Andy Cook has over 10 years experience in senior human resources positions, working in both the private and public sectors. He has worked at board level in large, complex organisations and has led major change and restructuring programmes.

He is in the unique position of having worked as a union officer prior to his career in HR, which gave a great grounding for his work in the field of Employee and Industrial Relations and Employee Communications. His career has included roles as HR Director at the British Library, Head of Human Resources and Employee Relations with Transport for London and as HR Director, UK and Ireland, with Gate Gourmet.

Andy then founded Marshall-James, an Employee Relations Consultancy based in the UK and is the only firm specialising in the unique area of Employee Relations, Industrial Relations and Employee Communications.

His extensive and expert knowledge has benefitted many household names and organisations in both the public and private sector.

Andy and his team of full time consultants have grown Marshall-James into one of the foremost experts in this field, becoming the first point of call for many organisations who need advice, guidance and resources. Marshall-James also offer a full programme of training and development to HR and business professionals in Employee Relations and related subjects.

He continues to advise clients personally as well as speaking at conferences and writing regular articles for both the HR community and the wider business audience.