Arlene Stokes

Experience

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  ScottishPower

  Jun 2000 - Jan 2010

  Part of Iberdrola Renovables

  • Head of HR

    Sept 2007 - Jan 2010

  • Senior HR Consultant

    Jan 2006 - Sept 2007

  • UK Employment Policy Manager

    Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

  • HR Advisor

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  • HR Graduate Trainee

    Jun 2000 - Jan 2002
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  Standard Life Aberdeen

  Feb 2010 - Jun 2018

  A member of the core merger deal team, playing a lead role in HR due diligence and integration planning for the merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management. Responsibility for ensuring business readiness on HR related activity and managing HR related risk, including Organisational Design required for deal completion. Led the subsequent People workstream of the Integration programme which included large scale organisational restructuring of the merged business. Responsible for leading the global people operations function as well as ownership of the people technology platform. Responsible for the end to end customer and broker process for new business acceptance and servicing of existing business for clients based across Hong Kong, China, Japan and Taiwan. Responsible for setting People strategy and designing and delivering a people plan to support delivery of business strategy across Standard Life in Asia and the Middle East. Led various OD and change management projects, most notably, the business change work stream of large scale implementation of the Oracle EBS and Fusion Talent Suite.

  • People, Organisation and Culture Integration - Programme Director

    Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  • People Director, Operational Excellence

    Jul 2015 - Aug 2017

  • Head of Operations, Asia and Emerging Markets

    Jan 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Head of People, Asia and Emerging Markets

    Mar 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Head of Organisational Design

    Jun 2011 - Mar 2013

  • Head of People, Group and International

    Feb 2010 - May 2011
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  The Weir Group PLC

  Jun 2018 - Oct 2020

  HR Transformation Director

  Responsible for development of a business case for investment in HCM technology, selection of HCM vendor and partners. Led the successful deployment of Workday across the Weir global footprint (14 000 employees in 70 countries).

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  Weir Minerals

  Oct 2020 - Jun 2022

  Vice President Human Resources

  Global responsibility for the planning, design and execution of divisional HR strategy.

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  Aegon

  Jun 2022 - now

  Chief People Officer, Aegon UK
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  Midlothian Sure Start

  May 2023 - now

  Chair and Board Member
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  Equality and Human Rights Commission

  Oct 2023 - now

  Board Member Scotland Committee