VODG HR Directors' Professional Network Meeting | December 2026

Ian Barrow

Client Services Director, WorkBuzz

Ian has been partnering with organisations to help them become more effective for over 30 years. Working primarily at Board and C-Suite levels, Ian helps organisations to identify, understand and improve the underlying drivers of their culture, communication, employee engagement and employee experience. He operates across all sectors in UK and global markets and has developed a keen understanding of how to listen to the voice of all stakeholders. He has a deep passion for understanding people’s behaviours and motivations, transforming organisations into more effective and inspiring places to work.

Ru Anwar

Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

Ru has 17 years of commercial property and development expertise and has worked for both public and private sector clients, ranging from the NHS, local authorities and registered providers to international retail clients.

She advises on a variety of matters, from general landlord and tenant matters to Development Agreements and restructuring of PFI schemes.
 
She has also acted on a substantial number of development projects, with a particular specialism in dealing with registered providers in connection with golden brick and new build residential projects for social housing and also was the property lead on a number of multi million pound new build NHS schemes, acting for the NHS and Local Authorities. She has also been a lead advisor for large registered providers in relation to the acquisition of multi million pound development schemes for a mix of housing and commercial use.

Joanna Rose

Senior HR Consultant, MHA

oanna joined MHA in 2010 as part of the internal HR team where she supported both employees and Partners. In January 2023 Joanna moved internally to the HR Solutions team as a HR Consultant. 

Joanna has experience within a number of different sectors including Leisure and Hospitality, Media and Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail and Consumer and Transport and Logistics.

Joanna is an Accredited Insights Discovery trainer and a Chartered member of the CIPD. During Joanna’s career she has gained significant experience including strategic HR management, compensation and benefits, redundancy and restructure, TUPE consultation, and Apprenticeships.

Prior to MHA Joanna worked for DHL Global Forwarding supporting sales teams and the internal warehouses with prior experience with B&Q and food retail as an Internal HR Manager and day to day duty manager.

Stephanie Pote

Senior HR Consultant, MHA

Stephanie is an employee relations specialist, qualified as an Associate CIPD member since 1998, with 25 years’ HR experience, 17 of which are in consultancy. Stephanie joined the HR Solutions team in August 2018 and has advised a range of our clients on areas such as changing terms and conditions, restructure and redundancy, absence and performance management, and disciplinary and grievance issues. 

Previously, Stephanie has worked with clients to address organisation-wide absence problems, consultation on changes to benefits packages, and collective redundancy consultation. Stephanie also works with start-up businesses to put compliant Employment Law documentation in place and can advise on Directors Service Agreements, Contracts for Services, Term Time Only or Annualised Hours Contracts or any other “atypical” Contracts, as well as Settlement Agreements.

Lynn Stubbs

Chief People and Governance Officer, Amplius

Lynn has worked in the housing sector for over 30 years in a variety of leadership roles, with over a decade of experience at an Executive leadership level. She has a wealth of experience leading a broad range of operational, customer-facing, and corporate services.

Lynn is responsible for People and Organisational Development, Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Communications and Marketing.

A huge part of Lynn’s career has been focused on cultural transformation and organisational growth and development. She has a proven track record in improving organisational performance, embedding inclusive cultures where people can thrive and perform at their best. Lynn is passionate about delivering a great colleague experience and driving exceptional levels of customer service.

: https://www.amplius.co.uk/about-us/management-team/