IoD Glass Ceiling at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Unconditional Inclusion

Eilidh Young is a seasoned professional in the energy sector, boasting a remarkable career since her graduation in 1999. With 14 years of experience in software development and delivery, she significantly contributed to ScottishPower’s £200 million SAP transformation.

At AMT-Sybex, Eilidh advanced from Consultant to Head of Research and Development, overseeing the delivery of innovative software solutions for Energy Retail clients. In 2023, she transitioned to Kelvatek, bringing her extensive operational and software expertise to the engineering industry.

Eilidh is a dedicated leader who believes empowerment, collaboration, and perpetual learning are essential to achieving superior delivery outcomes. She is also a committed advocate for inclusion and diversity, fostering an environment of positive change within her team.

Gabriella Lavric is a UKIMEA Presales Leader at HPE. She is passionate about making a positive impact whether this is inspiring team members to reach their full potential or delivering the best outcomes for her customers. She previously led the UK Presales Graduate Program for three years before moving into her first leadership role in 2023. She is known for her collaborative style and always looking to develop or learn new skills.

Gabriella an active memeber of the WoMen HPE Employee Resource Group at HPE and is passionate about building a community at the London site and giving back to a group that has incredibly valuable to her personal development and career.

Gabriella is based in London, UK and outside of work she enjoys both team and individual sports such as tag rugby, skiing and yoga.

Lou has been in tech for over 25 years, having had a variety of roles in people leadership and as an individual contributor.

She started out in service delivery, moving through roles in consulting, pre-sales and customer success. She joined HPE in September 2021, currently leading Professional Services Team. Lou loves nothing more than helping people realise their potential and really enjoys investing time in career coaching, she has just recently received her Professional Coaching Certificate.

Lou is also an active member of our Mental Health community and is Mental Health First Aid Trained. Lou is married to Jeff and they live in Hampshire with their 3 dogs and 2 cats. Life outside of work for Lou is all about fashion, food, family & friends, she is a keen runner and nature bather , Lou is also a qualified Personal Trainer.

Natalie has been a dedicated and accomplished sales director at Deltek for 11 of her 16 years, playing a pivotal role in managing, driving, and developing the company’s PPM international region. Her primary focus is on client and prospect interaction, ensuring clients achieve success with their Deltek relationship and solutions.

Natalie is responsible for the day-to-day management of accounts, ensuring continuous progress and development for clients, prospects, and partners. Internally she collaborates with various cross functional teams - such as product management, corporate development, marketing, and support - to ensure relevant market feedback and direction are incorporated in the wider ROW PPM strategy.

Beyond her main role, Natalie actively contributes to the Deltek mentor program and collaborates with the sales enablement and customer learning teams. A consistent overachiever, she won three company-wide awards last year for her dedication and success at Deltek.

Pauline Yau is the Director for UK & Ireland Vertical Sales at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. She has over 30 years’ technology experience and prior to this role she was the Director for HPE’s UK Public Sector Business. She has also led the public sector and education business units at Zoom and Microsoft. Pauline has also worked inside government as an advisor to CIOs and served as a senior civil servant.

She is a fellow at the Royal Society of Arts, a school governor and has a keen interest in new ways of working and the role technology plays in improving lives. Pauline is also the executive sponsor for WoMen @ HPE which aims to provide equity for all within the organization.

Pauline divides her time between London and Devon. She is married to Ken and they have a 17 year old daughter.

Vanessa Dal Busco is Chair of IoD Glass Ceiling Group, Vice Chair IoD International Trade Group, Senior Vice President at Aldgate Ward Club, Liveryman and on the livery committee at Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights and studying her Master of Arts in Serious and Violent Crime researching Violence Against Women and Girls. Vanessa is CEO of Ad Lumin which works with leading brands and people on purpose driven communications.