Cathy Acratopulo, Chief Executive Officer
Cathy co-founded LACE with Aaron in 2014. She started her career in Barclays where she worked in various HR roles before joining Accenture to focus on HR consulting. Cathy is passionate about helping clients to achieve their HR goals through transforming the HR function. Her specialisms include developing people strategies, designing future HR operating models and delivering long term adoption of HR systems and new ways of working. As a Director of LACE, Cathy also manages key client relationships and drives the operational performance of the business.
Outside of work, Cathy spends time with her family including her two teenage children and in the gym to compensate for her love of good wine and food (in that order).
Skills
- HR operating model
- HR strategy
- HR Business Partner capability
- Technology adoption
- Business change
- Organisation design
- HR policies and processes
Reach out to us to see what opportunities we have available
Insights. Our latest thought leadership, including blogs, webinars, podcasts and videos.
The death of the job application: Is AI at fault?
AI is flooding hiring pipelines with polished look-alike applications, and recruiters are struggling to tell real capability from well-written automation. Inspired by an article in The Economist titled “Job applicants are winning the AI arms race against recruiters”....
How to gain maximum value and efficiency through payroll outsourcing
Today's blog is a collaboration from two of our Payroll experts at LACE, Louise Brown and Chiara Camerada who delve into the details of payroll outsourcing - why do it and how to get it right for maximum value. The headlines: Payroll outsourcing succeeds when it is...
When change feels personal – navigating tough times
By Ed Sparkes, Annette Frem, Sam Williams, Emily Agg and Julia Orawiec. Any organisational change brings complexity, but managing “negative” transition where jobs, identity or a sense of belonging are at stake brings additional challenge. Whilst the case for change...
