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Gavin Smith

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People Director at Frive
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Gavin Smith is the People Director at Frive, focusing on enhancing organizational effectiveness and shaping business strategy through HR. He is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and is currently studying Business Psychology, with previous leadership roles at Brompton Bicycle and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

He is deeply passionate about advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community in the workplace. Much of his recent focus has been on his dissertation research, which explores the mental health, job satisfaction, and engagement of LGBTQIA+ employees based in the UK.

For his Business Psychology dissertation, he is conducting original research on LGBTQIA+ employee experiences.

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

How Gavin shows up

Inflexible
Overcautious
Disciplined

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They are quite aware of their needs and limitations, so they are unlikely to over-promise. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.

Priorities

Topics Gavin cares about

LGBTQIA+ Advocacy
Actively conducting his Business Psychology dissertation research on the mental health and job satisfaction of LGBTQIA+ employees in the UK.
Business Psychology
Currently studying Business Psychology at Arden University, showing a keen interest in the intersection of human behavior and organizational success.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
People Director
Frive
2-2023 - 4-2025
Global Head of People Services
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
1-2023
People Consultant
Freelance
7-2017 - 1-2023
People Director
Brompton Bicycle
12-2015 - 6-2017
Head of Human Resources
Victim Support
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
11-2022 - 7-2025
Business Psychology
Arden University
2020 - 2020
Fellowship
CIPD Qualifications
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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