Anne Kennedy Lynch

Regional People Director, Europe @ L.E.K. Consulting

About

A results oriented HR Director who thrives in challenging and ambitious organisations. Skilled in translating strategy into clear deliverables and actions that drive business change and growth. My versatility is demonstrated by the range of environments I have worked in, e.g. joint venture in Russia, start up operation in post war Iraq, aviation sales and marketing, private equity emerging markets, UK and New York listed businesses. Experienced in rapid growth start up environments as well as established corporate offices which require transformation. I have a key strength in building and motivating great HR teams who deliver value. I have partnered with C suite and senior executive teams and am considered as both a trusted advisor and a critical friend to enable and enhance commercial strategic delivery. Specific expertise in organisation design, talent acquisition, talent management, employee relations, complex investigations, diversity and inclusion, change management and restructuring, new country entry and start up environments. I'm also a licensed Career Coach.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Weybridge

Industry

Oil & Energy

Skill

Talent acquisition, Performance Improvement, Human Capital Management, Employee Relations, Talent Management, HR Transformation, Succession Planning, Employee Engagement, Deferred Compensation, HR Policies, Job Evaluation, Workforce Planning, Performance Management, Human Resources, Organizational Design, HRIS, HR Consulting, Personnel Management, Change Management, Management

Experience

Regional People Director, Europe

L.E.K. Consulting

2025-8 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Human Resources Director

IHS Towers

2020-7 - 2025-4 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Partnering with CHRO and global HRLT/CoEs to transform HR & Talent strategy in support of transition from private equity to IPO on NYSE (2021). I act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on complex employee engagement topics and manage value adding transformation programmes through to conclusion, mitigating all risks.

Guest Lecturer, HR

University of Roehampton

2019-11 - 2020-11 · 1 yr 1 mo

London, United Kingdom

Human Resources Consultant

Various organisations

2019-8 - 2020-5 · 10 mos

Surrey, England, United Kingdom

In my contract roles I managed IR35 risk assessment, reviewed performance management processes and managed full restructuring exercise including collective and individual consultation processes.

Global Human Resources Director, Air BP & Downstream Functions

2016-10 - 2019-4 · 2 yrs 7 mos

London, United Kingdom

Reporting to CEO I provided HR leadership of BP's global aviation fuel marketing business. In this role I delivered a Talent strategy to support 10% year on year profit growth and expansion into new markets and profit streams, e.g. digital and low carbon. I also drove employee “buy in” to Air BP strategy via a systematic approach to communications & employee experience, resulting in 3% increase in overall engagement to 70%, raised gender diversity by 2% and initiated wider inclusion programme, e.g. flexible working, LGBT, mental health and well being and facilitated transformation programmes in support of ambitious efficiency and effectiveness targets.

HR VP Middle East

2014-9 - 2016-10 · 2 yrs 2 mos

London, United Kingdom

In this role I was accountable for developing and delivering the HR strategy for BP's Upstream business in Kuwait, Iraq, UAE, Oman and UK. Reported to CEO Middle East Region.

HR VP, BP Iraq

2009-9 - 2014-9 · 5 yrs 1 mo

London, United Kingdom

As a member of the Iraq Region Leadership Team I was directly involved in establishing and developing the business unit to enable BP to fulfil its contractual obligations to develop the Rumaila Oil Field in Basrah, Iraq. This involved the establishment of a joint venture operation with a workforce of 6,000 Iraqi Nationals, 270 BP staff, 100 PetroChina staff and a contract workforce of 950. The HR agenda was delivered through a diverse team of 70 HR professionals.