Caroline Van der Feltz

A native of Northern Ireland Caroline has been HR Director for Danske Bank since September 2015. Caroline has operated outside of NI for the majority of her career having held senior HR roles within the Financial Services and FMCG area based out of London. She spent 11 years with the RBS Group working in the payments with WorldPay and RBS/Natwest Private Banking area and before moving on was an Executive HR Director with Private Bank Coutts & Co.  Prior to relocating to Belfast take up her current role with Danske Bank she was a Global HR Director for RB (Reckitt Benckiser) holding a significant global remit across both developed and developing markets.  Caroline is Chair of the CBI People and Skills Committee, sits on the Department for the Economy’s Northern Ireland Skills Committee and Chairs their Skills EDI Committee. She is also a Board member of the Financial Services Skills Committee formed by Philip Hampton to help the Financial Services sector in the UK compete post Brexit and she serves on the Board of Governors for Campbell College Belfast.  She was awarded the IoD EDI Director of the Year award in 2022 and the CIPD Award in 2023 for Outstanding Contribution in the field of Development in Northern Ireland in 2023.  She now resides in Co Down with her 2 sons.