Chris Horton, Director
Chris joined LACE Partners in April 2021 as a director. He previously worked in both industry (Vodafone, Visa Europe, BP) and management consulting (Accenture). His experience brings together his two passions – people and technology, and how to get the best out of both. He has experience implementing Workday, SAP On-premise, and SuccessFactors and with setting up Shared Services, HR Operating Model, building better Employee Experience and improving decision making through Analytics. Chris loves to cook for friends and family and enjoys a good glass of wine. Every day is another day to learn.
Skills
- Stakeholder Management and Communications
- HR System (Product) Selection
- Systems Integrator Selection
- HR Systems Strategy
- Contracting
- Programme Mobilisation
- HR Design Workshops
- Interactive HR System Implementation
- Application Development
- Agile Implementation
- Project and Programme Management
- People Strategy
- HR Shared Service
- HR Operating Model
- Employee Experience and People Analytics
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