2025 has already seen 70,406 HR hires and 52,354 promotions worldwide, and every one of them opens a new buying window for HR tech, talent, learning and people operations suppliers.

📊 November snapshot:

• United Kingdom: 2,500 hires, 972 promotions
• United States: 2,267 hires, 512 promotions
• Europe: 716 hires, 187 promotions
• Rest of World: 261 hires

Below are some of the senior HR moves that matter most heading into 2026.

United Kingdom

Five standout November HR leadership hires:

• Nottingham Forest – Sarah Edwards, Chief People Officer
• The R&A – Catherine Haynes, Chief People Officer
• Node4 – Victoria Knight, Chief People Officer
• Dynatrace – Michael Rogers, Chief People Officer
• Experian – Richard Scott, Chief People Officer UK&I

✨ Other companies hiring senior HR leaders include:
Volvo Cars, Convatec, Elemis, Willis Re, Danone, Yum! Europe, Peli BioThermal, Allianz, Nscale, Bodycote, Kraken, Merlin Entertainments, Sage, Freshfields, Leonardo

United States

Key US HR hires shaping 2026:

• GoDaddy – Melissa Ngo-Harris, VP Global Talent Acquisition
• Wealthspire – Nataly Sogoloff, Chief People Officer
• Ambience Healthcare – Kathryn Cavanah, Chief People Officer
• Dave & Buster’s – Devesh Sinha, Chief People Officer
• Hertz – Jyoti Chopra, EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer

✨ Other companies hiring senior HR leaders include:
Farmer Focus, Morgan Stanley, Guardian Credit Union, FirstKey Homes, Civic Federal Credit Union, Trilogy, PGA Tour Superstore, The St. Joe Company, Big Brand Tire & Service, Crane Worldwide Logistics, Verifone, Microsoft

Europe

Major European HR leadership appointments:

• KION ITS Germany – Roman Strecker, Vice President Human Resources
• Fortum – Thomas John, VP People & Organization
• Bata Group – Stojanka Salatovic, VP HR Asia Pacific & Latin America
• Lockton – Per Christian Mikalsen, SVP People Solutions
• Brenntag – Francis Brackeschroder, Chief HR Officer
• Adevinta – Michiel Hogerhuis, Chief People Officer

✨ Other European companies hiring senior HR leaders include:
Puma Group, Landis+Gyr, AXA, WTW, AkzoNobel

📈 Promotions to watch

Promotions often signal immediate buying windows:

• Krispy Kreme – Pete Hill, Chief People & Shops Officer
• Bell Microsystems – Sian Field, Director of People Partnering & Transformation
• Canon – Debbie Brown, EMEA Senior Vice President Human Resources
• Ashfords – Katherine Wytcherley, Human Resources Director
• Hollister – Tom Horkan, Senior HR Director Europe
• BP – Andrew Tozer, VP Learning & Skills / Chief Learning Officer

🎯 Why this matters for suppliers

Every one of these moves represents:

• New budgets
• New priorities
• New tech and service reviews
• New opportunities to engage

⏱️ And timing is everything.
Most senior HR leaders make key investment decisions in their first 100 days.

For November’s cohort, the buying window spans December → January → February.

🔍 Stay ahead of HR movement

Honch tracks every senior hire and promotion across the UK, US and Europe so you know:

• Who just stepped in
• Where opportunities are opening
• When buying windows begin
• How to reach the right leaders at the right moment

If you need to know who’s stepping in, when buying windows open, and where budgets are shifting, Honch is the only platform built specifically to track global HR hires in real time.

Fast data. Zero guesswork. Total visibility.

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