Global people management business Penna has filled all the spaces on its first public sector advisory board at the House of Lords. 

The board will provide insight, research and advice on how Penna can develop future support for public sector clients facing significant challenge and change. 

The inaugural members of the advisory board include:

• Lord Bob Kerslake: president of the Local Government Association, chair of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and former head of the civil service.
• Baroness Rennie Fritchie DBE: chair of the Lloyds Bank Foundation in England and Wales, chancellor at the University of Gloucester and chair of the 2gether NHS Foundation Trust.
• Professor Mark Hammond: visiting professor public policy Canterbury Christchurch University and former chief executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
• Sir David Henshaw: chairman of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and former chief executive of Liverpool City Council.
• Peter Kennedy: corporate services director people for the Welsh Government; he is also on the board of Transport for Wales.
• Javed Khan: CEO of Barnardo's and former CEO at Victim Support.
• Sir Martyn Lewis CBE chair of NCVO (the National Council for Voluntary Organisations) and The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
• Lynn McGill: chair of East Cheshire NHS Trust and chairman of the trust’s remuneration committee.
• Barry Quirk CBE: chief executive of Lewisham Council and co-chair of the Design Commission.
• Doug Watkins FCIPD: HR director within Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The board will meet four times annually and develop ideas on how to meet the challenges over the public sector face over the next decade and aim to influence national debate and initiate change.