I consider myself very lucky to have had the opportunity to work for such an inspirational leader as Niki. Niki was always generous with her time, providing me with great support and direction during a period of great change for both the wider business and the company pension. I particularly valued her incisiveness, openness and genuine desire to develop her team and see them progress in their careers. She was clearly passionate about the business and its people, and this passion translated into improved engagement and loyalty throughout my team. I would not hesitate to work with Niki again or recommend her.
Camilla Manning, Pensions Manager, Belron UK Limited

Niki is a great HR leader who displays extraordinary resilience, professionalism and integrity. Niki was admired and inspiring to the HR team and was held in high regard by her board colleagues due to her pragmatism, challenge and strategic thinking. Niki has great intellectual capability and led the senior HR team to drive additional value to the organisation by partnering the business and effecting cultural change.
Barbara Sutherland, Head of Talent Development, Lloydspharmacy

I have no hesitation in recommending Niki. She is fundamentally an enormously talented and principled HR professional.
Niki quickly builds personal credibility and trust with both her team and her peer group. Her intellect and breadth of experience give her the ability to contribute across a range of business issues. She distinguishes herself in her ability to align the people and business agendas to drive a commercial department that delivers real people improvement.
Niki is inclusive and supportive and will be an asset to any executive team.
Fiona Morgan, Business Capability Director, Integrated Dental Holdings

Niki is by far the best H.R Director I have ever had the pleasure to work with. Niki has the ability to operate at both a strategic and operational level and capable of switching between the two without breaking stride. Niki is not your typical H.R Director as she is well versed not only in her areas of expertise but contributes significantly to the running of the business and setting the future direction of the organisation. Her communication skills are first class and her attention to detail when required is excellent. Niki is the sort of person that you would want by your side in any organisation and any employer would be lucky to have her in their team. I look forward to one day working with Niki again and have no hesitation in recommending her.
Tony Godwin, Group IT Director, Kingfisher

I enjoyed working with Niki. She is a consumate HR professional who delivers well under pressure. I found her very supportive in managing the changes we had to handle - her advice was both pragmatic and highly appropriate. Niki is also very good as a sounding board and can be relied upon to challenge thinking in a very helpful and positively intended way.?
Phil Streatfield, Supply Chain Director, Lloydspharmacy

Niki has been one of the best managers I have ever worked for, and I've been fortunate to have some excellent managers over the years. She provides real clarity of purpose; questions and coaches to help you understand your options and actions, and then gives you the freedom to act. She is hugely supportive, and always there as a sounding board when needed. As well as engaging and inspiring me as a direct report, she also succeeded in doing so for the whole of the training function, generating great loyalty across all parts of the team.

As an L&D specialist it has been such a help to have an HRD who really 'gets' the whole L&D piece, with a firm belief in pushing back to the business when they think training will fix everything, and ensuring the role of the line manager in facilitating learning on the job is seen as critical to the whole experience.

Niki has great technical expertise across the HR remit, and is easy to talk to and approachable. I have no hesitation in recommending her work or leadership.
Sue Branson, People & Leadership Development Manager, Belron International

A highly capable HR leader, Niki combines a deep understanding of the tactical and strategic issues of her function with an exceptionally sharp commercial instinct. Her critical thinking is acute, and she has a well developed ability to challenge in the right way. As a result she was a very influential member of the Board team, shaping business decisions across all functions. Niki has an energy and a drive that creates real momentum in those around her - and on top of all that, at a personal level, she was a real pleasure to work with.
Matthew Mycock, Managing Director, Autoglass

I worked with Niki within the Belron UK business, the business was having to go through a dramatic level of change when she joined the team as the HR Director. Niki led from the front this change, headed up numerous projects and was always at the forefront with the wider team, explaining the vision, selling the strategy and delivering on our whole business plans. A consummate HR professional, extremely knowledgeable about all things 'People' related, but much more than just a HR leader. Niki is very comfortable and capable supporting or leading the more commercial aspects of an executive role. Developed, coached and supported perhaps the strongest HR team within the business.
Darren Redwood, Operations Director, Autoglass

Niki joined BrightHouse to support me in my new role as HR Director. Our initial focus was to review the ‘as is’ status of the HR function, implement the right HR structure and develop the short term people plan.

Her experience of running the function meant she cut through challenges of organisation and delegation quickly, and started her team working in a more effective way. In the wider business her pragmatic and commercial approach meant that she was seen as a highly effective business executive first, who formed strong relationships in a short space of time with the decision makers of the business.

During the period working with me, Niki also demonstrated that she has a strong delivery mentality and is highly resilient with a ready sense of humour. Her talent in leading and managing people makes her a highly valuable asset to any business.
Emer Lynam, HR Director, BrightHouse