Louise Hanson

Louise was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation in December 2026. Before joining the REC, Louise spent more than seven years as Executive Director at the Law Society, leading membership and external affairs, with responsibility for the society's commercial, international, policy, influencing and communications activities. Louise was formerly Director of Advocacy at the Association of British Insurers. Prior to this, she spent 12 years at consumer group Which? as Head of Advocacy, where she led award-winning campaigns that built on her experience at Oxfam, the international development organisation. Louise has extensive non-executive experience including Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority's independent think tank Aviation Futures, Chair of the Sheila McKechnie Foundation and Board member of the personal finance education group (PFEG). She is currently a member of the Trustee Board of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).