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The group - which has been rocked by a series of scandals, including accusations of a toxic workplace culture and two allegations of rape - said Elizabeth Wallace would join the executive committee and report directly to the board on matters of workplace conduct and culture.
Most recently head of portfolio talent at private equity firm Hg, Wallace will start to implement the 35 recommendations put forward by Fox Williams, the law firm brought in by CBI to investigate its workplace culture.
The CBI said in April that it would create a new, elevated role of chief people officer, as it looked to overhaul its culture in the face of the damaging allegations, which were first revealed by The Guardian.
Human resources director Lauren Adams initially took on the role on an interim basis, but she has now been replaced by Wallace, also on an interim basis, while a permanent recruitment process is undertaken.
In a statement, Rain Newton-Smith, director general, said the role would be "integral in reforming our people strategy [and] defining our shared values as we collectively recover from the challenges of recent weeks".
Wallace said: "Making sure the newly-created chief people officer role becomes a permanent part of the CBI’s DNA will be front of mind as a I work with people across the organisation to strengthen our employee experience."
Newton-Smith, formerly the CBI’s chief economist, was named director general after former incumbent Tony Danker was sacked last month.
More than 50 firms have either suspended or cancelled their CBI memberships in light of the revelations, including Aviva, John Lewis Partnership and NatWest Group. The government has also suspended its dealings with the group, which has temporarily cancelled all public events.
