George Donnelly

George Donnelly

Human Resources

George is an experienced HR director with a successful track record at executive level within complex and demanding industries.  He focuses on result driven strategies and maximising employee effectiveness by creating an empowering culture based upon talent management.

He began his career with Babcock and Wilcox as an apprentice engineer before being promoted to the role of Engineering Instructor.  Later career moves resulted in George assuming responsibility for Personnel Management and Industrial Relations with leading industrial companies including, Redpath Dorman Long, NEI Thompson, Flow Control and Terex before joining ABB Vetco as Human Resources Director.

George became an associate of Symphony in 2011 where he has continued to develop his capabilities in:

  • Workforce reorganisation and restructuring
  • Human Resource Strategy
  • Leadership and High Potential Talent Development programmes
  • Employee retention strategies (particularly during times of change)
  • Psychometric profiling

George is also a graduate of Strathclyde University and an accredited practitioner in both neuro-linguistic programming and psychometric testing.

Meet the partners

Our team

George Donnelly

Human Resources

Alex Carswell

Distribution & Logistics

Jim Turnbull

Continuous Improvement

John Wyllie

Sales and Business Development

Roslynn Mackay

Management Information

Peter Graham

Management Information

HMG

IT Solutions

Tom Townsley

General Management