving after three years to pursue my career in Psychology.
Dawn Chamberlain
Christine Brotherton
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I head up the People & Capability team at Perpetual Guardian and my role is to develop innovative and inclusive people strategies in all aspects that relate to our recruitment programme, organisational culture, employee relations and talent management. Innovation, fiduciary expertise and a rich history go hand in hand at Perpetual Guardian. For over 135 years we’ve been providing New Zealanders with estate plans and providing certainty for their legacies – with Wills, Trusts, Enduring Powers of Attorney, Investment Advisory or Philanthropic ventures. Our 4 Day Working Week is an example of our wish to push the boundaries, and is challenging how we work. We believe that shifting the focus away from “hours of work” to a focus on increasing productivity and employee engagement has real merit in adapting to a changing world.
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I am married to Liverpool-supporting Simon and have three adult step-children. We love our NZ lifestyle of beaches, bush walks and close to ski mountains, but also enjoy travelling overseas as much as we can – as you may imagine, any travel from New Zealand requires many hours in a plane and extreme jetlag!
Caroline Brown
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I lead change and transformation within the Nuclear and Power, EMEA, business for Atkins (who have recently been acquired by SNC-Lavalin). SNC-Lavalin’s global and diverse workforce includes technicians, professionals, engineers and project managers who use their knowledge, skills and talent to make a difference every day - locally and internationally. I am a chartered mechanical engineer by background, with a career that has evolved over 20 years’, working as a project manager and business head before becoming responsible for delivering change and developing culture
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I joined Atkins as a graduate with the intention of staying for two years but twenty years on, I’m still finding opportunities to make a difference. I’m also a business coach and Mental Health First Aider as well as an independent non-executive director for HorseHeard (a registered charity working with horses to promote positive emotional health and resilience outcomes for children, young people and adults in need).
Bruce Daisley
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I'm the EMEA Vice President of Twitter. I joined the company in 2012 just as we opened a London office having previously run YouTube UK at Google. I've also worked at Emap/Bauer and Capital Radio.
I've also been a digital advisor to Comic Relief. For the last couple of years I've hosted and run the Apple #1 Business Chart topping podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat (on work culture). I was fascinated that the way most of us work is against all of the advice of scientists and psychologists. There was lots of interest in my work and in January 2019 Penguin Books published Bruce's first book, The Joy of Work.
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I've got obsessive interest in current pop music. Nothing makes me happier than a new Max Martin or Julia Michaels penned anthem.
Aarti Jagannath
Cheng Wang
Originally from Shanghai, PRC. Cheng has led the architecture, silicon implementation and software development for eFPGA over multiple generations from 180nm-16nm and now AI inferencing development at Flex Logix. Two years as VLSI designer at Zoran. BSEECS, UC Berkeley. MSEE, EE PhD UCLA: designed 5 FPGA chips from 90nm to 40nm. 2013 Distinguished PhD Dissertation Award. 2014 ISSCC Lewis Winner Award for Outstanding Paper. Multiple patents at UCLA and Flex Logix.
