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HR Director

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Oct. 06 - to date COCA-COLA BEVERAGES AG, Brüttisellen (Switzerland
CCB is the Swiss operation of one of the world largest bottling companies Coca Cola Hellenic. CCB is responsible for the production, the trade marketing and the distribution of all Coca-Cola products in the Swiss market (COCA-COLA. FANTA, SPRITE, VALSER, VALSER VIVA, NESTEA, NESTEA VITAO, POWERADE, MINUTE MAID, MICKEY) and the worldwide export of VALSER mineral waters.
Human Resources Director
Corporate Title: Director
Reporting to the General Manager
Member of the Management Board
Managing team of 34
HR responsibility on ~1300 employees
Responsible for strategic HR Management, recruiting & selection, engagement & retention, learning & development, functional & sales training, change management, internal communication, compensation & benefits and payroll & administration
Main achievements:
– Restructured and stabilized team
– Restored HR reputation within the organization
– More than doubled overall employees engagement level within 12 months
– Defined and/or reviewed several HR policies and processes
– Carried out several strategic HR projects such as
• Employees’ benefits review
• Job grading structure review
• Harmonization of policies and employment conditions
• Integration of the Valser Mineralquellen AG legal entity

Sept. 03 – Sept. 06 FOSSIL GROUP EUROPE GmbH
Fossil is a design, marketing and distribution company specialized in fashion consumer products. Offerings include an extensive line of fashion watches (FOSSIL®, MW®, ZODIAC®, BURBERRY®, DIESEL®, DKNY®, MICHAEL MICHEAL KORS®, MARC JACOBS®, and EMPORIO ARMANI®), small leather goods, belts, handbags, sunglasses, jewelry and apparel. Products are sold in department stores and specialty retail stores in over 90 countries around the world.
Director Human Resources Europe, Basel (Switzerland)
Corporate Title: Director
Member of the European Management Board
Reporting to Senior Vice President International
Managing team of 7, + functional team of 10
HR responsibility on ~1200 employees throughout Europe
• Hired to support the SVP Europe in building up a European Headquarters and restructuring the European organization by centralizing some functions, implementing SAP and reorganizing the legal company set up
• Responsible for building up European Human Resources (for the European Headquarters, centralized European entities in Germany and France, production site in Switzerland, subsidiaries in Germany, UK, Italy, France, Switzerland, Benelux, Scandinavia and Austria)
• Responsible for strategic HR management, recruiting & selection, engagement & retention, personnel management, training, development, compensation & benefits, succession planning, expatriates and relocation management, travel and expenses management , internal communication, payroll and HR administration
Main achievements:
– Recruited team of ~60 managers and employees for the new European Headquarters
– Created a European HR center of competence
– Change management throughout reorganizational process
– Defined HR policies and HR practices
– Designed and implemented European performance management (MBO)
– Introduced European Talent Development and Succession Planning activities
– Standardized compensation review process
– Conducted European salary benchmarking study
– Created Junior Leadership Training for European Middle Management
– Outsourced payroll services in Switzerland
– Reviewed, harmonized and improved employee’s benefits for all Swiss entities
– Defined and designed all HR processes, created forms and checklists for HR professionals and Line Managers (HR Manual)

Nov 97 – Aug 03 CREDIT SUISSE GROUP
Credit Suisse Group is a leading global financial services provider with operations spanning every continent and in all of the world's major financial centers.
Of which April 03 – Aug. 03 CREDIT SUISSE HOTTINGUER, Paris (France)
Head Human Resources a.i.
Corporate title: Vice President
Member of the Management Board
Reporting to the Country CEO France
Managing team of 2
HR responsibility on 100 people in 2 centers in France
• Responsible for the areas of Recruiting & Retention, Training & Development, Compensation and Benefits, Administration & Services.
Main achievements:
– Recruited and trained a permanent Head Human Resources France
– Designed and carried out leadership workshops for management
– Implemented performance management process, trained managers and employees on the new process and the new tool
– Strategic team recruiting

Jan. 02 – March 03 CREDIT SUISSE PRIVATE BANKING SPAIN, Madrid (Spain)
Head Human Resources
Corporate Title: Vice President
Member of the Management Board
Reporting to the Country CEO Spain
Managing team of 8
HR Responsibility on 400 people in 14 centers throughout Spain
• Responsible for the areas of Recruiting & Retention, Training & Development, Compensation & benefits, Administration & Services and Internal Communication
Main achievements:
– Defined and built up the HR Department of Credit Suisse Private Banking Spain
– HR Management of the merger of Credit Suisse Private Banking and Credit Suisse Personal Finance
– HR Integration’s management of the acquired company GVC SV
– HR Management in an expansion project with the incorporation of more than 80 people in 8 months
– Definition and implementation of a competences based management model
– Definition and implementation of a sales force career plan
– Creation and implementation of a sales force training plan integrated in the competences model
– Management of an internal equity compensation analysis and external benchmarking study
– Management of a restructuring process with negotiation of a social plan for a 40% headcount’s reduction (140 people)
– Management of an outplacement plan for all redundant employees
– Management of the internal communication during the restructuring project

Jan. 01 – Dec. 02 CREDIT SUISSE PRIVATE BANKING, Zurich (Switzerland)
Human Resources Manager
Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President
Reporting to the Head of Human Resources Credit Suisse Private Banking International
• International coordination and internal consulting for the HR teams of Switzerland, Spain and Italy
• HR business partner for the corporate center of Credit Suisse Private Banking Market Group IV (on-shore Europe)
• Definition and implementation of HR policies and processes of the new business unit Credit Suisse Personal Finance
Main achievements:
– Executives recruiting for the corporate center of Credit Suisse Personal Finance
– HR coaching for the executives of the business unit’s corporate center
– Creation of a platform for international coordination of the HR teams
– Coordination and international implementation of an HR database
– Expatriates management
– Adaptation and implementation of the international trainees policy
– Responsible on a project for international knowledge management
– Design of a work satisfaction inquiry for CS Spain
– Redefinition and implementation of corporate titles promotions for the business unit with assessment centers at international level
– Definition, implementation and carrying out of an HR training for line managers in CS Italy
– HR coordination in a corporate center restructuring process

March 99 – Nov. 00 CREDIT SUISSE TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES, Zurich (Switzerland)
Human Resources Manager
Reporting to the Head of Human Resources Credit Suisse Technology & Services
• Recruiting, training, development and compensation of personnel in training for the IT & Operations areas
• Design, implementation and management of intensive courses for university graduates
• Identification and management of “high potentials”, definition of individual career plans
Main achievements:
– Implementation of a management model for personnel in training for the areas of technology and operations
– Recruiting of 80 IT university graduates yearly
– Creation and implementation of a management model for the first year of service for university graduates
– Definition and implementation of a mass selection tool through psychometric testing and interviews for intensive IT traineeships
– Candidates selection and traineeship management for intensive IT training for graduates of other faculties

Sept. 98 – Feb. 99 CREDIT SUISSE PRIVATE BANKING – IT & OPERATIONS, Zurich (Switzerland)
Assistant Human Resources Manager
Reporting to the Human Resources Manager CSPB IT & Ops
• Assist in recruiting, training, development, compensation and HR administration of the IT department

Nov. 97 – Aug. 98 CREDIT SUISSE PRIVATE BANKING, Küssnacht (Switzerland)
Assistant Relationship Manager
Reporting to the Subsidiary Manager CSPB Küssnacht
• Banking traineeship


Education

POSTGRADE: 2008
IMD, Switzerland
Excel Program
Executive Management Training

1993 - 1997 Geneva University, Switzerland
Dipl. Lic. Psych.
Faculty for Psychology and Educational Sciences
Specialized in work psychology, social psychology and applied psychology
Graduated June 1997

1995 - 1996 Würzburg University, Germany
Psychology Institute
12 months Erasmus program

HIGH SCHOOL:
1988 - 1993 Liceo Cantonale Lugano 1, Switzerland
Dipl. Maturità cantonale tipo B
Graduated June 1993

High school Centerville, Iowa, USA
12 months exchange program, graduated June 1991

MIDDLE SCHOOL:
1983 - 1988, Dipl. Scuola media cantonale
Istituto Santa Maria, Bellinzona, Switzerland
Graduated June 1988

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
1978 - 1983, Dipl. Scuola elementare
Scuola elementare comunale, Tesserete, Switzerland
Graduated June 1983


Languages

Italian Mother tongue
English Fluent
German Fluent
Spanish Fluent
French Fluent


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