Jackie has been Chief Executive of the CIPD since April 2008, and has been an HR practitioner for more than 17 years, working across a broad range of sectors and HR specialisms.
Her early years were spent in the Department of Employment and the Institute of Chartered Accountants, before she moved to South Wales to work in the steel industry.
Before joining the CIPD Jackie spent 12 years working for PepsiCo – including 7 years leading the UK and Ireland HR function and sitting on both the UK Executive Board of PepsiCo International and the global PepsiCo International HR Council during a time of impressive business growth and success.