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Kate Bates (Chartered FCIPD)

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Chief People and Culture Officer at Workwell
📍 Abbots Langley, England, United Kingdom

Kate Bates is the Chief People and Culture Officer at Workwell, where she leads the groups people strategy. With an MBA from the University of Hertfordshire, she has extensive experience enhancing business performance across the retail, logistics, and accountancy sectors by focusing on strategic partnering and people-first outcomes.

Kate is a collaborative leader who is passionate about creating the best employee and customer experiences. She places a high value on remembrance and honoring personal connections, particularly regarding the sacrifices of service members, which she has shared as being personally significant to her family and friends.

She recently co-signed an open letter to the UK Chancellor advocating for the protection of Level 7 apprenticeships.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Chief People and Culture Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Abbots Langley, England, United Kingdom
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Leadership Development
Expressed pride in the 2024 launch of a new, purposeful leadership program within her organization to support and develop leaders.
Employee Experience
States that a core part of her professional belief system is creating the best possible employee experiences to engage and motivate talent.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
Chief People and Culture Officer
Workwell
9-2021 - 12-2021
Head of Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition
NHS Professionals
8-2019 - 8-2021
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
NHS Professionals
3-2018 - 7-2019
Employee Relations Specialist
easyJet
1-2013 - 12-2017
Human Resources Business Partner
DHL
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Education
2020 - 4-2022
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Hertfordshire
2005 - 2009
CIPD
West Herts College
1998 - 2005
GCSEs and A Levels
Watford Girls Grammar School
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