Chris Coyne is currently Director of Reward and People Services at AWE plc, a large defence contractor. He is responsible for all areas of reward, performance, wellbeing, People Services and HR technology. Following 10 years as a commissioned officer in the Royal Navy during which he gained a BA(Hons) in Behaviour in Organisations, Chris obtained a Master’s degree in Strategic HR and moved into industry, where for the last 24 years has held senior HR and Reward roles in a range of sectors including IT, property, education and defence.