Richard Demblon

 Chief Human Resources Officer

● I am a Board Member, Senior HR professional with over two decades of board-level experience in the FMCG, Mining, Oil & Gas, Rail Engineering, and Marine Services industries. ● At board level, I drive improvements in people and processes. I do that by aligning and implementing HR strategy and People & Culture initiatives with business strategy to optimise organisations and drive sustainable growth. Board-level highlights include Member of the Board of Directors at SYSTRA UK Ltd., Trustee at Mind in Ealing & Hounslow, REMCOM Board preparation and REMCOM Committee attendance at Inchcape Shipping Services, SBM Off-Shore and Avocet Mining. ● In an executive capacity, I am a Senior HR Leader with a proven track record of driving people change and transformation initiatives, including M&A due diligence and integration on M&A completion. Here I regularly interact with Board members in REMCOM and Senior Leadership regarding people succession, appropriate Group Reward Philosophy, placing the right leaders in key roles, and building robust, sustainable talent pipelines. ● I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology and performing arts.


Expertise

  • FTSE 350 company
  • Large (200+ employees) organisation – unlisted
  • Consumer Goods
  • Maritime
  • Mining & Metals
  • Oil & Energy
  • Tobacco
  • Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Governance
  • Human Resources

Experience

  • Committee Member
  • Executive Director

Board or Committee Experience

Title Sub Committee Company Name Industry
TrusteeFinance & GovernanceMINDMental Health

Executive Career Summary

Title Company Name Industry
CHROInchcape Shipping ServicesMaritime Port Agency
HRDSYSTRARail Engineering
Group HRDSBM OffshoreOil & Gas
Group HRDAvocet MiningGold Mining}