Seats Branch Director Talent Management and Organisational Development.

• Partner Consultant – Euro Consulting Carrières;
• Executive search, independent HR counselling and outplacements;
• Business development, executive search, selection and customer support in the ramping up of candidates;
• Subcontracted Assignments for BPI (training / assessments in English).

Change Management

Move of the Headquarters (about 1 000 people); culture change: from a traditional to a modern business environment (home office, open flexible spaces and dematerialisation of the documents’ treatment process).

Creation of the HR function in Europe.

Change Management

Creation and implementation of processes across the European Organisation (15 countries) in line with the Corporate Strategy, especially standardisation of HR processes and integration of individual development plans into the HR cycle.

Following the acquisition of Quest International by Givaudan, in charge of the successful integration of the two organisations: harmonising them, keeping the employees’ motivation and a peaceful social climate. Directly managing 10 people across four sites for both the Fragrances and the Flavours’ Divisions.

Business Partner for the European Head of Operations

Change Management

• Company-wide re-organisation: complete departmental transfers and synergies’ implementations (11% of the HC impacted);
• International transfers impacting 5 % of the HC;
• New Process Implementations;
• Create a common culture and standard through Internal Communication and Training;
• Integration of the legal entity into the new global matrix.

Change of the Information Systems in 5 months (SAP)

• Payroll brought back in house;
• Compliance Audits. Follow up.

Remunerations and Benefits

Harmonise the two structures and modernise within the existing budget: Remuneration Structures, Employee insurance, Company Policies, Procedures and Processes.

Personnel Representatives

Build a relationship in trust.

CELINE S.A., €180 Million, 900 Employees. (2002 – 2006)

Human Resources Director

• Leading and coordinating Celine Human Resources worldwide: Europe, Japan, Asia – Pacific, and United States of America with the support of local back offices;
• Review and transform the organisation;
• Management of intra-group mobility and international transfers, follow up of young graduates and high potentials;
• Creation and follow up of Individual Development Plans and Succession Planing;
• Creative recruitment sourcing Business Training Programs, networking, transposition of competencies…;
• Building the sense of belonging through the internal Communication.

Champagne POMMERY S.A., 600 Million FFRs, 380 Employees. (1999-2002)

Human Resources Director

• Leading and coordinating POMMERY Human Resources worldwide, managing 5 people;
• Negotiations of new organisations and new work time management:
  • Improvement in Customer Services through the reorganisation of the Logistics and Sales Administration;
  • +30 % productivity through the modification and organisation of working hours in the “cellars” in spite of new legislation limiting working hours.

Recruitment

• Integration of young Managers with very limited means, the main entry point to the Group Division;
• In 2000/2001, creation of two subsidiaries in Germany and in Belgium.

Social Climate Recovery through intense internal communication

• Implication of the all of the personnel in the “Total Quality Management” (ISO 9001/14001 – first vineyard in the World to obtain environmental certification);
• Qualitative Industrial Relations (chairing Personnel Committees: Central Works Council, Vineyards and Cellars Works Councils, Grievance Committees, Health, Safety and Work Improvement Committees).

Leading both, Legal and Personnel Departments, directly managing 5 people.

Personnel Department

• Supporting 6 re-organisations in 5 years (Sale of Divisions, integration of new activities, change of site);
• Sound social climate in spite of the re-organisations, even with a strongly unionised structure in a rapidly shrinking market;
• Negotiation of new organisation and time management.