Paul Stephenson joins the University of Warwick as Director of Human Resources on 26 March. He brings with him 25 years experience of HR in commercial and customer-focused organisations, including at Booker Plc, Grand Metropolitan and most recently as Director of Human Resources at Severn Trent Water, where he worked for ten years.

A graduate in History from Nottingham University, Paul is married with three children and lives in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Registrar, Jon Baldwin, commented: “I am really pleased to be able to welcome Paul to the senior team at Warwick. Our employees are our greatest asset and, as we set out to deliver an ambitious new University strategy, we need to ensure that our human resources enable us to recruit and retain the very best staff in all areas of the University”.