Meet The Team that will help free up your time to focus on what you do best!
Meet the team, comprised of CIPD-qualified advisors, learning and development experts and HR Specialists, available for retained set day arrangements or project basis. Our team provides expert knowledge to support specialist projects or completely outsource your HR needs.
Marc Drew, Managing Director
Managing Director
Marc has over 20 years of HR experience, with 12 years leading outsourced solutions for global organisations. Marc formed Cogito HR a consultancy firm dedicated to providing small and medium-sized enterprises with exceptional HR services. Leveraging data-driven insights, Cogito HR empowers businesses to optimize their recruitment, engagement, and retention strategies, and develop effective growth plans.
Harriett James
HR Advisor
Assoc CIPD HR Executive// Human Resources Management MSc//CIPD level 7 qualified
Harriet will support all aspects of the HR, including general HR advice, and generalist HR duties.
Kirk Shortland
.Learning & Development Specialist
Kirk has several years of experience working on Cogito recruitment transformation programmes as a Talent Acquisition partner, evolving more recently to supporting Cogito clients with developing training materials and workshops and delivering mental health first aid at work programmes.
Kelly Anderson
HR Specialist
Kelly is our HR Specialist and CPO EMCC accredited in coaching. She’s an expert in developing people strategies, benefits packages, and pay frameworks using data. As a board-level leader, she specialises in M&A, organisational development, and cultural change. Kelly is a thought leader in pay and reward and frequently speaks at industry events on these topics.
Sarah Jane Hart
Learning & Development Expert and Leadership Coaching
SJ inspires a level of engagement and commitment that empowers individuals and teams to hit performance levels they didn’t think were possible, with this in effect, creating long-lasting employee loyalty in addition to personal growth.
Rachel Parkes
Director Of Programmes
A CIPD and BPS accredited Talent and Development professional with experience within multi-channel retail, cosmetic and manufacturing industries. Rachel has a track record of building Recruitment and Talent Development teams both internal and through consultative solutions which enhance hiring performance, employee experience, retention and employee capabilities.
We believe in working closely with our clients, as if we are part of their team. That’s why we offer a FREE discovery call where we can learn about your objectives, difficulties, and current HR practices and documents. From here, our CIPD qualified experts will build a tailored model to meet your specific needs and budgets.
