Nadia Hutchinson

Global Director HR Operations, Cabot Corporation

Nadia is an international human resources leader with wide experience in transformation, change management, shared services and M&A. She joined Cabot in Nov 2021 to lead the organisation through a global HR transformation programme to embed SAAS technologies, transform payroll operations and professionalise the HR operations model across the group. Her experiences at Kantar, and British American Tobacco plc. as part of their global HR transformation team saw her leap in to the changing world of digital technologies and data management. Prior to this she was leading the HR Shared Service function for Standard Chartered Bank across Europe. Nadia, who is English, holds degrees in History, Spanish and Business Administration whilst also speaking Spanish. She was brought up in the Middle and Far East and believes cultural diversity is a key asset in life. Her experience has spanned the data consultancy, media, financial services, management consultancy and magic circle legal arenas covering everything from payroll through to risk, compliance and life-cycle processes management. She has a passion for sharing insights on any topic. Having been a school governor and a co-founder/trustee of a not-for-profit brokering targeted volunteering to support youth engagement and improve social mobility, she is passionate activities that encourage youth engagement and education. Other interests include travel and spending time with her young family.