James Edgar

James joined Sygnature in May 2022 as its Chief People Officer.

James joins with over 25 years of experience in the People and Human Resources field. Having worked across numerous sectors, covering manufacturing, facilities management and predominantly financial services, James has a proven history in delivering progressive, people-centric strategies that simultaneously support business priorities. He has supported start-ups, scale up, and growth of various businesses and has also worked in a number of large multinational firms such as Barclays, Citigroup, and Sodexo. Directly prior to his role at Sygnature, James was the Global Chief People Officer for the international media agency WPP. 

James graduated from Aston University with a BSc in Managerial and Administrative studies. He has a post graduate degree in Human Resource Management, an MBA from Warwick Business School and is an accredited Executive Coach and Mediator.