THE INTUITIVE
TEAM
Nina Lockwood
CEO
Nina has specialised in recruiting talented leaders for over 20 years and has been immensely successful in creating an international network of highly qualified, experienced individuals. Nina leads on non-executive director searches, and supports our team in delivering leading senior management and executive board appointments.
For 7 years, Nina has chaired the Outstanding Personal Contribution category for the National Rail Awards and judged the Outstanding Teamwork category and is a regular face at industry conferences, both as a speaker and a delegate. Nina also sits on the Women in Rail North West Committee, is a mentor for the Women in Transport Mentoring Scheme and an Ambassador for Girls out Loud.
Nina’s Intuitive Insights Podcast series, which you can follow here, gives voice to the experience and knowledge of the UK’s transport leaders.
Gaynor Holt
Head of talent
Gaynor has 20+ years of experience as a Talent Specialist, from both an external and internal perspective. In the past 8 years she has developed a niche specialism in UK transport, with excellent knowledge and a strong network of candidates covering all the key disciplines.
Phone Gaynor: 07548 306733
Caroline Wilson
Head of Engagement
Caroline is a specialist in talent management, employee engagement and executive level recruitment. She was a founding Board member of Women in Rail, former Chair of Women in Northern Trains and is Intuitive’s EDI Champion. Caroline leads on Bus and Coach client engagement and has an enviable network of industry experts at all levels.
Phone Caroline: 07736 783535
Lisa Heaven
Talent partner
Lisa’s career began in travel, advising customers on luxury destinations around the globe, before honing her skills and passion in travel recruitment. Lisa works hand-in-hand with Gaynor, nurturing our network to ensure that our UK transport clients have access to amazing candidates.
Phone Lisa: 07599 214466
Faye Harwood
Talent partner
Faye discovered her passion for building relationships while in Office Management, which opened the door to a career in recruitment. Loved for her warmth and generosity, Faye works with Gaynor and Lisa to nurture our candidate network, ensuring that our clients can tap into amazing talent.
Phone Faye: 07425 464568
Melanie Hodgson
Candidate Engagement Manager
From running her own business in the past, Mel understands the importance of having high standards and going the extra mile for clients and candidates. Known for her creativity, she takes the lead on our social media presence – whilst working closely with Caroline and Gaynor on all aspects of company engagement.
Phone Mel: 07935 984623
Kelly Partington
Business Support Manager
A former Personal Assistant at one of Manchester’s biggest law firms, Kelly ensures that we operate seamlessly. Working both rigorously and diligently behind the scenes, Kelly keeps us up to date in matters of compliance, contract and invoice management.
Phone Kelly: 07966 688 904
Ellie Johnson
Executive assistant
to Nina Lockwood, ceo
Ellie has been in the rail industry for eight years, having started out as a PA, journalist and event planner for RAIL magazine. Her previous experience has helped to make Ellie highly organised, as well as giving her the opportunity to build strong and diverse working relationships across UK rail.
She is continuing to forge new bonds with railway industry organisations and their leaders as executive assistant and right-hand woman to Nina Lockwood, Intuitive’s founder and CEO.
Phone Ellie: 07513 307197
OUR VALUES
INTEGRITY
You can trust Intuitive to always do the right thing. Everything we do is underpinned by integrity, honesty and putting your best interests first.
FAIRNESS
We treat people properly. We understand how pivotal and life-changing a new role or hire can be, so exercise the utmost care and balance in our process.
TRANSPARENCY
What you see is what you get. We’re curious and sincere communicators. You always know where you stand and can rely on us to do what we say we will do.
DIVERSITY &
INCLUSION
As a sector serving every demographic of the UK, Diversity and Inclusion is a social, moral, and legal priority in Transport. Valuing difference also has incredible, but often untapped, business and economic benefits for transport organisations too.
Intuitive’s dedication to Diversity and Inclusion delivers the fresh perspectives and diverse thought to help transport organisations evolve. We connect clients to a diverse talent network, helping to develop an inclusive workforce that supports strategic policies and innovate problem solving. So, you can make a success of the huge challenges the sector faces.
Our ED&I Framework
Natural perception and the personal touch are huge parts of who we are at Intuitive. We use our intuition and combine it with unwavering attention to detail and unsurpassed experience. The outcome is a process that feels organic, but gets strategic, progressive outcomes. Find out how we deliver an alternative level of Talent Consultancy by checking out our unique process.