Gillian French is Expert-in-Residence – Employee Experience at Workvivo. She is a veteran Chief People Officer and an expert at scaling high-growth businesses and building strong organisational culture. Gillian is an organizational behaviourist, podcast host and a frequent speaker at industry events.

Prior to joining Workvivo, Gillian served as Chief People Officer at Cubic Telecom, where she oversaw all aspects of people strategy, development, culture, employee engagement, policies and practices. Gillian was previously Chief People Officer at CarTrawler, where she was an integral member of the leadership team for 12 years and scaled the business from 25 to 550 people. Before turning her skills to the technology sector, Gillian spent eight years at leading hotel group Jurys Doyle, where she held several senior leadership roles across a range of departments and properties.

She holds a Master’s in Business, a BA Degree in Travel & Tourism and Postgraduate Diplomas in Executive Coaching and Strategic Human Resources and Organizational Behavior.