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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Black History Month: How to turn awareness into lasting change at work
As part of Black History Month in this episode of The People Agenda podcast we are raising awareness of how organisations can be more inclusive. Host Chris Howard and Christina Adeniyi from our DE&I team speak to Lildonia Lawrence, a Diversity and Inclusion...
Reflections from the conference room floor: UNLEASH 2025
AI owned the air at UNLEASH Paris 2025. “GenAI.” “Copilot.” “Assistant.” And the ever-present: “Buy or build?” You couldn’t queue for coffee without hearing at least one story of a pilot gone right - or wrong. But this year felt different. The success stories sounded...
EU Sustainability Reporting: What is the latest and what steps should companies take now to prepare?
The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) are part of the European Commission’s efforts to standardise sustainability reporting (more info here), covering environmental, social, and governance factors (ESG), with the overall aim of improving transparency...




