Unshakeable

Canapes and sparkling at Claridges this week for HR Magazine's 'Most Influential Awards', now in their 13th year.

Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth, HR director for the BBC, took third place - the same as last year.  “I’m truly shocked. We’ve had one hell of a year at the BBC, but it’s a fantastic time to be in HR,” she said.

“We’ve had to deal with the gender pay gap, we’ve had to deal with how much our presenters should be paid. This has been our most difficult year, but I do feel we’re in a much better place, so thank you very much.”

Val's chum, Jabbar Sardar, at BBC Studios, moved up from 17th to 13th.