About Us
Our dynamic approach will help you to expand faster, retain your best people and realise your ambitions.
WHO WE ARE
Joanna Ramsdale: Principal
A Seasoned HR Leader, Driving Business Success
With over three decades of experience in people leadership, Joanna has honed her skills in guiding organisations through periods of significant growth and transformation.
Her expertise lies in crafting and implementing effective people strategies that align with business objectives, foster high-performance cultures, and drive sustainable results.
Throughout her career, she has successfully navigated complex challenges, including mergers and acquisitions, organisational restructuring, and talent optimisation. She has held key leadership roles in both large corporations and high-growth startups, providing strategic and commercial HR counsel to executive teams and boards.
Her passion for people development and organisational effectiveness is evident in her track record of building strong teams, empowering leaders, and creating positive work environments. She is committed to delivering exceptional results and exceeding expectations.
Joanna also holds workshops and speaks publicly on the most pressing HR challenges for businesses today.
Let’s connect to discuss how we can contribute to your organisation’s success.
WHAT WE ARE KNOWN FOR
We demonstrate a clear link to ROI, providing CEOs and PE owners with correlation between talent activities and financial success.
CPO Consulting drive value through dynamic leadership and creative people solutions. We have a proven track record of building Millennial and Gen Z Talent density, along with our expertise in M&A, business integrations and TUPE.
We work seamlessly with investor led boards and CEOs in anticipation of funding, mergers or sales.
Our “roll up the sleeves” attitude and ability to find innovative value by driving solutions with a shorter time horizon always leaves our clients in a stronger position than when we arrived.
OUR BACKGROUND
When you are a start up or rapidly growing investor backed business, people strategy is often the last thing on your mind. We can develop this for you.
Not only is it critical for attracting top talent, it is also essential for creating a workplace culture that fosters performance to hit your growth targets. We believe that all growing businesses should have access to the expertise of a people specialist at an affordable cost, because if you get your people right from the beginning, your business will have the best foundation for growth.
The fast moving environment of portfolio companies requires flexible People leaders who can work at both the granular and strategic levels, while also having the commerciality to know how HR can contribute to driving value.
PE firms and fast-growing businesses everywhere are placing a greater focus on HR, talent acquisition and senior leadership ability. The People lead is now becoming ever more important to include in the deal process. They understand the people strategy and culture which are fundamental to future growth prospects.
Owners increasingly recognise that targeted investment in talent and leadership development can bring outsized value through increased productivity, employee satisfaction and addressing the company’s DE&I needs.
The exit strategy can pose a range of issues where a strong people leader recognises distinctive talent needs and is central to a successful event. The objectivity from an external CPO resource provides perspective based on data and experience, building on the nuances of PE backed businesses.