Denise White-Hughes is an experienced HR leader having working in the retail sector for over 10 years. Denise has been working with Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland since 2011 and currently holds the position of Employee Relations Director. Denise is a graduate of NCI where she obtained a BA (Hons) in Human Resource Management and also UCD where she studied her master’s degree in International Business. Since joining Lidl Denise continued her education, obtaining a diploma in Employment Law from DIT and also becoming a certified mediator through The Mediation Foundation of Ireland.

During her time in Lidl, Denise has had the opportunity to be part of, and lead many important projects. In recent years, Denise has been at the forefront of helping Lidl become a market leader when it comes to the supports it offers women and families in the workplace. Denise has been instrumental in the establishment of paid leave for colleagues who have experienced early pregnancy loss and miscarriage, fertility supports programmes and the establishment of a menopause network across the organisation