Interview with Brian Parkes, People & Culture Director, Queen’s University Belfast
Published on: 06/03/2019
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Name: Brian Parkes

Position & Organisation: People & Culture Director, Queen’s University Belfast

Number of Employees: 3,400

Time in Post: 2 years+

Previous Job: People & Culture Director, CurrencyFair.

Tell us about your business in a sentence

Queen’s University is a member of the prestigious research-intensive Russell Group.  We employ almost 3,500 people locally and contribute almost £1billion to the UK economy in terms of our economic impact.

What was your first ever job?

My first paid job was working in the kitchen of a local Chinese restaurant in Enniskillen.  It started a lifelong love of cooking and a lifelong hatred of peeling onions.

What are the key challenges you face in your role?

I joined on the back of

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