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Stella Day

BA (Hons), Chartered FCIPD, Director

Stella is an experienced senior HR Consultant who focuses on the delivery of real outcomes in the people arena. Working with clients across the private and public sector, Stella has over 30 years’ experience across the full range of HR activities and employee lifecycle. She has managed change programmes of all sizes covering business start-ups, BPR, integration projects, disposals and merger & acquisitions. She has coached and advised managers on a wide range of ER and change issues, including reward, restructuring and performance management and supported the development of strategic workforce plans. Stella has a Certificate in Counselling Skills, is a qualified MBTI practitioner and a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD. She is also a tutor on CIPD HR courses, coaches HR apprentices and has a Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector.

She volunteers extensively outside work in her local community and is a Trustee at Orwell Multi Academy Trust, Secretary of Teamipswich Swimming Club and a committee member of the Broomhill Trust.

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Karen Barnes

Chartered FCIPD, Director

Karen is a senior HR professional with over 30 years’ HR experience working across different disciplines, client bases, single and multi-site locations providing the full range of both HR generalist and strategic HR Director support to organisations from recruitment through to employee engagement and retention, performance management, case management, career progression and succession planning. Karen has significant change management experience in business start-ups, mergers and acquisitions, organisation redesign, rebranding and cultural change programmes. Although primarily working in the private sector, Karen has also developed wide public sector experience. An HR strategist with a track