Guest speakers

In four short years, Frank has grown Caerus to be one of the most respected consulting firms on diversity, inclusion, culture and leadership. Caerus is the industry leader in providing ‘pure-play’ (they do not sell workshops, training, off-the-self solutions) strategic consulting services to more companies in moreindustry sectors than any other firm. Clients have included: BBC, ITV, ViacomCBS, Channel 4, Warner Records, Warner Chappell, Skanska, M&C Saatchi, Bloomberg, Freestat, Network Rail, Pfizer, City and Guilds Group, Durham University, and many more. 

Prior to founding Caerus Executive, Frank was Executive Vice President, Group Human Resources Director/CHRO for Misys (now Finastra), a global technology company and was part of the executive team credited with helping to turn around that organization. He has also been the Group Human Resources Director for Scottish & Newcastle and Transport for London/TfL and Head of HR New Wave Solutions with British Telecom.

Frank is the first (and still only) Black male to be the Group Human Resources Director of a FTSE 100 organisation. In 2021, Frank was awarded the status of ‘Chartered Companion’ by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development/CIPD. In July 2020, Frank was recognised by the leading HR trade magazine, People Management on their ‘Powerlist’ of the top 20 diversity and inclusion professionals in the UK.

In 2019, he was elected a Non-Executive Director/Trustee of City and Guilds Group. Also, in 2019, Frank was inducted into the HR ‘Hall of Fame’ by HR Magazine, for his advocacy of the Human Resources profession and of diversity and inclusion.

In September 2018, Frank was named by the HR Most Influential panel as one of the top five ‘movers and shakers’ for his consulting work in culture and inclusion. He has, also been included in the list of the top 30 ‘most Influential HR Directors’ in the UK. Currently, he serves on the ‘expert’ panel that selects and votes for the most influential HR and academic practitioners in the UK. For six years, Frank served as a Non-Executive Director – and on the Remuneration Committee – of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and is a ‘Chartered Fellow’ of that organisation.

Frank has a strong passion for developing leaders and organizations in emerging markets, particularly in Africa. Among his accomplishments as HR Director for Royal Dutch Shell (based in the Netherlands), was a renewed focus on upgrading African talent as well as managing one of the biggest organizational/culture changes for Shell’s
Nigerian operation.

He was the first HR Manager to win the BT Chairman’s Award for championing and delivering a project that saved BT £200 million over a three-year period. At BT, he also led the team that was shortlisted by Personnel Today Magazine for one of the best e-learning projects, the BT Internet College.

Frank was the first HR Director invited to speak to senior staff of the Royal Household (and invited guests) at Buckingham Palace. He has also spoken at Oxford and Cornell Universities; the Parliament Building (Stormont) in Northern Ireland; and numerous industry conferences. He is also a repeat guest on BBC Radio 4 Today programme.

Frank has completed the widely acclaimed and selective Meyler-Campbell coaching programme. In July 2017 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate (Ph.D.), by Middlesex University for his services to the Human Resources profession and advocacy for diversity and inclusion.

In his early days, Frank was a semi-professional trumpet player. Having attended the “Fame” School (High School of Music and Art) he enjoys all aspects of music. He enjoys participating in many sports including tennis, scuba diving and skiing.

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