Meet our family
We take great pride in our team, which comprises experts who joined us because of our unique approach, perspective, style and flexibility in handling engagements. They also share our passion for transforming HR and the people experience. Our ability to understand your needs comes naturally, thanks to the powerful combination of people’s experience at world-class consultancies and those who have held senior HR leadership positions in major corporates.
We are UK based, working at a global scale, with significant experience of advising international, complex businesses. Get to know them and then get to know us by getting in touch.
Executive team
Our values (passion, innovation and care) underpin everything that we are and how we work with you and embody what it means to be a LACEr. Find out more about our team by clicking on the link to see any of the bio’s below.
Aaron Alburey
Founder and Managing Director
Abi East
People and Workplace Executive Director
Cathy Acratopulo
Founder and Managing Director
Chris Howard
Marketing Director
Emma Leonis-Hughes
HR Transformation Director
Emma Taylor
Sales Director
James McLintic
Client Executive Director
Julian Holmes
Client Executive Director
Liz Sanders
Client Executive Director
Rebecca Roberts
Chief Finance Officer
Sian Beacham
Client Executive Director
Simon Puryer
Executive Practice Lead
Our team
We consider ourselves like a ‘family’ and ‘care’ is one of our core values. We care about each other, we care about the work we do and that brings out our passion and innovation. Browse through our people pages to see some of our ‘LACErs’ and connect with us individually or as a team by contacting us.
Aaron Lynch
Senior Consultant
Adam Morris
Senior Manager
Adam Parsons
Manager
Adrian Axtell
Senior Manager
Alice McCormack
Senior Manager
Areej Abutaleb
Consultant
Becki Lovelady
Senior Consultant
Becky Jones
Director
Belen Arregui
Manager
Bosede Adekola
Director
Brandon Fowler
Marketing Assistant
Charlie Frost
Senior Consultant
Chiara Camerada
HR Transformation Manager
Chris Horton
Director
Chris Kirby
Senior Manager
Christina Adeniyi
People and Workplace Assistant
Colin Goodwin
Director
Dave Alburey
Contract Manager
Dawid Koziarski
Manager
Dawn Goodall
Director
Debbie Mitchell
HR Transformation Senior Manager
Ed Sparkes
Director
Ellen Leonard
Consultant
Ellie Harrison
Manager
Emily Agg
Consultant
Emily Calvert
Analyst
Emily Fryer
Senior Consultant
Emma Wadsworth
Consultant
Evan Wynne
Consultant
Eve Edmonds
Creative Services Manager
Fatima Ahamed
Talent Development Lead
Ffion Bennett
Manager
Gemma Ryall
Senior Manager
Georgia Morton
Analyst
Georgie Allington
Analyst
Georgina Sutton
Manager
Jenny Occhiali
Digital Marketing Manager
Jess Herniman
Manager
Jigisha Patel
Finance Assistant
Jo Funnell
Senior Consultant
Jo Schwabl
Consultant
Joseph Pither
Commercial Analyst
Kat Bernardes
Director
Katie Webb
Operations Manager
Kayley Gaylor
Director
Kerry Beer
Finance Manager
Krystan Kirkpatrick-Best
Consultant
Krystelle Williams
Executive Assistant
Kyra Lochmann
Analyst
Laura Calderbank
Manager
Layla Khatibi
Analyst
Liz Bailey
Senior Manager
Louise Brown
Senior Manager
Martina Salander
HR Transformation Manager
Nancy Allen
Manager
Natalie Berkoff
Analyst
Neil Ilott
Manager
Nick Read
Partnership Director
Olivia Thompson
Commercial Analyst
Pavan Bilkhoo
Director
Priscila Langbehn
Graphic Designer
Raf Saléem
Graphic Designer
Rebecca Addison
Senior Manager
Romy Hobson
Community Marketing Manager
Rosie Watkins
Analyst
Sara Thompson
Senior Manager
Stephanie Abel
Manager
Tiffany Nayler
Consultant
Venetia Frost-Meacher
Executive Assistant to the Managing Directors
Vishali Sahans
Analyst
Zaibaa Yasin
Analyst
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Insights
Find out more about our latest insights here.
How should businesses ensure national minimum wage compliance?
Chris and LACE payroll experts Adrian Axtell and Sara Thompson discuss the challenges raised by the national minimum wage breach on this podcast episode. After delving into recent press coverage around companies facing allegations of underpaying their employees, the...
Demystifying HR operating models: The ten traits of high performance
In a recent blog, we discussed the various and often competing accountabilities of the Chief People Officer (the ‘hats’ CPOs wear) and the purpose of the HR or People function overall. In this blog, we introduce the capabilities that differentiate high performance for...
Why does HR need to start thinking long-term?
In the latest episode Chris introduces co-host, Debbie Mitchell, and guest Graham Norris, an Organisational Psychologist and Speaker. The focus of this episode is on HR professionals’ abilities to think strategically and long-term. The summary delves into various...
Right to disconnect: Is legislation helping create the right work culture?
Listen to the audio version of this blog: Over the past decade, we have seen an emergence of legislation surrounding the rights of employees to not be contacted or expected to respond to work communications outside of working hours. Right to disconnect, right...
The four hats of the CPO
Listen to the audio version of the article: Our current campaign, Demystifying the HR operating model, raises the question about the role of the functional leader of HR and how it may be changing as operating models evolve. One tangible difference in recent...
How can HR improve the quality of its people data?
In the latest episode Chris is joined by LACE people analytics experts Becki Lovelady and Nancy Allen, as they discuss the importance of maintaining accurate and reliable people data in organisations. This podcast is a deeper look at the topics discussed in our people...