Helen Bates
About Helen Bates
Helen Bates serves as the HSEC Learning Lead at Glencore, where she focuses on safety and risk curriculum development. With extensive experience in learning and development across various industries, she has held senior roles at bp, IPC Systems, and other organizations.
Work at Glencore
Helen Bates currently serves as the HSEC Learning Lead at Glencore, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she focuses on developing engagement approaches that support safe, reliable, and responsible operations within the Glencore global oil portfolio. She has developed the Glencore Oil OMS Leadership programme, which emphasizes safety and risk curriculum to enhance operational safety worldwide.
Previous Experience at bp
Helen Bates has extensive experience at bp, where she held multiple roles over several years. She served as a Senior Transformation Consultant from 2011 to 2014, and later as the Director of Operational Leadership Development from 2017 to 2019. Additionally, she was the Director of Modernisation & Transformation: Safety & Operational Risk from 2019 to 2020 and the Global OMS Academy Learning Lead from 2014 to 2017.
Education and Expertise
Helen Bates has a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons in Biology from the University of Southampton, which she earned from 1984 to 1987. She also studied at the Academy of Executive Coaching, achieving a Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching in 2021. Furthermore, she completed a Practitioner Diploma in Mindfulness Meditation at the Sussex Mindfulness Centre from 2018 to 2019. Her expertise includes digital strategy and agile operations, which contribute to her leadership in transformation and learning.
Career Background
Helen Bates has a diverse career spanning several organizations and roles. Before her current position at Glencore, she worked at IPC Systems, Inc. as Programme Lead from 2004 to 2008, and at The Hyde Group as Lead Learning and Development Consultant from 2006 to 2009. She also held positions at GSK, Charles Russell LLP, RBS International, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, among others, accumulating significant experience in learning and development, business transformation, and consultancy.
Achievements in Learning and Development
Throughout her career, Helen Bates has focused on enhancing learning and development initiatives. She has developed various programs aimed at improving operational safety and leadership capabilities. Her work at Glencore and previous roles at bp and other organizations reflect her commitment to fostering safe and effective operational practices through targeted learning strategies.