Caroline Bennett

Experience

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  Berger Paints Ltd

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1994

  Formulation Chemist

  During this period, Berger Paints were part of the global Hoechst Group and manufactured industrial and automotive coatings. I joined as a graduate and spent 2 years developing formulation and application skills, then joined the industrial coatings department where I developed new coating systems for structural steel work. This included • Training fabricators to spray new products• Scaling lab scale formulations for factory production and overseeing initial batches• Providing technical solutions to applicators using our products• Supplying technical coating specifications to customers• Travelling to sites to inspect coating application quality and providing compliance reports• Investigating faults and providing technical expertise for claims cases Exibir menos

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  Lafarge Roofing

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2006

  Group Head Surfaces

  Experience gained• Delivered an OD consultancy project analysing a performance improvement initiative for the division. Recommended an alternative approach based on continuous improvement aimed at building a "culture of quality". The exec board implemented my proposal and I received a letter from them praising my work.• Played a key role in the implementation of a major cultural change for the Technical Centre, to successfully produce a high performance mind-set; remove siloes and create one division; • Managed a team of 10 technical experts ranging from 2-30 years’ experience. Created a high performing team through empowering people and a transparent and open leadership style• Developed a global network of experts to support long term research projects• Partnered with global universities and research institutes to develop solutions which would keep Lafarge at the cutting edge of the roofing market and meet the needs of local customers.• Developed and industrialised several successful new products spending long periods in SE Asia and travelling all over Europe and Scandinavia. • Nominated for the 12 month Lafarge Leadership Development Program comprising 4 week-long modules delivered by world experts in Strategy, Marketing, Organisational Development, Finance and Leadership. This required me to undertake strategic projects involving organisational diagnosis and solution development. Exibir menos

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  EDF Energy

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  L&D Coordinator

  EDF Energy is one of the UK’s largest power utilities and supplies gas and electricity to around 5.5 million residential and business customers. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDF Group, one of Europe’s largest energy groups. In this Organisational Development role, I:• Completed my self-funded CIPD qualification.• Co-ordinated all management and leadership L&D programmes for EDF Energy, managing suppliers, internal communications and evaluation processes.• Mastered and used the ERP system, SAP, and its HR module.• Analysed the feedback from these programmes and proposed improvements, including changing and streamlining both the communication and assessment processes.• Negotiated and contract managed relationships with major suppliers, including Eden Brown, and evaluated their offering in order to agree future improvements. Exibir menos

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  Doosan Power Systems

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  Head of Organisational Development (final title)

  Doosan Power Systems is a global provider of integrated power solutions with annual revenues of £799 million and more than 6,000 employees. Reporting to the HR Director, I led organisational development across the business partnering with the wider HR community and leading a team of 3 direct reports and a budget of £4.5 million.Experience • Delivered learning needs analysis for 100 middle managers leading to the creation of a management development programme, engaging world class suppliers to deliver master classes on key areas. The evaluation report delivered on programme completion lead to a new senior leadership programme focused on transformational leadership skills development. • Managed a project team to roll-out a competency framework and assessment process to 2,000 staff in the UK, including designing and delivering train-the-trainer materials to local HR teams to enable them to carry the process forwards.• Implemented a structured annual review to deliver succession planning and identify high potential employees.• Built a coaching culture and equipped managers with people development skills and to value staff development as a managerial priority.• Worked with external experts to develop and implement a sophisticated assessment centre that evaluated current skill levels for the sales function and provided a gap analysis based on future needs. This provided data for placing the right people in the right roles as well as development needs for each individual. It also formed the basis of a Sales Training Academy that would build deep level skills in the areas required. Exibir menos

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  BP

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Interim Capability Lead, Global Formulated Products Technology

  Building business capability through design and implementation of a functional competency framework and supporting development programs, including metrics and an annual review process focused on the health of the technologist community.

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  Premier Oil

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Group Talent and Development Manager

  Leading the development of global training and development programmes and initiatives, including talent management and leadership development, to enable Premier Oil to deliver its “right people, right place, right time” strategy. Building a global people development community within which best practices are shared, fresh ideas are respected and innovation is delivered where appropriate.

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  Associated British Ports

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  Group Head of Talent and Management Development

  Responsible for development and implementation of management development programmes and a talent management strategy to support the ongoing business transformation.

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  Demand Side Management Start-Up

  Jan 2019 - now

  Business Consultant

  Acting as an adviser and consultant to the CEO and team of a start-up energy business. Focus on start-up to scale-up journey and building a high performing team.

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  University of Portsmouth

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

  Teaching Fellow MSc Project Management
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  Caroline Bennett Counselling

  Jun 2023 - now

  Integrative Counsellor