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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

Aaron Alburey

Founder and Managing Director

Adam Morris

Abi East

People and Workplace Executive Director

Cathy Acrapoluto

Cathy Acratopulo

Founder and Managing Director

Chris Howard

Chris Howard

Marketing Director

Emma Leonis

Emma Leonis-Hughes

HR Transformation Director

Emma Leonis

Emma Taylor

Sales Director

Emma Leonis

James McLintic

Client Executive Director

Chris Howard

Julian Holmes

Client Executive Director

Liz Sanders

Liz Sanders

Client Executive Director

Rebecca Roberts

Rebecca Roberts

Chief Finance Officer

Emma Leonis

Sian Beacham

Client Executive Director

Emma Leonis

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

Aaron Lynch

Senior Consultant

Adam Morris

Adam Morris

Senior Manager

Adam Morris

Adam Parsons

Manager

Adam Morris

Adrian Axtell

Senior Manager

Adam Morris

Alex Oliver

Senior Consultant

Adam Morris

Alice McCormack

Senior Manager

Areej Abutaleb

Areej Abutaleb

Consultant

Adam Morris

Becki Lovelady

Senior Consultant

Adam Morris

Becky Jones

Director

Chiara Camerada

Belen Arregui

Manager

Bosede Adekola

Bosede Adekola

Director

Chiara Camerada

Brandon Fowler

Marketing Assistant

Chiara Camerada

Charlie Frost

Senior Consultant

Aaron Lynch

Chiara Camerada

HR Transformation Manager

Charlie Frost

Chris Horton

Director

Charlie Frost

Chris Kirby

Senior Manager

Chiara Camerada

Christina Adeniyi

People and Workplace Assistant

Chiara Camerada

Colin Goodwin

Director

Christina Adeniyi

Dave Alburey

Contract Manager

Christina Adeniyi

Dawid Koziarski

Manager

Christina Adeniyi

Dawn Goodall

Director

Christina Adeniyi

Debbie Mitchell

HR Transformation Senior Manager

Christina Adeniyi

Ed Sparkes

Director

Emma Scriven

Ellen Leonard

Consultant

Emma Scriven

Ellie Harrison

Manager

Emma Scriven

Emily Agg

Consultant

Emma Scriven

Emily Calvert

Analyst

Emma Scriven

Emily Fryer

Senior Consultant

Eve Edmonds

Emma Wadsworth

Consultant

Christina Adeniyi

Evan Wynne

Consultant

Emma Scriven

Eve Edmonds

Creative Services Manager

Emma Scriven

Fatima Ahamed

Talent Development Lead

Emma Scriven

Ffion Bennett

Manager

Emma Scriven

Gemma Ryall

Senior Manager

Emma Scriven

Georgia Morton

Analyst

Emma Scriven

Georgie Allington

Analyst

Eve Edmonds

Georgina Sutton 

Manager

Eve Edmonds

Jenny Occhiali

Digital Marketing Manager

Eve Edmonds

Jess Herniman

Manager

Eve Edmonds

Jigisha Patel

Finance Assistant

Eve Edmonds

Jo Funnell

Senior Consultant

Eve Edmonds

Jo Schwabl

Consultant

Emma Scriven

Joseph Pither

Commercial Analyst

Danielle Fitzsimmons Elliot

Kat Bernardes

Director

Danielle Fitzsimmons Elliot

Katie Webb

Operations Manager

Danielle Fitzsimmons Elliot

Kayley Gaylor

Director

Emma Scriven

Kerry Beer

Finance Manager

Emma Scriven

Krystan Kirkpatrick-Best

Consultant

Emma Scriven

Krystelle Williams

Executive Assistant

Emma Scriven

Kyra Lochmann

Analyst

Emma Scriven

Laura Calderbank

Manager

Emma Scriven

Layla Khatibi

Analyst

Emma Scriven

Liz Bailey

Senior Manager

Emma Scriven

Louise Brown

Senior Manager

Emma Scriven

Martina Salander

HR Transformation Manager

Danielle Fitzsimmons Elliot

Nancy Allen

Manager

Emma Scriven

Natalie Berkoff

Analyst

Emma Scriven

Neil Ilott

Manager

Emma Scriven

Nick Read

Partnership Director

Emma Scriven

Nina Adams

Analyst

Emma Scriven

Olivia Thompson

Commercial Analyst

Emma Scriven

Pavan Bilkhoo

Director

Emma Scriven

Priscila Langbehn

Graphic Designer

Raphael Saleem

Raf Saléem

Graphic Designer

Emma Scriven

Rebecca Addison

Senior Manager

Eve Edmonds

Romy Hobson

Community Marketing Manager

Emma Scriven

Rosie Watkins

Analyst

Emma Scriven

Sara Thompson

Senior Manager

Emma Scriven

Stephanie Abel

Manager

Emma Scriven

Tiffany Nayler

Consultant

Emma Scriven

Venetia Frost-Meacher

Executive Assistant to the Managing Directors

Emma Scriven

Vishali Sahans

Analyst

Emma Scriven

Zaibaa Yasin

Analyst

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Insights

We believe that great work comes from great insights and we have a dedicated team that sits at the helm of the business, feeding into new and innovative thinking and shaping our service offerings.
Find out more about our latest insights here.
Podcast
How can HR use outplacement to soften employee departures?
How can HR use outplacement to soften employee departures?

In this episode Chris is joined by LACErs Debbie Mitchell and Ffion Bennett as they speak to guest Susan Binnersley, Director at h2h Limited. The discussion revolves around the complexities of outplacement, shedding light on its significance during times of...

Blog
Navigating the workplace: Insights into Gen Z’s experience
Navigating the workplace: Insights into Gen Z’s experience

Listen to the audio version of the article:   In September 2023, LACE Partners welcomed our first early careers cohort, bringing a fresh intake of Gen Z LACErs (employees born between 1997 and 2009) into our team. As an organisation committed to nurturing talent...

Podcast
What do HR Shared Services look like for 2024? 
What do HR Shared Services look like for 2024? 

In this podcast we discuss our newly released HR Shared Services Trends 2024 report. Chris is joined by the authors of the report, Emma Leonis-Hughes and Dawn Goodall as well as guest Nadia Hutchinson, Global Director HR Services and Operation from the Cabot...

Blog
Why poor people data is everyone’s issue
Why poor people data is everyone’s issue

With an increased focus on managing teams more effectively and using data to make strategic people decisions, having high-quality and accurate HR data has never been more important. Many organisations struggle to maintain accurate and reliable people data and...