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Margaret Ollerenshaw FCIPD

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Human Resources Director at Travis Perkins plc
📍 United Kingdom

Margaret Ollerenshaw is a successful Human Resources Director at Travis Perkins plc, recognized for merging commercial thinking with HR strategy. A Fellow of CIPD, her career is marked by leading transformational change programs across retail and logistics, focusing on talent development and organizational capability.

Described as energetic, engaging, and motivational, she is passionate about supporting colleagues at all levels. She frequently visits branches to connect with frontline employees and actively uses her network to champion and mentor young professionals starting their careers in HR.

She was appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the board of the UKs Student Loans Company in October 2024.

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Experience
38 Years
Current Role
Human Resources Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Organisational Transformation
Her entire career is described as having a "golden thread" of transformational change, consistently delivering large-scale programs to increase organizational capability and reduce costs.
Employee Engagement
She frequently posts about visiting frontline colleagues in branches across the country, showing a hands-on approach and a passion for understanding the workforce.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Human Resources Director
Travis Perkins plc
3-2021
Human Resources Director
Travis Perkins plc
9-2024
Non Executive Director
Student Loans Company
9-2018 - 12-2020
Head of People & Organisational Development - Primark
Primark
4-2013 - 9-2018
Head of Leadership, Talent & Learning - The Coop
Co-op
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Education
2011 - 2011
Fellow of CIPD
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
2010 - 2011
Post Grad Diploma in Performance Coaching
Middlesex University
2009 - 2010
Advanced Negotiation Skills
Scotworks
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