Wayne McNeil

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DISC Type : cs

Executive Vice President : People & Organisation at XP Power

Greater Cambridge Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Wayne McNeil is the Executive Vice President of People & Organisation at XP Power, where he leads the global P&O function. His expertise lies in strengthening leadership, enhancing talent engagement, and scaling productivity through modern systems. He holds an Advanced Certificate in Employment Law and a degree in Social Science.

Wayne has a keen interest in leadership dynamics and personal effectiveness, demonstrated by his reflections on the importance of understanding what one can control. His prior roles involved managing HR globally across more than 20 jurisdictions, including the UK, US, Germany, China, and South Africa.

Unique fact: Before his current EVP role, he was the People & Organisation Director for Europe at XP Power, showcasing a significant internal promotion.

Personality Overview

Process Oriented

Status Quo Seeker

Unexpressive

Being observant comes to them naturally.  They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Topics They Care About

Global People Strategy
He leads the global People & Organisation strategy at XP Power and previously executed people strategy across six unique global businesses at Johnson Matthey.
AI in Human Resources
A key part of his current executive role is to scale productivity and advance the organization through the strategic implementation of modern systems and AI.
Talent & Leadership
His career focus involves strengthening organisational and leadership capability, alongside attracting, developing, and retaining top talent through robust succession planning.

Media Appearances

Wayne has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Executive Vice President : People & Organisation at XP Power
8-2024 - 1-2026
People & Organisation Director at XP Power
4-2019 - 3-2024
Global Head of Human Resources, Value Businesses Group at Johnson Matthey
1-2018 - 7-2019
Global Head of HR, Medical Device Components & Life Science Technologies (New Markets Sector) at Johnson Matthey
8-2014 - 12-2017
Head of HR - UK & Sweden (Clean Air Sector) at Johnson Matthey

Education

2010 - 2012
Advanced Certificate in Employment Law from CIPD
1991 - 1996
Social Science from University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Insights For Selling To Wayne

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision

DONT's

  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Wayne is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Wayne

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Wayne move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Wayne take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Wayne

Personality Compatibility


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