Attracting and retaining talent is critical to the performance of any organisation and more and more CEOs now recognise that having a strategic human resources function is essential to this success. As CEOs discover that their organisation’s people strategy cannot be as easily replicated as their commercial strategy, the role of the CHRO elevates to the very top.

In addition to the CEO, the CHRO is the only person who has a full view across the organisation and is a thought partner to the CEO on both external and internal people risks. HR leaders of the future act as a true business partner and strategic advisor to the board and wider executive team. They work directly with the senior leadership team to ensure alignment between business strategy and people strategy.