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Duncan Lawrence

Controller · DISC type IC
People Experience Director at Saica Group
📍 Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Duncan Lawrence is the People Experience Director at Saica Group, with a diverse HR background across logistics, manufacturing, aviation, and hire services. A graduate of Middlesex University with a degree in Business Studies, he focuses on blending operational HR with strategic development, particularly in talent, reward, and unionized environments.

A unique achievement from his time at Speedy Services PLC was transforming employee engagement, increasing it from 49% to 75%.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
People Experience Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Duncan shows up

Persuasive & Assertive
Late Adopter
Informal Yet Blunt

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Priorities

Topics Duncan cares about

Graduate Development
He recently hosted Saica's 'Graduate Expert Programme' event and actively promotes the company's initiative to recruit and develop young talent.
Employee Engagement
A core focus of his work, highlighted by his achievement of transforming employee engagement from 49% to 75% in a previous role at Speedy Services PLC.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
People Experience Director
Saica Group
2-2015 - 1-2023
HR Director UK & Ireland and Benelux
Saica Group
10-2010 - 1-2015
Group HR Director
Speedy Services PLC
2-2008 - 10-2010
Operational HR Director
Speedy Hire PLC
5-2005 - 2-2008
Head of HR
MyTravel -> Thomas Cook Airlines
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1988 - 1992
Business Studies
Middlesex University
1981 - 1988
Education details unavailable
Boston Grammar School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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