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Alaska May
Executive Committee

Alaska May

Chief People Officer

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Qualifications

CIPD qualified

Experience

With more than 20 years of HR leadership experience, Alaska is a modern-day HR professional who clearly demonstrates how a strong people agenda drives bottom-line performance. Commercially astute and strategically minded, she specialises in crafting people strategies that fuel business transformation, sustainable growth, and future-proofed human capital.

Alaska brings deep expertise in private-equity–backed environments, leveraging AI and data-driven insights to inform critical talent and organisational decisions. She is skilled at anticipating future workforce needs and ensuring organisations are equipped with the capabilities required for long-term commercial success.

Her strengths include organisational development, stakeholder management, and leading the HR agenda through complex transactions and high-impact business events — always ensuring people, culture, and performance remain central to business outcomes.

A veteran HR leader, Alaska has worked across multiple industries, including DataInsight, EdTech, and DeepTech (cybersecurity). Her global experience supporting multinational organisations gives her a broad, international perspective and a proven ability to deliver impact in diverse, fast-paced environments.

Nationality

British

Spoken Languages

English, Sinhala