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What is your role and what does it involve?听

I鈥檓 the Director of Business Partnering for ISD. It鈥檚 a new role, so I鈥檓 setting up the function to ensure ISD has good strategic engagement going on across Professional Services and beyond. I鈥檓 also the lead for the Staff Domain, so responsible for delivery of range of projects and programmes for Professional Services and VP offices.听

How long have you been at 果冻影院 and what was your previous role?听

I joined last December. Prior to joining 果冻影院 I led business engagement for one of the IT divisions at the Financial Conduct Authority. But for most of career I鈥檝e worked in the legal sector doing business partnership at several City law firms.听

What working achievement or initiative are you most proud of?听

Being a visible member of the LGBT community. In previous roles I鈥檝e led initiatives to raise visibility of the LGBT community and build links between the community and our allies.听听听

Tell us about a project you are working on now which is top of your to-do list?听

The Professional Services Conference! This is an annual event celebrating the achievements of our Professional Services teams. It will the first event held in person since before the pandemic and it鈥檚 a really exciting opportunity for professional services staff to meet, network and find out more what their colleagues are doing.听听听

I鈥檓 part of the core team pulling the event together. As someone still relatively new to 果冻影院 it鈥檚 been a great way to network and get to know more about 果冻影院 and the role that professional services plays in making it successful.听

The conference is being held on Thursday 26th May at the Mermaid Theatre.听

What is your favourite album, film and novel?听

This Fire by Paula Cole听

Peter鈥檚 Friends听

Heart of the Comet by David Brin and Gregory Benford听

What is your favourite joke (pre-watershed)?听

Why do the French only eat one egg for breakfast? Because one egg is en ouef鈥�.听

Who would be your dream dinner guests?听

Victoria Wood, Katherine Hepburn, Stephen Fry, Nadia Hussein, Grayson Perry, Dominique Jackson, Russell T Davies and Sandi Toksvig.

What advice would you give your younger self?听

Stop worrying: everything really does always work out in the end.听

What would it surprise people to know about you?听

I used to live above Tooting Bec Fire station.听

What is your favourite place?听

驰辞谤办蝉丑颈谤别*.听

*Although my partner tells me the correct answer is: 鈥淲herever he is鈥濃�μ�