HR Heads Big Interview with Kat Wilkins, Group HR Director at Intermarine

Jake Lewis of HR Heads interviews Kat Wilkins, discussing her move from Barclays with c.85,000 employees, to a 600-person business, her biggest leadership lesson, and why every HR leader should understand how the business makes money.

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August 14th, 2026

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Big Interviews, Interviews

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HR Heads Big Interview with Kat Wilkins, Group HR Director at Intermarine

“The biggest career development move I made wasn’t joining a larger business. It was joining a smaller one.”

Following Kat Wilkins‘ successful appointment by HR Heads as Group HR Director at Intermarine in January, Jake Lewis sat down with Kat to discuss her transition from Barclays with c.85,000 employees, to a 600-person business, and how she found she had more visibility, influence and involvement in commercial decisions.

Kat and Jake also discuss her transition and onboarding at Intermarine, her biggest leadership lesson, the biggest challenge that AI creates for AI and why every HR leader should understand how the business makes money.

Click here to watch the full interview.

 

Kat’s appointment was the result of a successful partnership between HR Heads and Intermarine. Our case study explores how the search was conducted, what Intermarine was looking for in its next HR leader, and the outcome of the appointment.

Read the full case study.