Stephanie Crudgington

Reporting directly to the Group CEO, leading the overarching people strategy for a diverse portfolio of high-growth brands, including Your Golf Travel, Premier Golf, Racing Breaks, and several Travel Lifestyle businesses. Strategic architect for global operations, balancing fiscal discipline with a high-performance culture to drive scalability and commercial success across multiple international territories. Orchestrated comprehensive restructuring initiatives to align international business units with long-term commercial goals. Full P&L accountability for the global People budget, driving cost-optimisation and operational efficiencies while strategically reinvesting savings into talent development and culture-building programmes that drive bottom-line growth. Designed a robust Reward and Recognition framework and compensation structures to incentivise performance and improve retention. Conducted a top-to-bottom audit of global policies and processes, ensuring 100% legislative compliance while streamlining HR service delivery. Engineered a values-led People Strategy, integrating Diversity, Equality & Inclusion (DE&I) and employee engagement programmes that define the Group's employer brand. Oversee the end-to-end talent lifecycle, from strategic workforce planning and Talent Acquisition to bespoke L&D programmes, ensuring a sustainable pipeline of future leaders.

Report directly to the CEO and act as strategic adviser to the C-suite, providing coaching and guidance on operational and complex employee relations matters. Developed and implemented a comprehensive People Strategy aligned with business goals, covering restructure, employee lifecycle, D&I, reward, engagement, and L&D. Led a team of 5 HR professionals across multiple sites, ensuring legal compliance and driving strategic HR initiatives. Reduced HR departmental spend by £1.2 million over 12 months through process optimisation. Initiated and led a company-wide Culture Project, embedding mission, vision, and values with measurable ROI. Played a key role in a 50% acquisition by an overseas investor, leading people due diligence and a TUPE consultation for 450 employees. Participated in board meetings using HR analytics to inform strategic decisions. Recruited C-suite and senior leadership roles globally; delivered 100% people growth on time and within budget in a multi-site business. Oversaw HR budgets and contributed to P&L improvements through strategic decision-making.

Advised on organisational restructure, attraction and retention strategies. Coached management through redundancy processes and complex ER issues. Mentored the HR Manager and helped define company values and behaviours. Implemented consistent HR practices to enhance employee experience.