Claire Merton
Chief People Officer
About Leah
An accomplished people and culture leader, Claire Merton brings over two decades of experience driving business growth through strategic HR leadership.
With a strong track record across growth and transformative environments, Claire specialises in building inclusive cultures, leading change, and aligning people strategies in a PE environment with business goals.
Known for her commercial mindset and collaborative approach, she has helped scale organisations across multiple sectors, including technology, financial services, retail, and professional services.
Career and Achievements
- Chief People Officer - Resulting IT
- Human Resources Consultant – Chemist4U, The Networking People (TNP)
- Academy Project Lead – Marston Holdings
- Fractional Head of People – Delamere Dairy, Pitalia
- Group HR Director – One Advice Group
- Head of HR – Together
- Head of HR – Cloud Services (formerly mobile phone provider)
- ER and Change Function Lead – The Very Group
- MSc in Human Resource Management – University of Salford
CIPD Qualified – Warrington Collegiate - Over 25 years of HR leadership experience across a broad range of industries and environments
- Founder of CM People Partner – launched and successfully grown her own HR consultancy, now entering its third year
- Instrumental in the FCA authorisation of One Advice Group and its subsequent acquisition
- Led significant cultural and operational transformation at a cloud services business, transitioning it from a mobile phone provider to a B2B cloud solutions company
- Led the ER and Change function at The Very Group through a major digital transformation, removing paper from the customer journey and driving significant revenue growth
- Designed organisational structure and people strategy at Together to support lending growth and customer journey transformation
- Mentor – supported secondary school students through the Mosaic programme to develop employability skills and interview confidence