LRG has promoted Hannah Cooper to the role of chief people officer (CPO).
Cooper joined LRG in 2013 as an HR adviser and progressed through to group HR director, overseeing HR operations for more than 3,000 colleagues.
In her new role, she will continue to lead the group’s people function, bringing together workforce planning, skills development, engagement and organisational design to support LRG’s brands and businesses as the group continues to expand.
Michael Cook, chief executive officer of LRG, said: “During the last few years Hannah has overseen staff retention rates improve to our best ever recorded levels, reflecting the quality of our recruitment and ongoing staff engagement, which make LRG a place people thrive and choose to stay not just for a job, but for a career.
“Hannah’s promotion reflects the impact she has already been making across the group. LRG is built on the quality of our people – how we recruit, develop and support colleagues and how we create a culture that helps teams do their best work. Appointing a chief people officer recognises that this is not a support function on the side. It is central to how we run the business and how we serve customers.”
