Domino Printing Sciences has named Chris Webb as its new group HR director, who will concentrate on advancing both the company’s employee development framework, and its leadership and talent strategies.
Mr Webb believes these are central to the company’s ‘Do more’ commitment to delivering best-in-class customer satisfaction.
‘I am delighted to join CEO Robert Pulford and the Domino team. Domino has such a strong track record on innovation and customer focus, with great people at its core.
‘It’s a great time to join, as we move forward into the next chapter in our journey, with an enhanced focus on global strategic organisational development. With so many opportunities ahead for the business, I’m excited by what the team can achieve.’
Multilingual, with a degree in Russian, French and economics, Mr Webb has worked in human resources environments on a global level, and has lived and worked in Italy, Russia and France. After starting his working life in IT, Mr Webb made the move into HR in 2001 while working for a merging Anglo-Italian electronics company. He remained there for a further 11 years, during a time of significant international expansion.
In 2012, Mr Webb joined the HR team at Illinois Tool Works (ITW), a US-headquartered, global manufacturer of industrial equipment and consumables. He joined ITW as it embarked on its ‘Enterprise Strategy’, helping the company move from an acquisition-driven approach to organic growth, alongside the scale up from 850 business units to 85 strategic business divisions. As global HR director for the Powertrain Automotive segment, he played a pivotal role in establishing strong and diverse leadership teams and building HR capabilities. For the last three years, Mr Webb was also a lead sponsor to the company’s Young Professionals Network programme, which quickly saw membership reach over 1000.
Mr Webb’s appointment comes following the retirement of Hilary Wright, who led the HR and facilities teams at Domino for the last three years. In her role, Ms Wright was pivotal in helping Domino drive a strong people focus, establishing the company’s core learning and development programmes.
Speaking about his predecessor, Mr Webb commented, ‘Hilary put in place a solid HR team and many great people initiatives, during a period of significant change. I’m very fortunate to be in a position to build on strong foundations.
‘The executive team is already going through a process of reviewing our purpose, brand and values, so it is the perfect time to reassess how our leadership behaviours and talent strategies can support this work. Research clearly indicates that if you want to improve the support to your customers, begin by supporting employees to succeed and grow’, and so that’s a key focus for me in the new role.’
