1. Developing People Strategy – AB Sugar’s story
Quintin Heath Human Resources Director AB Sugar

2. Running Order Summary of AB Sugar’s Business Strategy
Thoughts on the Strategy development process
Implications for Approach to HR

3. We have a diverse geographic footprint unmatched by our competitors, and employ 40,000 staff

4. We developed a clear vision ….

5. …founded on our view of markets and economics
Source AB Sugar

6. Strategy Development – a journey
2. To
Project Management
External Input
Steered by Centre
Six workshops
4 Businesses
4. Vision for 2020
Sustaining momentum
3. Proud of achievements so far
Structure to create conversations with meaning
1. From

7. Structure to create conversations

8. A direction summarised in seven slides
Strategic Decisions
Role of the Centre
Capabilities
Maximise Commercial Performance
Influence the Regulatory Environment
Drive Continuous Improvement In How We Operate
Select, Evaluate and Deliver Capital Projects
Raising and Linking Capabilities
Optimise Sugar Growing
Our Values
Metrics

9. Clear on Group direction, developing approach to enhance delivery
Strategy
sources of growth
Clear business models
Business Plan:
Effective trade-off decisions
Focus on a few
Disciplined execution
Strong metrics & feedback loops

10. People Strategy Two themes emerged from the Business Strategy
Link the business together
Build individual and organisation capabilities

11. Selecting opportunities Stretching our ambitions
Role of the Centre
Linking us together
Selecting opportunities
Stretching our ambitions

12. Required Capabilities ….
Optimise Sugar Growing
Influence the Regulatory Environment
Drive Continuous Improvement In How We Operate
Raise & Link Capabilities
“Establishing a right to win in every market in which we play through continually the improving the yield and operating performance of a cost competitive asset base”
Maximise Commercial Performance
Select, Evaluate and Deliver Capital Projects

13. International HR Strategy
Link:
Communities
- Operations - Project - Commercial - Agriculture
2. Leadership Forum
3. Focus on China
– Ag & Ops – optimise Expats
4. Technical Skills Development (inc Technology Campus)
Talent: 85% internal appointments
Talent Review
Create strong development processes
Personal Development Plans
Structure of Man Dev in businesses
International Workshop for HiPo’s
Bringing Talent in
HR Capability
International HR Strategy
Organisation Capability Review:
- Business plans & Head Office
How the Centre delivers
Reward
Linking us together
Optimise Sugar Growing
Stretching our ambitions
Influence the Regulatory Environment
Drive Continuous Improvement In How We Operate
Raise and Link Capability
Selecting opportunities
Maximise Commercial Performance
Select, Evaluate and Deliver Capital Projects

14. In conclusion .... AB Sugar is a great business
HR & Strategy Director jointly facilitated the strategy
Structure to create conversations
On a journey to embed it
HR strategy is focused on
Linking Organisation together
Talent to enable growth
Organisation Capabilities
Tone of the Centre

15. Developing People Strategy – AB Sugar’s story
Quintin Heath Human Resources Director AB Sugar

16. We focus on products and co-products made from sugar beet and sugar cane