Our Movers and Shakers articles highlight who’s moving up, out or across in the rapidly evolving world of workplace culture, employee health and wellbeing. Here’s a selection of just a few of the many “movers and shakers” that have grabbed my attention in March, April and May 2025.
Their job titles are varied, reflecting the diversity of our network, which aims to bring together all stakeholders responsible for workplace culture, employee health, and wellbeing — breaking down silos to REALLY make a difference.
Robina McCann, Vice President Health, Anglo American
First up is Robina McCann who has been with British multinational mining company Anglo American since 2023, rising from Global Occupational Health Lead through to her new role as Vice President Health.
In this role she is responsible for responsible for the global Health Strategy development and implementation, Emergency Management oversight inclusive of preparedness for future Pandemics and Climate Change extreme weather events and capacity and capability building of Safety Health & Environment professionals in health relevant knowledge and skills.
What really sets Robina apart, as she explains on her LinkedIn profile, is her proven track record of creating business value through innovative employee health and wellbeing programmes. Crucially, she is passionate about driving sustainable business models that enhance worker productivity and community health. As a mental health and wellbeing advocate, she also ensures she’s staying ahead of the curve by leveraging cross-industry innovations and technological advancements to foster healthier workers and operating communities.
Jonny Jacobs, Vice President, ICAS
Next, is another passionate advocate for employee health and wellbeing. As well as being a long-term supporter of our work at Make A Difference, and former winner of the Make A Difference True Leader award, Jonny Jacobs is Group Finance Director for British-based health food chain Holland & Barrett (who recently launched & Me which offers a new approach to workplace health and wellbeing).
In addition to this role, Jonny has been appointed as Vice President of ICAS – The Professional Body of CAs – which at 171 years old is the world’s first professional body of accounting & finance professionals. On LinkedIn Jonny explains that: “Coming from a working-class background and being the first in my family to attend university, it’s a privilege to give back to a membership which has supported me so well throughout my career”.
Jonny is looking forward to helping to shape the future of the profession, by collaborating with fellow finance leaders to drive meaningful change within the industry and across the broader accounting and finance landscape.
You can read more about Jonny in this profile interview which we conducted back in 2020 here. Could be time for a fresh profile interview Jonny!
Allison Flemming, Global Total Rewards Benefits Director, Baker Hughes
Meanwhile, it’s great to see that Allison Flemming has been promoted to the role of Global Total Rewards Benefits Director with American global energy technology company Baker Hughes.
In this role she will be responsible for the strategic design, development, and management of the company’s global benefits programmes. Knowing the proactive approach that Baker Hughes takes both to supporting employee health and wellbeing and to stakeholder collaboration, we look forward to seeing what’s next.
Hayley Farrell, Global Health Safety & Wellbeing Director, Arcadis
It’s also great to see that another long-term supporter of Make A Difference, Hayley Farrell, has been promoted to the role of Global Health Safety & Wellbeing Director, with global design, engineering and management consulting company Arcadis.
Writing about the promotion on LinkedIn Hayley said: “What a privilege to serve through our important mission of Protecting Our People by empowering every Arcadian to take a proactive approach to health, safety and wellbeing”.
It’s encouraging to see Hayley’s trailblazing and methodical approach paying dividends. You can read more about this in Hayley’s practical guide to psychological risk assessment here.
Adam Turner, Head of Health, Wellbeing and Flexible Working, NHS England
Next up is Dr Adam Turner, who has been promoted to the intriguing role of Head of Health, Wellbeing and Flexible Working with NHS England – the public body that oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the National Health Service.
In this role Adam will be nationally leading long-term transformational strategy to improve the health, wellbeing and experience of the NHS’s 1.5million workforce, increasing capacity and productivity to empower them to deliver quality care to the NHS’s 57million service users across England.
He plans to achieve this through strategically transforming services, growing the workforce, culture change, complex portfolio management, enabling partnerships with a multiplicity of stakeholders, demonstrating return on investment and economic impact, and managing a multi-million-pound national budget.
We wish you well and look forward to hearing more about it Adam.
Natalie Jutla, Head of Financial Wellbeing & Workplace Strategy, Perkbox Vivup
Last but not least is Natalie Jutla, who, after eight years as EVP and Benefits Lead with the ministerial department Defra — and six years before that as a Reward Specialist with the Environment Agency — has now moved to the supplier side…
In her new role as Head of Financial Wellbeing and Workplace Strategy with employee benefit provider Perkbox Vivup, Natalie will continue to strive to make employee financial wellbeing a priority for both employers and employees by helping to remove the taboo around finances.
Writing on LinkedIn Natalie explained: “Everyone who knows me knows that for the past 10 years, my vision has been to encourage open and honest conversations about money that focus on wellbeing. Employee benefits need to become truly meaningful and not just a tick box exercise, because every employee deserves to—and should—feel valued and supported by their employer”.
You can get a real sense of Natalie’s dynamism and dedication in this interview which she provided for us here.
