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Kat Bernardes, HR Transformation Practice Lead – Executive Director

Kat joined LACE Partners in Feb 2022 as a Director to focus on our People Experience proposition and now leads our HR Transformation Practice at LACE.

Kat has over 10 years’ of consulting experience working with global organisations across a range of industries; architecting and delivering complex HR Transformation and People Experience programmes.

Kat has a passion for People Experience and believes it is critical to put people at the heart of how HR operates and delivers services to its customers. She has a ‘Big Four’ heritage and likes to lead with a pragmatic and innovative approach – connecting the dots between technology, process and people.

At home, Kat is a busy mum to two little girls, and in her downtime loves travelling with her family and trying new foods and experiences.

Skills

  • HR Transformation Delivery
  • People Experience and Solutions
  • People Strategy
  • Process Optimisation
  • Delivering Complex Business Change

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