Liz Nottingham

Liz Nottingham is the Regional HR Director for Western Europe, for Starcom MediaVest group, one of the largest global media agencies which is part of the Publicis Groupe. She currently chairs the Future of Talent Strategy Group for the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) and was awarded a Fellowship of the IPA for her contribution to the advertising industry. She also led the Future of Work research report for the IPA.

Liz is currently leading Starcom MediaVest Group’s Back To BusinessShip programme, an initiative specifically designed to arm women with the skills and confidence they need to return to work following maternity leave.

Liz led Stacom MediaVest Group into the Sunday Times Top 100 and Best Companies rankings for three years and achieved the much coveted Mumsnet Gold status in 2012. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and has won a number of HR related awards over the years.

Liz started her HR career in North Tyneside as a Domiciliary Care Organiser, having completed an honours degree in English and Drama. Having left the North East, she joined the London Stock Exchange and later became the Head of HR for Epson (UK) Ltd. She also spent several years lecturing part time on the Employee Resourcing and Employee Development Modules for the CIPD.

Two children later, she moved into the land of Advertising and PR agencies and joining Shandwick as their European Head of HR and then as People Team Director at Grey London Advertising.

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