HRD and company secretary?

Hi Meena

The position of Company Secretary involves prescribed statutory duties and responsibilities under UK company law. So does the position of Company Director, but not so particularly HR Director.

The former two positions therefore involve largely separate and discrete areas of knowledge and skills to HR.

It’s fairly common for the Financial Directors of companies to have several responsibilities, some being those of Company Secretary and some Head of HR too, but often with a professional HR specialist reporting to them in order to undertake stuff that’s not directly within their own financial / company administration specialism.

Apples and Pears / Horses for Courses, really!

Hi Meena

The position of Company Secretary involves prescribed statutory duties and responsibilities under UK company law. So does the position of Company Director, but not so particularly HR Director.

The former two positions therefore involve largely separate and discrete areas of knowledge and skills to HR.

It’s fairly common for the Financial Directors of companies to have several responsibilities, some being those of Company Secretary and some Head of HR too, but often with a professional HR specialist reporting to them in order to undertake stuff that’s not directly within their own financial / company administration specialism.

Apples and Pears / Horses for Courses, really!