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Alma – just wanted to drop you a note to wish you all the best for the future. We’ve known each other on and off over the years and the one word that always sticks with me about you is tenacity and focus (ok I lied 3 words!) Thank you for all your support – thank you for telling me like it is and thank you for helping out whenever I’ve asked you. Best wishes – Diageo’s loss is someone else’s gain!  Kenny

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Alma its been a real pleasure to work with you over the years.  You have been so diligent and conscientious and have achieved some amazing things over the years from your time as a business partner and more recently leading the capabilities team.  Thank you so much for everything you have done for us  - you have been wise counsel to so many of us and me in particular.  I know your team have loved working with you and you are universally respected across the business.  I know it is hard to leave after so many successful years and i wish you every happiness and success in the future.  I have no doubt you will go on to do great things and look forward to hearing how you are getting on.  You have some great talents alma and we will miss you.  All the very best for the future and thanks again for all the support, guidance and contribution you have made over many years.  Its been a privilege to know and work with you.
Catriona x

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BEST OF LUCK!                                                                            All the very best for the future Alma you will be greatly and sadly missed.  Been lovely working with you the past few years and I hope the next chapter brings lots of happiness for you and your family ❤❤❤

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BEST OF LUCK!                                                                            All the very best for the future Alma you will be greatly and sadly missed.  Been lovely working with you the past few years and I hope the next chapter brings lots of happiness for you and your family ❤❤❤

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Love Nadine xx

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Hi Alma,  I can’t imagine what it must be like to be leaving after 25 years. The start of an exciting new era! You were such a great line manager when I first joined Bushmills and Baileys and over the years were a great leader in the HR team. You have a wealth of knowledge and experience across all of HR and of the business - you were my go to on many occasions! You were a delight to work with but more than anything I just love your ability to say things as they are! Thank you for all you coaching and support over the last number of years. You will be a great miss in the team. Wishing you and your family all the very best wishes for the future. Love Maura Ps I tried to find the photo of you in the Christmas jumper with the lights...I will get it yet! 

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Hi Alma,  I can’t imagine what it must be like to be leaving after 25 years. The start of an exciting new era! You were such a great line manager when I first joined Bushmills and Baileys and over the years were a great leader in the HR team. You have a wealth of knowledge and experience across all of HR and of the business - you were my go to on many occasions! You were a delight to work with but more than anything I just love your ability to say things as they are! Thank you for all you coaching and support over the last number of years. You will be a great miss in the team. Wishing you and your family all the very best wishes for the future. Love Maura Ps I tried to find the photo of you in the Christmas jumper with the lights...I will get it yet! 

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I can't believe that it is time to say goodbye already. Thank you so much for your support in both the Business Partnering space and with the capability agenda over the past few years. I won't forget one of our first conversations where we talked about HR BP's doing strategy, and the comfort you gave me as a new HR BP in this space. You probably don't remember the conversation but it helped me on my journey at the time. No matter how crazy things were in your world, you always made time to help. Take care of yourself and very best of luck in the future, whatever you choose to do next. Lorraine x

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Alma, although we are polar opposites when it comes to our MBTi profiles, I believe we found a way to connect with each other that worked for both of us and generally involved a lot of swearing, belly laughs and some tearing our hair out moments.  Thank you for your patience and ability to talk me down when things got a little crazy (iDevelop is never to be mentioned again!) During some of our coaching conversations you encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone and I really appreciate all the genuine support you gave me when I told you I wanted to apply for the L4L secondment. You are a constant voice of reason and able to cut to the chase, quickly get to the point and get on with it to make things happen.

Looking forward to hearing what the next chapter looks like for you but most importantly enjoy spending more time with your beautiful family. And get a dog!!!!

Love Gillian

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Thank you most sincerely for all of your help and guidance as I got to grips with the Baileys business.  From day one, I loved the pride you had in your role and in Diageo  I've loved getting to know you over the last two years and I really value the insights, the coaching and the friendship we shared during this time.  I wish you the very best for the future and hope that you enjoy your time with the family.  I hope our paths cross again and that the next chapter is full of great things for you Alma, you truly deserve them.  Thank you and take good care of yourself, Rene

Oh and please, please get a doggie Alma, you'll be glad you did :)

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Alma has to be one of the most approachable and helpful people that I have ever had the pleasure to work with, her ability to cut through all the nonsense is a true skill and always very refreshing.  I love that Alma always knew something about everything and that was what made her a great member of any team she was part of.  Alma I will really miss your wicked sense of humour and  thank you for all your support with everything, particularly all you work around the ER capability modules which will no doubt be forever ingrained in your mind.  Paula xx

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Alma I just wanted to send you my best wishes for the future. I have really enjoyed your friendship, coaching and sense of humor (we all need one of those in this gig) over our time together. Keep the brave pants on and stick to you guns with spending that family time before you jump into your next work adventure (and enjoy the dog) - You are a real inspiration.
Gill xxx

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Wishing you all the very best for the future Alma.  Really sorry to see you go. It's been great working with you over the years and reallyappreciate all your help.

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Wishing you all the very best for the future Alma.  Really sorry to see you go. It's been great working with you over the years and reallyappreciate all your help.

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Good Luck for the next chapter.

Mags x

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Alma, really appreciated your guidance and friendship over the years. We will miss your practical approach to things and cutting through all the madness to get results. Wishing you all the best in your new ventures and enjoy that family time. My title says it all....... no excuses now.
Keep in touch.
Audrey xxx

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Hey Alma, we had a brief stint working together over the summer - and i'm very grateful for the opportunity. Despite it not being the most exciting stuff - you brought good humour all along the way. All the best for the future

John J

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Alma has to be one of the most approachable and helpful people that I have ever had the pleasure to work with, her ability to cut through all the nonsense is a true skill and always very refreshing.  I love that Alma always knew something about everything and that was what made her a great member of any team she was part of.  Alma I will really miss your wicked sense of humour and  thank you for all your support with everything, particularly all you work around the ER capability modules which will no doubt be forever ingrained in your mind.  Paula A xx

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It has been an absolute pleasure learning from you over the last 4 months, Alma.  While we may only have worked together for a short time, you've had a big impact on my journey.  It has been an absolute pleasure.  Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and for your support and gentle coaching.
Best wishes, Jane

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Alma,

I’ve worked with you on and off for probably 15 years and I would say that every interaction I had with you I got way more value from the exchange than you did so thank you for all the value that you gave me and apologies for the poor return in the other direction!!

You have a fantastic ability to find common sense, grounded and comprehensive solutions/answers. In fact I would say that you only ever deal in the common sense, grounded and comprehensive. When I met you first I got the impression that you were a pretty serious person but as I’ve got to know you a bit better I now know that you have a great dry sense of humour which I always enjoy and while you are a very serious and grounded person you don't take yourself too seriously and you always retain the ability to laugh at yourself and with others.

In the last few years as we’ve worked a bit more closely on the Good to Great Coaching programme and you have been absolutely fantastic to work with – you challenged us as coaches very effectively and you have been the glue that keeps the programme working effectively. Your ability to coach all sorts of prospective coaches through all sorts of different situations is hugely impressive. You have blended the formal material of the programme with real life experience so effectively and it has made G2G so much more impactful for the participants. We’ve also managed to have some fun while delivering a very good course which I put down to your leadership and ability to mix work and play!

I think your departure is a huge loss to Diageo but I know that you’ve been thinking about this for a while and it’s the right time for you to set out for pastures new and I’m really pleased for you for that reason. I know you will be a success in whatever you choose to do next and I wish you and the family every good fortune for the future.

Aidan

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Alma, you’ve made such a difference to so many people and teams over the years. It’s been a real privilege working with you, through ‘thick & thin’. Thanks for your coaching, advice and support – always generously given. Wishing you the very best for the future – in everything you do! Donal

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Alma, thanks for everything you’ve given throughout a stellar 25 year career with Diageo. Your amazing commitment and authentic leadership has touched many people, projects and parts of the business during this time and the legacy you leave will have impact for many more years to come.

Here’s to the next exciting chapter of your life – health and happiness to enjoy. Please do keep in touch. With very best wishes, Joan

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Alma

I always loved the calm way you responded to my challenges and worked with me to build some great solutions. Thank you. Keith

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Alma, it definitely won't be the same without you.  Thank you for all of the support that you've given me over the years, not only from a capabilities perspective, but also as a real support function for me.  I hope that the new adventure brings you lots of happiness - keep in touch! Jill x

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Alma, it definitely won't be the same without you.  Thank you for all of the support that you've given me over the years, not only from a capabilities perspective, but also as a real support function for me.  I hope that the new adventure brings you lots of happiness - keep in touch! Jill x

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Wishing you all the very best as you start your next chapter Alma. Your contributions and legacy will last long in to the future of Diageo, our brands and our people. Thank you so much for helping to create and build so much of what is core to the Supply teams progressive performance delivery.

All the best, Ewan

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Alma, it has been an absolute pleasure working with you over the years.  I have learned so much from you.  I will miss your sense of humour, your coaching and your song writing skills!!

Please stay in touch.  I am keen to hear all about your next adventure.

Heather x   🌹🌹🌹

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Alma, I'm really sad to see you leave! Thank you for all your support, guidance and coaching over the years. I will miss your contributions, which are always so valuable. You have a great ability to cut through the detail to the key point which needs to be discussed, driving actions out of every interaction. Wishing you all the very best in your next chapter.

Una xxx

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“Alma, I am sorry to see you leave the business after a career with Diageo which is longer than mine! Most of my memories of working with you are from the early to mid 2000’s when we underwent significant and fundamental change across our Brewing, Packaging and Customer Service operations in Beer. Back then and since you were hugely capable and professional, made a great contribution and you will be missed. Best of luck in whatever you choose to do in the future. David Varian

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Alma, I wish you every success as you embark on the next chapter of your career.  Your support, partnership and friendship has been a huge help to me not only in my role today but over the years, most notably when I first joined Diageo and it was you who invested the time to introduce me to the ‘Diageo Way’ prior to you going on maternity leave to welcome Roisin into the world.  I remember thinking – I am NEVER going to get this…..but you persevered and tried to demystify the world of Diageo for me (Oh goodness I now have flashbacks of you trying to take me through all those bloody acronyms!!!).  I wish you and your family the very best Alma. Please keep in touch

Elaine

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Alma just one of your lasting legacies is the Change plan that was negotiated & introduced in 2015, these negotiations were very complex and at the time contentious.. The talks were completed in 6 weeks testament to your preparedness.  This change plan was fundamental for the future viability of the Nangor Road business!

This is just one example of your leadership which is exceptional!
All the very best for the future Alma

Regards

Robert Murphy

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Can’t believe you’re leaving Alma but I know it’s the right thing for you and you are looking forward to spending quality time with your family before starting a new challenge. I just want to say thanks so much for all the support you gave me personally when we worked together in Baileys. I really valued your advice and coaching and it helped me immensely in my role (and in my career!). You made such a difference to the Baileys business – look where they are now!!! – and the beginning of that whole change journey started with you, where you laid the foundations for everyone to succeed in Nangor Road.

I wish you all the best and please stay in touch!! Have fun!!

Adam x

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Dear Alma,

I was thinking back when our paths would have crossed first and probably was in the days I was managing customer services in Amsterdam and you were working with supply chain organisation in Ireland. We then reconnected when I came to St James’s Gate and you were based in Baileys and then more recently as colleagues in the St James’s gate office. I got to know that you are always delivering against your commitments, very pragmatic in your approach, strong personal value set that drives you, applying real high standards in everything you do, and always seeking to see where you can make an impact on people and their personal growth. You leave a lasting legacy in the people you worked with and who have grown themselves and their career through your coaching and interventions. A huge amount to be really proud of!

Really want to thank you for great work together, and really wish you well in all your future endeavours.

Best

Elke

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Alma,   thank you so much for all you have done for me and the teams we have been part of over the years.   We first met in Ireland and it has been just great working with you.   You are a real deliverer and have been a huge support to me personally on many occasions!    Take care of yourself and I wish you and your family all the very best in life’s next chapter!                                                                                                                                              

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Alma,   thank you so much for all you have done for me and the teams we have been part of over the years.   We first met in Ireland and it has been just great working with you.   You are a real deliverer and have been a huge support to me personally on many occasions!    Take care of yourself and I wish you and your family all the very best in life’s next chapter!                                                                                                                                              

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Lots of Love Pamela x