Sam joined Astute in 2017 as a Learning and Development Consultant. While owning the internal recruitment and L&D Department Sam was later promoted to Business Support Team Leader, supporting HR as well as the wider contract and permanent placement process for the business whilst continuing to run the training department. Sam was promoted again to Business Support and L&D Manager and finally promoted to Head of People in 2022 covering the full HR function including HR, recruitment, L&D, wellbeing and CSR.
Sam heads up Astute’s People team, responsible for the HR department, internal recruitment, learning and development and corporate, social responsibility. Sam has a CIPD Level 7 in HR Development and Talent Management, a Level 7 CIPD award in Employment Law and a Masters degree in HR Development. Sam first started working in sales after completing her media degree, working in advertising sales for a sailing magazine. Since then, Sam has worked within a recruitment setting for nearly 20 years, starting as an internal recruiter for the NHS, moving into agency recruitment progressing to a Principal Consultant and later working as a Senior Recruiter for Staples UK. After joining Astute, Sam has moved across to training and developing recruiters and in more recent years, taking on the HR department as a whole. In Sam’s spare time she likes to spend time with her husband and children, running, going sailing and long walks along the seafront.
