Philippa Hird

Philippa is an independent director and strategy consultant with a particular interest in recruitment, remuneration, governance and the delivery of complex change. She is currently the Chair of the NHS Pay Review Body, Deputy Chair of AQA, a non executive director of the Remuneration Consultants Group and of City University and she is a the independent member of the Remuneration Committee of the General Dental Council. Philippa is a member of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee for Cambridgeshire. As Group Human Resources Director of ITV Plc until 2009, Philippa led the integration of the regional ITV companies. Prior to that she held general management and then HR roles in Granada Group Plc. She began her career as a Marketing Manager with ICI and has an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the Queen's College Oxford. As Group Human Resources Director of ITV Plc until 2009, Philippa led the integration of the regional ITV companies. Prior to that she held general management and then HR roles in Granada Group Plc. She began her career as a Marketing Manager with ICI and has an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from The Queen's College Oxford. Philippa has been a Non Executive Director of HMRC, a Board member of Opportunity Now and of Creative Skillset, a member of the School Teachers' Review Body and Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). She is a Companion of the CIPD and a Fellow of the RSA