our team
Below are the profiles of some of our team members. All of our team are experienced HR generalists as well as having their own specialist areas of expertise. Please contact us for details of our other team members.
Stuart Hearn · Partner, Consulting
Stuart held a wide range of senior HR roles for multinational, blue-chip organisations including Sony, United Biscuits, BP and Boots before becoming a consultant. Stuart heads up our Consulting and Training divisions.
Specialisms: Change and Project Management · Performance Management · HR Systems
Sharon Crooks · Consultant
Sharon has worked in HR for eighteen years, holding senior-level roles for organisations including Diageo and Sony. She is an experienced consultant, facilitator and trainer, and is also a published author.
Specialisms: HR Processes · Resourcing · Competency Frameworks · Outplacement Counselling
Abigail East · Consultant
Abi's 14 year career has spanned both in-house HR and consultancy. She has delivered key business and HR projects on an international level across many industries, including financial services, retail, utilities, communications and travel.
Specialisms: Change Management & Communications · HR Transformation & Process Re-design · Career Coaching
Jim Chester · Consultant
Jim has over 30 years experience as an HR Director, a Consultant and an Interim Executive. Operating at the most senior levels, his industry experience includes media, management consulting, leisure and food and drink sectors.
Specialisms: Employment Policies & Procedures · Employment Contracts · Compensation & Benefits
Colin Blears · Director, Outsourcing
Colin has worked in HR for twenty eight years across a variety of business sectors. He has operated for much of his career at boardroom level. Colin heads up our Outsourcing division.
Specialisms: Employment Relations · Employment Law · Policies & Contracts · Psychometric Testing
Roddy Watt · Chairman
Roddy is an experienced business director, with particular expertise in recruitment. Roddy was formerly CEO of Berkeley Scott Group plc, a market-leading specialist recruitment and resourcing organisation with an annual turnover of £20 million.
Specialisms: Roddy oversees the corporate governance and strategy of plusHR
Amira Kohler · Consultant
Amira’s fourteen year HR career has spanned a number of organisations in both the public and private sector (Barclays, British Airways, British Rail & KPMG). She has managed key large-scale projects across wide geographies.
Specialisms: Performance Management · Talent Management · Organisational Culture · OD
Tricia Breslin · Trainer
Tricia is an accomplished trainer and facilitator with a highly practical approach. She has worked in both HR and senior line management roles during her career and has served on employment tribunals for 15 years.
Specialisms: People Management and Employment Law Training · 360 Degree Feedback & Coaching