Clare Gallagher

Commander
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HR Manager England and Wales Region at Smurfit Westrock

Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Clare Gallagher is an established HR Leader and Chartered Fellow CIPD with broad experience across manufacturing, financial services, and pharma. As HR Manager for England and Wales at Smurfit Westrock, she focuses on aligning people strategies with business goals. She holds a BSc in Biology and Sociology.

Clare is deeply committed to community service, acting as a Board Trustee for Step by Step, a charity that supports young people facing hardship. She actively participates in fundraising efforts, including running the Great South Run to raise money and awareness for the organizations cause.

She recently set a personal goal to raise £1000 for the Step by Step charity by completing a race.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Strong-Willed

Candid & Clear

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Topics They Care About

High-Performing Cultures
Drives strategic initiatives in employee engagement and performance management to shape an organization's culture and align people strategies with business objectives.
Leadership Development
Focuses on developing leaders within organizations, with a background in talent acquisition, succession planning, and process change management.
Supporting Young People
Serves as a Board Trustee for Step by Step, a charity supporting young people facing hard times, and actively advocates for related causes like National Supported Lodgings week.

Media Appearances

Clare has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
HR Manager England and Wales Region at Smurfit Westrock
11-2022
HR Trustee/Board Director at Step by Step Partnership Ltd
6-2022 - 6-2025
Lead People Partner at Aon
3-2020 - 5-2022
UK Group HR Director at Tyréns AB
10-2015 - 3-2020
Head of Human Resources at Hilson Moran

Education

BSc (Hons) Biology and Sociology from St Mary’s University, Twickenham
1987 - 1993
GCSE's from St Mark's Catholic School Hounslow

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Insights For Selling To Clare

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Clare is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Clare

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Clare move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Clare take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Clare

Personality Compatibility


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