Q4 2025 saw major shifts in HR leadership, with 19,849 senior HR hires tracked globally. Our HR Power Moves list highlights the leaders stepping into top roles at the world’s most influential brands - and who’s set to shape people strategy in 2026.

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Top 10 HR Movers

• Carnival Cruise Line - Laura Quevedo, Chief Human Resources Officer
• KFC - Chelsea Hamlyn, Chief People & Culture Officer
• Naked Wines - Anneleen Straetemans, Chief People & Legal Officer
• Linklaters - Lynne Burns, Chief People Officer
• JD Sports - Marten Booisma, Chief People Officer
• Foot Locker - Michael Keinath, Chief People Officer
• Saint Laurent - Nathalie Malavoy, Chief People Officer
• Ottolenghi - Odette Schwartz, Chief People Officer
• Christian Louboutin - Anne Raynal, Group Chief Human Resources Officer
• EssilorLuxottica - Nikki Sas, Vice President Human Resources

Beyond the Top 10: Brands Driving Change

HR leaders are moving across major global brands, signalling shifts in culture, retention, and talent strategy:

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Global & Retail: BASF, Bloomin' Brands, Carnival Cruise Line, Titan America, Yum! Brands, Naked Wines, Ng Group, Salomon, AXA, Gusto, Lilt AI, ELEMIS, Drax Group, AlixPartners, Shake Shack, Paramount

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Professional Services & Legal: Linklaters, Evelyn Partners, Bradshaw Home, Finom, Lloyd’s Register, SThree, AlixPartners

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Fashion & Luxury: JD Sports, Foot Locker, Myunidays, Saint Laurent, Ottolenghi, Christian Louboutin, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior Couture, Nike, Hollister, Brown-Forman

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Tech & Media: Vimeo, Yahoo, Just Eat Takeaway.com, HubSpot, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, NTT Data, BlackLine, Bose Corporation

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…and many more across financial services, manufacturing, logistics, and entertainment.

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Honch tracked 19,849 HR hires this quarter. The full HR Power Moves Top 100 shows exactly which leaders are stepping into power—and which companies are about to pivot their people strategy.

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