CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Peter Cheese

Peter writes and speaks on the development of HR, the future of work and the key issues of leadership, culture and organisation and people and skills. His book, The New World of Work, explores the factors shaping work, workplaces, workforces and our working lives, and how we can build a future that is good for people, for business and for societies. 

Before joining the CIPD, Peter was chair of the Institute of Leadership and Management, an Executive Fellow at London Business School and held several Board level roles. He spent many years at Accenture, including as Global Managing Director for their human capital and organisation consulting practice. Peter is co-chair of The Flexible Working Task Force and chair of Engage for Success and the What Works Centre for Wellbeing.

Peter is a Fellow of the CIPD, the Australian HR Institute, the Royal Society of Arts and the Academy of Social Sciences. He’s also a Companion of the Institute of Leadership and Management, the Chartered Management Institute and the British Academy of Management. He holds honorary doctorates from Bath University, Kingston University and Birmingham City University.

DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND GOVERNANCE, AND INSTITUTE SECRETARY

Angela Attah

Angela joined the CIPD in September 2019.  As part of her role, she is also Company Secretary for the CIPD and our subsidiaries. This includes supporting our Board to ensure proper oversight of the organisation’s activities and compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations. In addition to corporate governance, her teams are responsible for legal and contracting, risk management, procurement and the Code of Professional Conduct and work in support of ethics for our members.

Angela is legally qualified and a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute. She has over 25 years’ company secretarial/senior governance experience across several sectors and organisations, including the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the Financial Conduct Authority. Angela also holds several voluntary governance roles.

Director of Membership

David D'Souza

David is responsible for growing our membership and ensuring a strong connection with the profession, enabling us to understand how to continually improve our support for our members. Before joining the CIPD, David worked as an independent consultant, having held previous roles across a range of financial services and retail organisations.

Described as one of the UK’s most influential HR and workplace commentators, David is a respected and in-demand speaker and writer on progressive HR and business practice. He has expertise in a wide range of areas, including organisational development and culture, learning and development, corporate ethics, employee engagement and the future of work. 

David is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, the Australian HR Institute, the Centre for Evidence-Based Management and a Fellow and Trustee Board Member of the Royal Society of Arts.

Commercial and Marketing Director

Tony Osude

Tony joined the CIPD in 2020. He is responsible for driving crucial parts of our strategy and growth ambitions in key areas, including our international operations, sales and marketing functions and extending our trusted brand internationally.

Tony brings 20 years’ experience of working with businesses in the UK and internationally to develop talent and capability through research, consulting, learning and development, qualifications, membership and employer accreditation programmes. His previous role was with University College London’s consultancy division, where he led business development, marketing and programme delivery. Before this Tony’s career spanned BPP (one of the UKs largest providers of professional education), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, where he successfully developed markets internationally and built global partnerships with employers, learning providers and regulators.