Samuel Whittleston

Samuel Whittleston currently serves as the Head of People at Bupa, leading a team that manages HR operations for over 2,200 employees across 180 locations and focusing on optimizing labor resources within the Dental Leadership Team. Previous roles include People Partner Lead at Bupa, where leadership was provided to Strategic People Partners and Learning & Development personnel, and the Supply Chain HR Business Partner for Wattyl Paint, delivering strategic HR support to senior leaders. Additional experience encompasses HR Manager positions at Adelaide Fringe and Zorich Group, overseeing employee life cycles, performance management, and HR policy development. Samuel holds an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business, a Master of Employment Relations from Griffith University, and a Bachelor of Management focused on Human Resource Management from the University of South Australia.