Oliver James
Kenny McPhail FCIPD has a diverse work experience spanning from 2006 to the present. Currently, they hold the position of Chief People Officer at Oliver James, a role they have been in since May 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Group Director - People & Performance and Director - Learning Talent & Leadership at the same company. Before joining Oliver James, Kenny held positions such as HR Consultant at Avencia, Sales Trainer/Performance Coach at Amoria Bond, Principal Recruitment Consultant at Sphere Group, and Senior Recruitment Consultant at Ellis Fairbank. Kenny also worked as a Recruitment Consultant at Leap29. Kenny's work experience demonstrates their expertise in people management, talent development, and recruitment.
Kenny McPhail FCIPD has a diverse educational background with a focus on leadership and human resource development. Kenny completed their High Performance Leadership program at IMD, with an expected completion date in 2023. In 2019, Kenny obtained a Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Development from CIPD Qualifications. Prior to that, they earned an MA (hons) degree in Philosophy from the University of Glasgow in 2005.
In addition to their formal education, Kenny McPhail FCIPD has also obtained several certifications. Kenny is a Chartered Fellow FCIPD and a Chartered Member MCIPD from the CIPD. Kenny has completed the Exercising Leadership course from HarvardX and the Shaping Work of the Future course from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology | edX. Kenny also holds certifications as a GIA Practitioner, HPTI Practitioner, PPA Practitioner, and TEIQue Practitioner from Thomas International. Kenny has completed the High Impact Presentations training from Dale Carnegie, the eSourcing eSSentials program from Moore eSSentials, and is a Level 1 Coach certified by the British American Football Association (BAFA Official). Additionally, Kenny is a Mental Health First Aid Champion certified by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England.
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We introduce talented people to great organisations so that both may grow and benefit from each other’s experiences, helping to fulfil their potential. We understand that each client’s mix of people, culture, and objectives is unique, so our approach and solutions are flexible and adapted to each person, team, company, and situation. Although your relationship with OJ is with your local consultant(s), their network, relationships, and knowledge of diverse local candidate pools are backed by those of their local permanent, contract, and temp team colleagues. When working with international markets, we can access the market maps and relationships of the global OJ collective, giving you access to the best-suited talent in the market (not just the best talent available at that time). As such, you can come to expect a consistently high level of service and delivery, placing up to C-suite talent in permanent and contract positions, as well as project-based consultancy and temp solutions worldwide from our 12 global locations. Our current areas of specialisation include: • Accountancy & Finance • Technology • Actuarial • Risk & Compliance • Transformation & Change Management • Underwriting & Claims • Engineering Our additional services: OJ Professionals | Flexible resourcing solutions across secondment, project-based sourcing and temp-to-perm recruitment | https://www.oliverjames.com/professionals OJ Consulting | Unrivalled access to a network of highly qualified, contracting professionals across the world| https://www.oliverjames.com/consulting OJ Executive | Specialising in senior, commercial appointments at the forefront of business transformation, technology, digital and data-driven delivery| https://www.oliverjames.com/exec Work with OJ - https://www.oliverjames.com/work-with-oj Work for OJ - https://workforus.oliverjames.com/ License number: Oliver James Associates - #63797 | OJ Consulting - #65136 | Astral - #65211