Biographies of our Lead Consultants
Carolynne Ruffle, Managing Director & Lead Consultant
B.A. (Hons) MCIPD; GRP (WorldatWork)
Carolynne has many years experience in providing support and practical analysis in compensation and benefits. She was employed in the finance sector in
In addition to the management of salary and benefits surveys and publication of their findings, Carolynne advises Remuneration or Senior Management Committees, Human Resources and Compensation & Benefits professionals on all aspects of remuneration, job evaluation and grading, pay policy & practice. Carolynne believes that the expertise and
Peter Bathmaker, Lead Consultant
Peter worked initially as a line manager in the railway and oil manufacturing businesses before becoming an industrial relations specialist and, from there, a human resources management specialist in Royal Dutch Shell. He worked for Shell in the
As an organisation specialist working with international organisations, companies in the chemical and mining industries, public bodies and universities on the analysis and measurement of jobs and organisations to align structure with corporate objectives; identifying the capabilities, skills and knowledge needed in people for the organisation to perform effectively.
As a reward specialist he has worked with many clients building reward structures that are consistent with business culture and objectives. He has considerable experience in measuring work and jobs, particularly at senior level and was head of job evaluation for Shell. In the management of personnel records and administration systems he implemented one of the largest international databases in the world.
Peter has built a broad and deep understanding of the strategic relationship between employers and their employees, particularly how they best work together, the relationship between job responsibilities, motivations, abilities and the needs of the business. He has developed an approach to HR’s strategic role in contributing to the creation of business value, and has designed and developed a number of widely applicable tools. His methodology is to take ‘hard’ approaches to these ‘soft’ subjects to make them tractable and manageable.
Karen Overton, Lead Consultant
B.A. (Hons) FCIPD
Karen has wide ranging experience as an HR professional, both generalist and specialist, in a number of industries including IT, professional services (surveying and property), retail, financial services and the public sector. Since 2001 she has been a consultant specialising in issues of human resources management, compensation and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and change management. Karen has advised Remuneration Committees, public limited companies, mutually owned societies, charities and private bodies on aspects of remuneration, incentives, benefits and their relationship to corporate HR strategy, business objectives and organisation culture.
Case Studies of Projects Undertaken for Clients
International Government-Funded Economic Advisory Body
Appointed to devise a new grading system to create a single status organisation and support career development and succession planning. We also devised a broad salary structure, job families and a training and development programme to support implementation of the new system.
Professional & Regulatory Body for a Specialised Medical Field
Invited to design and assist in the implementation of a new salary structure to replace a plethora of allowances and special awards, we also completed a remuneration review and benchmarking, devised decision-taking and governance practices and supported implementation of the new structure and practices.
London
We have worked with this medium sized bank for many years providing salary benchmarking data, market information and policy advice to support annual pay reviews, promotion and recruitment activities. We also provide market information and advice on employee benefits with particular focus on the