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New faces: IES strengthens its research leadership

21 August 2007

Annette Cox BA, MSc, PhD MCIPD

Annette Cox has joined IES as an Associate Director. In her previous role at Manchester Business School, she conducted research for the Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Health, and the European Social Fund, and ran a Postgraduate Diploma in HR management for PriceWaterhouseCooper. Annette’s research interests include employee involvement, reward systems and skills/training policies. At IES Annette will be leading the workplace relations team and developing work on employee relations and involvement, well-being at work and employer skills policies.

Valerie Garrow BA, MSc, PhD

Valerie Garrow also joins IES as an Associate Director, coming from Roffey Park Institute where she was Principal Researcher. Her research interests include the people aspects of mergers, acquisitions and partnerships and the impact of organisational change on the psychological contract. She also has experience in developing leadership frameworks and talent management. At IES she will be leading the HR research and consultancy team.

Rachel Pillai BA, MPhil, PhD

Rachel has joined IES as a Senior Research Fellow, working in the unemployment and labour market disadvantage team. Prior to joining IES, Rachel worked at the Institute for Public Policy Research and has been an advisor to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communities and Local Government. Her main interests and experience lie in the field of migration, equality and integration issues.