LIVE panel discussion | Leadership & Management Stage | 3:45pm, June 11
LIVE panel discussion | Leadership & Management Stage | 3:45pm, June 11
Join us at the
Cipd Festival
of work
Stand 173
excel London
11-12 June 2025
Join us for a Live
panel discussion
Leadership as Competitive Advantage
– Strategic Talent Development at Scale
How GXO Built a Talent Engine That Powers £4bn Growth and how you can too — with Fuel Learning.
From £330m to £4bn in 15 years — but scaling operations wasn’t the magic. Scaling leadership was.
Join GXO and Fuel Learning for the most commercially focused session on the Leadership & Management stage at this year’s CIPD Festival of Work.
June 11, 3:45pm | Leadership & Management Stage, ExCeL London
CIPD Live | Leadership as competitive advantage
What You’ll Learn
How to build a leadership model that scales across multiple sites, business units, and functions
The KPIs and ROI GXO use to track leadership development against commercial performance
How to shift from reactive recruitment to a self-sustaining leadership pipeline
How systematic development turned one inventory clerk into a site General Manager
The cultural foundations that make GXO a “talent destination”, not just an employer
Why capability beats capacity — and how to build both
This isn’t theory. It’s a real-world blueprint for building a ready-to-deploy leadership pipeline that drives performance under pressure.
Whether you're a talent leader, HR Director or commercial executive, this session shows you how to turn people strategy into business strategy.
Meet the panel
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Mark built GXO’s talent engine from the ground up, transforming them into a destination employer that attracts the best — and keeps them. His strategic talent approach opens commercial doors and drives GXO’s continued growth in high-stakes environments.
Mark Simmons
SVP HR & Organisational Development
GXO -
Chris scaled GXO’s people strategy through multiple acquisitions, regions, and sectors. He knows how to create leadership infrastructure that supports real-time business needs — and delivers operational excellence.
Christopher Dolby
Senior Director, HR Talent & Learning
GXO -
Bozena’s story is what every talent strategy should aim for. From inventory clerk to GM of a major e-comm site, her rise showcases GXO’s system in action. She now mentors future leaders through Fuel’s Investor Leader programme.
Bozena Sochaj
General Manager
GXO -
Fuel’s founder and an architect of GXO’s leadership framework. Ian has helped high-performance businesses turn people into a true commercial advantage for over 15 years.
Ian Prentice
CEO & Founder
Fuel Learning
Can’t Attend Live?
No problem. Leave your details to get:
📥 A summary of the key takeaways
📽️ Access to the discussion video
📝 A discovery call with a Fuel specialist to build your own talent engine (optional)
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If you're attending the Festival, stop by the Fuel Learning stand (i73) for:
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Resources to start building your own leadership engine
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