Helen Matthews

As Chief People Officer, EMEA, Helen Matthews was the overarching guardian of the agency’s employee experience, co-designing new ways to find, know, grow and keep talent. She specialises in creating, shaping and delivering world-class employee experiences, ensuring organisations are future-proofed to succeed. With over 20 years of experience across a breadth of different sectors, working with both large-scale businesses and emerging startups, she always encourages challenging the status quo to shape solutions differently. Prior to joining Weber Shandwick, Matthews worked as Chief People Officer and Head of DEI EMEA at Ogilvy UK, where she led the award-winning people strategy, working across the integrated agency to co-design a best-in-class employee experience while designing and implementing the DEI strategy across the EMEA region. As a trained Executive Coach, she has also held roles as an HR Director and has worked in various organisations, including the BBC.