People: G4S PLC (GFS.L)

Ms. Irene Cowden is Group Human Resources Director of G4S Plc. She has spent her career in HR management, specialising in employee relations, organisational development, talent management and compensation issues. She has been involved in change projects including the cultural and integration aspects of mergers and acquisitions, as well as scale organisational change involving workforce restructuring, working in partnership with trade unions. Irene has worked in the security industry for 35 years and has held director level positions at business unit, divisional and corporate level. She was appointed to the board of Securicor plc in 2002 as group HR director. Irene is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD).