July 9, 2025

Kerry Dryburgh: “Building skills for today and tomorrow”

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About this episode

Kerry Dryburgh is bp’s EVP for People, Culture & Communications and the company’s chief human resources and communications officer.

In this episode, Kerry shares her personal social mobility journey. From leaving school at sixteen, to becoming an architect of the employee experience at bp – influencing strategy, performance, culture, and transformation.

Hear how her decision to take on an apprenticeship sparked a career that today influences people, programmes and policies in over 60 countries. And gain insights on how companies can help close the gap between potential and opportunity, while supporting the current and future workforce as they build skills for a lifetime.

 

Your host is Tunde Banjoko OBE, founder of Making The Leap.

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