1. Janette Reeson
19 Muir Avenue, Nottingham, NG12 4EZ
Janette.reeson.jr@googlemail.com. Linkedin profile – Janette Reeson
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Professional Qualifications:
Executive Coaching, Coaching for Performance, Level A & B Psychometrics, Accredited
Situational Leadership
CAREER HISTORY:
JHR – Staff Solutions Self Employed HR Consultant
Due to personal circumstances I decided to set up my own business and have been
supporting small businesses with recruitment and general HR work.
December 2014 – Present
Priory Group
Priory Group is Europe’s leading independent provider of Mental Healthcare, Specialist
Education, Autism and Learning Disability and Older People Services.
HR Business Partner - Healthcare
Head of Employee Engagement
May 2012 – December 2014
 Develop, coach and manage the central HR team
 Deliver projects supporting the Group HRD in scoping and delivering key
HR initiatives
 Supporting the senior business leaders in the field as the key contact for
Business as usual HR interventions
Alliance Boots UK
Boots UK is a leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer delivering a range of products
and services to customers, helping them look and feel their best. Boots is a Private Equity
Retailer with over 70 thousand employees within the UK and ROI.
HR Business Partner – Healthcare Services and Solutions
October 2011 to April 2012
 Strategic consultant role that requires influencing senior stakeholders to
deliver the HR elements of the Healthcare Services and Solutions plan,
enabling the business to deliver the No1 for Customer Care ambition and to
become the Healthcare Partner of choice.
 Change role advising the business leaders on HR best practice moving from
development to business as usual for new services and initiatives.

2. HR Business Partner Retail & Pharmacy Operations,
July 2008 – October 2011
 Senior HR Partner, leading an HR Manager and HR team administrator to
partner 3 Directors.
 Accountable for the design activities and delivery of all aspects of the People
Plan including talent management, performance leadership and business
change for over 550 people.
 My role within the leadership teams is to challenge and ensure we have the
highest quality and potential within the business to deliver the No 1 for
Customer Care ambition.
Key achievements to date include:
 People strategy for 2011/12 aligned to the strategic pillars, created and rolled
out within 6 weeks, requiring assessment of existing strategy and plan,
identification of current and future business priorities, extensive stakeholder
management and engagement of team members.
 I led the organisational development change programme to reduce
headcount by 64 in 2010/11. Led HR Manager to deliver optimum
consultation process through coaching and support in prioritisation to deliver
an excellent HR service.
 Engaged the business leaders in the wider cultural changes needed to lead
the business in a different way.
I am the HR representative for the site Health & Safety, and the lead for Macmillan
Cancer support.
Starbucks Coffee Company UK and Ireland
Coffee retailer with over 17 thousand stores worldwide in over 50 countries.
April 2004 to July 2008
Regional HR Manager – North England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI.
 Reporting to the HR Director, I worked in partnership with two Regional
General Managers. Supporting 14 district managers as a conduit between the
field and the support centre providing full generalist support.
 I successfully played a key role in opening a new market in ROI and Northern
Ireland and supported the opening of 50 new stores.
Achievements to date include:
 As an influential business partner I enabled effective and strategic business
solutions that address the business issues whilst creating a culture of high
performance.
 Developed and implemented a robust succession and manpower planning
tool
 Developed organisational capability and recruited and developed 11 new
district managers ensuring only the best talent.
 Setting strategic and operational plans whilst having measurable results
 Provided functional results and expertise

3.  Coached the regional general managers ensuring all levels have effective
PDP’s in place, resulting in high levels of performance and talent on board.
Scottish and Newcastle Retail
Restaurants and Accommodation Division within Hospitality and Leisure.
Apr 98 to April 2004
National HR Manager accountable for a training team.
 Reported to the Personnel & Training Director and represented HR on the
board of Premier Lodge.
 I was responsible for delivering the HR strategy within the Premier Lodge
drive brand. The delivery of the strategy includes providing full generalist
support to the Operations Director and Area Business Managers.
Achievements to date include:
 Developing far-reaching cultural change programme that has had significant
business impact
 Developed annual HR business plan for Premier Lodge
 Developing and introducing a robust training and development strategy,
which influenced the direction of the brand
 Provided complex E.R advice including TUPE, displaced managers, E.T’s,
redundancies, and compromise agreements.
Aug 96 to Apr 98
Restaurants & Accommodation – Divisional Personnel & Training Officer
 Working with all the R & A brands and the operations directors, I was
responsible for the training strategy and the pre-opening development
programme.
 I had a major role in delivering the company induction programme to unit
managers and central staff. Influencing the business by designing and
delivering the training and development programmes. Fundamentally
involved in gaining the IIP accreditation.
Feb 91 to Aug 96
Manager of a restaurant and hotel business
 Ran a million pound business, which involved running the day-to-day
business. Planning, organising, recruiting, motivating, inspiring and
performance managing a team.

4.  Looking after guests and delivering excellent customer service. Whilst
maintaining strong values and a passion for the job to deliver the profit.
Achievements to date included:
 Managing a team of 60 staff
 Area training co-ordinator for the area business manager
 Achieved bonus through achievement of sales and unit trading profit controls
business, team and guest focused
Hobbies/Interests
My family,
Friends
Running
Holidays