theHRDIRECTOR is pleased to announce that Hannah Reid has joined its Editorial Panel.

We are delighted to announce that Hannah Reid, who is People Director of Europe, Middle East, India and Africa at Apple, has joined ‘theHRDIRECTOR’ Editorial Panel.

Formerly Senior HR Director of EMEA Consulting at Gartner, Hannah has over twenty years of experience in Human Resources. She has held several senior roles in HR including Head of HR for the City of London Police where she was one of the highest-ranking black civilians in the UK Police service.

Hannah is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and sits on the boards of The Residency at the South bank centre, The Edge and Tech week Humber.

Hannah has received a number of accolades throughout her career, most recently she was named in the 2023 ‘EMpower Top 100 Executives’ list which recognises senior leaders globally who role model and advance inclusion and diversity.

Founder & CEO of theHRDIRECTOR – Peter Banks commented: “I am extremely pleased that Hannah has agreed to join our Editorial Panel and who I know will be a real asset to us as we continue to produce cutting edge, thought-led content for our Senior HR and People Leader readership. Hannah’s journey and experiences to date speak for themselves and her incredible work and involvement in many worthy causes are testament to her commitment and passion in areas she truly cares for. I know Hannah’s contributions in supporting the direction of our publication will be invaluable and I look forward to the exciting journey ahead together.”

Hannah commented:  “I am delighted to join the editorial board for theHRDIRECTOR publication. As a reader, member of their community and their July cover story, I have had the pleasure of experiencing first hand their commitment to sharing best practice unbiased ‘ahead of the curve’ editorial content. It is also brilliant to revert to my first love, journalism and merge this with my passion and expertise in HR.”

Hannah was the cover interviewee in issue 225 of our magazine in July 2023 – read the full interview here.

See Hannah’s full Biography – click here