Cheuk Chiang & Nicole Speers
Independent agency Bastion has appointed Nicole Speers to chief people officer.
Speers will focus on leading the people's agenda across Bastion globally, and will report to group CEO, Cheuk Chiang.
She joins with more than 20 years’ experience across HR strategy, organisational transformation and leadership development.
She has led enterprise-wide people functions and has delivered large-scale transformation programs across complex organisations.
Speers served most recently as chief people officer at Adore Beauty Group, where she led people strategy and organisational development.
Prior to this, she held senior HR leadership roles at Meridian, Powershop and Telstra, partnering with executive teams and leading transformation across corporate functions.
“Nicole has a proven ability to build organisations that are not only high performing, but structurally aligned to deliver consistent commercial outcomes,” said Chiang.
“As we continue to grow, the way we design, enable and lead our teams becomes a real point of difference.
“Nicole’s experience across transformation, leadership and organisational design will ensure we are set up to move faster, operate more effectively and continue delivering work that puts our clients in a position of strength.”
“Her perspective is grounded in execution, not theory.
“She understands what it takes to embed capability, drive accountability and build cultures that translate directly into business performance. That’s exactly what we need at this stage of our growth.”
Speers said she was excited to join Bastion at a time of strong momentum and opportunity.
“Bastion is a business with clear ambition and a strong foundation, and I’m excited to join at a point where there is real opportunity to scale that further,” Speers said.
“I’ve always believed that high-performing cultures are built deliberately, where people, capability and strategy are aligned to drive meaningful outcomes.
“I’m looking forward to working with teams across the business to continue building an environment where people can do their best work and where that translates into stronger outcomes for our clients.”
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