Karen Barnett
InvestorChief People Officer at British Business Bank · Chief People Officer at British Business Investments
Ardleigh, England, United Kingdom
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Karen: together at Department for Education
About
Karen Barnett is Chief People Officer at the British Business Bank, where she serves on the Executive Committee and is responsible for setting and implementing HR strategy. She has 25 years of experience across fund management, capital markets, and wealth management, covering areas including recruitment, compensation and benefits, learning and talent development, succession planning, and organisational design.
Experience
- British Business BankChief People Officercurrent2023 — presentLondon
- WH IrelandHuman Resources Director2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Merian Global InvestorsHead of Human Resources1999 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- CSC IndexHuman Resources1995 — 1999
- Department for EducationHuman Resources1991 — 1995
Skills & more
HRIS1LeadershipStrategyTeamworkManagementCulture Change15Employee Engagement27Talent Management22Organizational Design5Performance Management10Executive Coaching2Employee Relations9
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Management DevelopmentOrganizational DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentChange ManagementEmployment LawCoachingEmployee BenefitsTraining DeliveryHR PoliciesHR TransformationHuman ResourcesOnboardingFrom Karen's professional profile.
Colleagues at British Business Bank
Adam Kelly
Managing Director & Co-Head of Funds at British Business Bank
Alice Carpenter
Deputy General Counsel at British Business Bank
Barry Murphy
Managing Director, Risk and Compliance at British Business Bank
Bernie Skivington
Managing Director, Relationship Management at British Business Bank
Charlotte Lawrence
Managing Director, Direct Equity at British Business Bank
Christine Hockley
Managing Director & Co-Head of Funds at British Business Bank
David Hourican
Chief Financial Officer at British Business Bank
Eilish Jamieson
Non-executive Director at British Business Bank
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karen Barnett?
- Karen Barnett is Chief People Officer at the British Business Bank, where she serves on the Executive Committee and is responsible for setting and implementing HR strategy. She has 25 years of experience across fund management, capital markets, and wealth management, covering areas including recruitment, compensation and benefits, learning and talent development, succession planning, and organisational design.
- Where does Karen Barnett work?
- Karen Barnett is Chief People Officer at British Business Bank.
- Where did Karen Barnett go to school?
- Karen Barnett studied at Middlesex University (Postgrad Diploma in Human Resource Management, Human Resources); Parmiters.
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Shared employers
Also worked at WH Ireland2
Also worked at CSC Index47
Rob TaylorOperating Partner at Silverton PartnersJulie KimRepresentative Director – President and CEO at Takeda VenturesAntoine ColaçoPartner at Valor Capital GroupJonathan GoldsteinManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersMasood PirzadaCEO at Presidio VenturesElizabeth FosterAssociate at Blue Delta Capital
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Also worked at Department for Education8
Sridhar RamaswamyEntrepreneur in Residence & Venture Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Tom ShinnerPartner and COO at Entrepreneur FirstPolly PayneDirector General for Policy (Jobshare) at Department for Culture Media SportKaren BarnettChief People Officer at British Business InvestmentsJeremy BurkePartner at Ecotone PartnersTharani PrakashVenture Partner at Tembusu Partners
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