Kate Shepherd LL.B (Hons) Chartered MCIPD F.Inst.LEX

Our managing director, Kate Shepherd is a charismatic employment lawyer who specialises in HR and employment law, both training and consultancy. Kate qualified as a solicitor, and before setting up KSA, Kate practised employment law at a senior level within a leading practice in the Midlands.

Kate is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association, CIPD qualified, an Institute of Business advisor and mentor, East Midlands ‘business champion’ and operates as an HR director and board member for clients.

Lisa Poole, FCIPD, MSc

Lisa is an experienced HR professional who has worked in both the public and private sector. She specialises in Employee Relations, Performance and Change Management. Lisa also holds an accredited qualification in workplace mediation and is experienced in a variety of Dispute Resolution processes.

Lisa has many years of HR Management experience working with and advising senior management teams to assist companies to avoid the risk of litigation from employees.

Peter Etherington

Peter Etherington is an employment law consultant and HR professional. He has a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management from De Montfort University and a Masters of Laws Degree in Employment Law from the University of Leicester.

Peter is experienced in dealing with a wide range of employment issues his experiences includes redundancy (collective and smaller scale), departmental restructures, transfers of undertaking (TUPE), negotiating new terms and conditions with staff, management of complex disciplinary and grievance cases, performance management, absence management, tribunal representation, and writing policies and procedures.

Karen Teago

Karen Teago practised as a solicitor for 10 years before joining the team at Kate Shepherd Associates. Karen has substantial experience in employment law gained in leading regional commercial law firms. Her blend of technical knowledge and practical experience enables her to provide bespoke training and consultancy solutions to KSA clients across a wide range of HR and employment law topics.

Karen holds a BSc in Sociology with Industrial Relations from the University of Bath, a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the College of Law and an Advanced Diploma in Employment Law from the University of East Anglia.

Nicki Robson

Nicki is an experienced and practical HR consultant, specialising in operational HR support. Nicki provides HR support and development workshops to companies throughout the UK, covering a full range of HR needs. Nicki has substantial experience working as a human resources manager and a member of the senior management team with an international manufacturing company.

 

Julie Reynolds FCIPD

Julie has a wealth of HR and learning and development experience gained primarily in the financial services and voluntary sector over the last 30 years.

Julie’s experience includes working with organisations “hands on” as well as strategically and operationally to ensure practical decisions achieve results and the desired plan.

Julie provides the full HR remit, enjoys leadership and management development, skills development and coaching within all types of organisations.

Rachel Coope BA (Hons) Law and International Finance

Our commercial compliance expert, Rachel Coope has worked at the highest level with blue chip organisations such as IBM, KPMG and Hewlett Packard providing commercial contracts and negotiations support.

Rachel also provides business support, using her skills and knowledge to advise clients on their commercial legal requirements. Rachel is a member of the Institute of Business Advisors and provides training and consultancy for KSA on commercial compliance and related topics.

Derek Eccleston M.A., FCIPD, ACII

Derek is an experienced and practical consultant, specialising in the provision of advice and training on employment law and employee relations. He spent more than 20 years in senior HR roles in a number of industries - local government, engineering and financial services - prior to joining the employment team of a prominent law firm.

Derek is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD), a Chartered Insurer (ACII), and completed an MA in Employment Law with Leicester University in 2000. He is a senior presenter and author for the CIPD and develops and presents public and in-house events. He is also a personal tutor on the Institute's Advanced Certificate in Employment Law. In 2006 Derek was also appointed as a recognised trainer for the Financial Service Skills Council.

Linda Moyler MA, CertEd, MCIPD

Linda is an experienced management development professional and has extensive experience in designing and delivering multi-cultural programmes throughout the world. The majority of these programmes use a blended learning approach, integrating e-learning and workshop activity.

Before joining KSA, Linda was head of company programmes for an international business school where she headed a team of faculty working on executive education programmes for major global companies. Linda retains links with the academic world and her current research areas are approaches to monitoring improved performance during a period of management education and the effect of individual learning styles within cross-cultural groups.

Linda’s focus is very practical and concentrates on how she can ensure KSA’s clients achieve maximum return on investment through the development of their people.

Linda holds an MA in Management Learning from Lancaster University and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Amanda Riddle MCIPD

Amanda has more than 20 years experience working within commercial companies and specialises in training design, delivery and evaluation, to ensure that clients achieve results through people.

Amanda uses her commercial experience to help organisations implement fundamental changes to their business. Her key areas of expertise are management development, personal development, conflict management and change management solutions. Amanda delivers focused training solutions for KSA, providing long-term sustainable results.