Jackie Orme has been CEO of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) since April 2008 and an HR practitioner for more than 17 years. For the last 12 years she has worked for PepsiCo – including seven years leading the UK and Ireland HR function and sitting on both the UK Executive Board of PepsiCo International and the global PepsiCo International HR Council, during a time of impressive business growth and success.