Paul Turner is Professor of Management Practice at Leeds Business School, Leeds Beckett University, UK, having held similar roles at universities in Birmingham, Nottingham and Cambridge. In a long business career Paul held Executive and HR Director positions in FTSE and Fortune companies and was Vice President of the CIPD. He was Chair of Human Asset, People Innovation and the European Talent for Tomorrow conferences, as well as being a judge on the Middle East HR, European HR Excellence and the CIPD People Management Awards. Having worked extensively with health sector organisations Paul is the author or co- author of several books including his most recent, Talent Management in Healthcare (2017).