Caroline Waters

Caroline is Deputy Chair of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, Vice President of Carers UK, Associate at Marylebone Executive Search and founder of CW’s Consulting Box where she provides strategic HR and transformation insight to both private and public sector organisations. Caroline held a number of positions for the BT Group, where she was formerly Director, People & Policy.

Caroline is a Board member or Chair of a variety of employer forums and governmental working parties including Roffey Park, Whole Education, IncrediBull, The National Equality Standard, the MoD’s Defence Diversity & Inclusion Programme Board and The Science Council Diversity Forum. Caroline has also judged a number of prestigious diversity awards.

Caroline’s work was widely recognised with her appointment as HR Director of the Year at HR Magazine’s HR Excellence Awards in 2009 and she is consistently placed within the top 3 positions in their annual ‘HR’s Most Influential People’ listings. She was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List 2010 for services to diversity and equal opportunities.