Emma Shaughnessy

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About Emma Shaughnessy

I am all about People & Performance! Here’s what I bring, who I am, and how I can support you and your business. What I’ve done I’m an experienced Board Director and trusted partner to CEOs, MDs, Boards and Leadership Teams on their People agenda. I’ve led complex, commercial and industrial, national and international organisations through disruption, growth, M&A, integration, and reinvention. Change is the constant in my career. Lasting change happens when people and performance are valued equally. I thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution, ensuring organisations and people directly enable commercial outcomes. While I’m a seasoned People professional with years in board-level HR roles, my significant general management experience and operational board level leadership in large-scale supply chain and logistics sets me apart. Who I am I’m collaborative, optimistic, and inspiring, yet constructively challenging, commercially sharp, and outcomes-focused. My leadership style blends clarity with care. I believe empowered people and aligned leadership create high-performing businesses. Colleagues describe me as authentic, warm, supportive, a unifying team builder, a trusted coach and mentor, and a catalyst for meaningful, commercially informed change. Where I can help I genuinely love business. I’ll take time to understand your goals, vision, and challenges and find the right approach for your unique context. No one-size-fits-all here. You’ll get honest, open dialogue. I’ll listen, offer feedback, provide thoughtful challenge, and share an independent view shaped by broad, board-level experience. I’m flexible and agile, able to work in ways that suit your business. I can offer: • Strategic advice – Informed, tailored recommendations grounded in business insight, performance data, stakeholder input, and future goals. • Mentoring & coaching – Partnering with your HR teams to bridge strategy and action, helping shape and implement a People plan that works. • Hands-on delivery – Supporting leaders through tricky People changes. I roll up my sleeves to deliver pragmatic, commercially sound outcomes, with care. What’s next? I’m building a portfolio career, open to opportunities as a Non-Executive Director and in Fractional CPO/HRD roles. Let’s connect—whether to collaborate, share ideas, or explore how I can help your business thrive.