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Will Serle

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Chief People Officer at National Grid
📍 United Kingdom

Will Serle is the Chief People Officer at National Grid, leading the people and culture agenda to enable the clean energy transition. His extensive HR career, spanning over 30 years, is rooted in the global engineering, oil and gas, and renewables sectors. Colleagues have described him as a pragmatic and business-savvy HR executive.

Educated at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Wills career has kept him deeply connected to the energy sector, an interest that began in his university days. He originally envisioned running his own business but became fascinated by the impact of work on people and the potential for HR to drive business value.

He played a pivotal HR role during the major acquisition of Foster Wheeler by Amec, leading the combined organization through a significant turnaround and subsequent divestment.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Chief People Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Energy Transition
As CPO at National Grid, he is responsible for delivering a people plan aligned with the business strategy of enabling a clean energy transition.
HR Transformation
He has a significant track record of leading HR functions through complex organizational transformations, including mergers, acquisitions, and culture changes at Amec Foster Wheeler and Capita.
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Career

Work history

3-2022
Chief People Officer
National Grid
3-2018 - 3-2022
Chief People Officer
Capita
12-2009 - 10-2017
Chief People Officer
Amec Foster Wheeler
3-2000 - 12-2009
Human Resources Director
Amec Foster Wheeler
European HR Manager
Diamond Offshore
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Will Serle | National Grid. Featured in National Grid – Official Leadership Page
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Will Serle, Chief People Officer, National Grid. Featured in SOMO UK – News
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Education
1993 - 1994
Master's degree
Robert Gordon University
1974 - 1986
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Robert Gordons College, Aberdeen
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