Shannon is a global talent executive focused on building the talent functions that power the world’s most creative organizations — at enterprise scale, across geographies, and for an era in which AI is fundamentally reshaping work. Her expertise sits at the intersection of talent strategy, organizational design, executive hiring, and workforce transformation, with a focus on creating operating models that are faster, more predictive, commercially connected, and deeply human. As Global Chief Talent Officer at WPP, Shannon leads end-to-end talent strategy and execution for a network of more than 100,000 people across 100+ markets. Her remit spans Executive Search & Succession, Talent Acquisition, Talent Marketplace & Mobility, Flex Talent, Early Careers, and the transformation of WPP’s global talent supply chain. She serves as a trusted advisor to WPP’s CEO, Board, and Executive Committee on critical executive appointments, succession planning, workforce strategy, and organization design. During her tenure, Shannon rebuilt WPP’s executive search function into a fully in-house, values- and Hogan-integrated model, driving a 52% cumulative increase in inclusion across executive hires while delivering more than $22M in annualized savings. She also launched WPP’s global Talent Marketplace and mobility framework, enabling 3,000+ cross-company moves in its first year.