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Kathryn Dolan

Position: Chief People Officer

Date of appointment

March 2025

Board Committees

ESG Committee
Trustee and Chair delegate for the Mitie Foundation

Past roles

Kathryn’s HR career started in Deloitte. She has subsequently held HR leadership roles in multinational organisations across a variety of industry sectors including telecommunications, IT, automotive manufacturing and engineering services.

In 2017, Kathryn joined Bureau Veritas SA, the global testing, inspection and certification company. Kathryn first led HR for the Europe division, and in 2022 was appointed Chief People Officer and a member of the Group Executive Committee in Paris. Kathryn later returned to the UK, joining Mitie in March 2025 as Chief People Officer.

Skills and experience

  • Over 20 years’ experience in international HR leadership roles
  • Awarded Transformational Leader of the Year 2024 in the Novi Awards for female business leaders
  • MSc in Business and Occupational Psychology
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
  • Trustee for an international development charity
  • Finalist in the 2021 People category in the WeQual Awards, which celebrate next generation female leaders in the world’s largest organisations