Leasil Burrow

Experience

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  British Gas

  Sept 1991 - Jun 1994

  Contracts Officer (contract)
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  London Borough of Bromley

  Jun 1994 - Jul 1997

  Contracts Manager

  working in Children and Families division, responsible for fostering and residential care contracts.

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  BT

  Jul 1997 - Jan 2008

  HR business partner for various corporate functions. Part of the start-up team creating BT Operate. Developed and launched the 5 year people strategy for BT. HR business partner for BT' Group HR Director. led the professional community of bid managers. Redesigned the bid management approach. Migrated customers onto BT contracts following the dissolution of a JV. Remit also included regulator negotiations. developed terms of reference, trading model and strategy for the business to business solutions function. Developed legal and commercial model for eCRM business consultation. responsible for the resolution of customers' complex legal and commercial issues. negotiated partnership with capital provider to for JV. Business-to-business pre-contract advisor and negotiator. Developed Ts&Cs for regulated products.

  • Head of HR

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Head of HR Strategy

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  • Head of Bid Management

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  • Head of Business Practice

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  • Commercial Contracts Business Manager

    Jul 1997 - Jan 2000
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  Openreach

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  HR Director; service delivery, training and resourcing

  HR business partner for service delivery organisation; c. 31,000 people in the UK. remit also included lead role for training and resourcing. HR representative on the strategy board for Openreach.

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  BT

  Feb 2010 - Sept 2017

  Accountable for developing and implementing BT's people strategy, worldwide and leading the people programme integrating EE and BT. Responsible for the creation of BT's global talent acquisition strategy and employee value proposition (EVP). Also responsible for executive recruitment. Remit included Organisational Design, Organisational Development, leadership, employee engagement and organisational health (McKinsey methodology). Led a complex culture change programme within BT technology division. Responsible for the creation and implementation of the people strategy. HR Business Partner for portfolio and service design organisation; c 5,000 people globally.

  • Director, Strategy and Integration

    Feb 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Director, Global Talent Acquisition Strategy

    Jul 2014 - Feb 2016

  • Director of Organisational Effectiveness

    Mar 2012 - Jul 2014

  • HR VP

    Feb 2010 - Feb 2012
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  Minerva Imagines Ltd

  Jan 2017 - now

  Founder and Executive Director
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  Lancaster University

  Oct 2017 - Oct 2021

  Honorary Teaching Fellow and Executive in Residence
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  Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

  Oct 2017 - Feb 2020

  Coach and facilitator

  Proud to be part of the Major Projects Leadership Academy

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  University of Oxford

  Apr 2018 - now

  Associate Fellow

  I design and deliver leadership programmes for senior executives. I operate as a programme director, tutor, coach and on a suite of programmes relating to the successful delivery of major programmes (mega projects). I work with executives accountable for delivering some of the UK’s largest and most complex public projects.Including:Programme Director of Orchestrating Major ProjectsCohort Manager, teaching faculty and facilitator for Major Projects Leadership Academyvarious other UK and international programmes Show less

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  Royal College Of Speech and Language Therapists

  Jul 2018 - Oct 2024

  Non Executive Director
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  Bridge Partnership

  Feb 2020 - Jun 2021

  Non Executive Director and Board Chair