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Total Rewards & EVP - Global Executive, General Electric
Passionate about driving a strong EVP with a goal to stand out as a top employer company.
Strong partner to business & HR leaders to concretize a “People First” culture.
Solid Engineering backbone, HR acumen, and operational excellence to drive complex initiatives, continuous improvement and resolve company biggest challenges.
15+ years international experience in Operational and HR roles.
Focus areas/Interests: People first culture, Reward & People Strategy, EVP, Talent Management, People Effectiveness , HR programs, People analytics, Variable & Sales Incentives, Performance Management, Company Brand.
HRIS-Manager, Mast-Jägermeister SE
As an HRIT Consultant, I help organizations to establish best-in-class analytics, harmonized systems, and services in HR. I have over 20 years of experience in Finance, Controlling, HR, and IT, from strategy to operations. I combine my analytical skills, consulting expertise, and HR management knowledge to deliver solutions that enhance performance, efficiency, and compliance.
In my previous roles, I led the HR IT strategy for the HDI-Gruppe in Germany and operated, developed, and supported cloud-based HR IT systems for HDI Systeme AG. I also shared my insights and best practices as a speaker at German and European conferences. My mission is to explain complex systems and processes in a simple and engaging way, and to empower HR professionals with the tools and data they need to make informed decisions.
Head of Talent Management & People Partnering, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance
With 17 years of diverse HR experience across public and private sectors, I am the Head of Talent Management & People Partnering at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, a global health partnership that aims to save lives and protect health through immunization. I hold a postgraduate diploma in Organizational Psychology from the University of London International Programmes, as well as certifications in mediation, coaching, and MBTI.
In my current role, I lead a team of talent professionals who support the organization's strategic and operational objectives by designing and delivering practical and impactful talent development solutions, creating trustful relationships with business stakeholders, colleagues, and team members, and leading the implementation of systems and initiatives that drive best practices and continuous improvement. My areas of expertise include People Development, Talent Management, Performance Management, People Management & Leadership, Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, Mediation and Conflict Facilitation, Coaching, and Team Building Facilitation. I enjoy working in dynamic, multicultural, and diverse settings, where I can apply my skills and knowledge to make a positive difference.
Member of the Group Executive Board / Group VP of People & Organisation, Bossard Group
My motto: "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you!"
I believe in pushing boundaries in the way we co- create a work environment that fits humans and mirrors the complexity around us. Besides looking at the system, we also need to look inwards, how we develop and grow as individuals.
I get really excited and nerdy if you wanna talk to me about my experience with...
- Learning & Development (Instructional Design, Implementation & Facilitation)
- Leadership Development
- Organizational development and organizational/team culture
- Diversity & Inclusion (strategy and implementation)
- International Change Management (e.g. culture change & post-merger integration)
- transformations that go beyond methodologies and tools (stop thinking you can just copy paste a model and be done with it!)
HR Strategy Lufthansa Group & HR Capital Market Reporting, Lufthansa Group
Senior Human Resources Business Partner, EMEA + MEA, Riot Games
As an experienced People Leader and HR professional, I specialize in partnering with international leaders to cultivate and enhance a global mindset. My expertise lies in collaborating with multicultural, multidisciplinary, and matrixed teams, bringing a wealth of knowledge from diverse industries and cultures. This extensive exposure has provided me with a deep understanding of the unique characteristics and needs of various organizations.
I adopt a strategic approach to align organizational objectives with leadership capabilities, fostering a strength-based, high-performing environment. Additionally, I am a certified trainer in Crucial Conversations and an advocate for a constructive feedback culture.
GE rises to the challenge of building a world that works. For more than 125 years, GE has invented the future of industry, and today the company’s dedicated team, leading technology, and global reach and capabilities help the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE’s people are diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest level of integrity and focus to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for its customers.
Mast-Jägermeister SE is producer and marketer of the well-known spirit brand Jägermeister. In the company founded by Wilhelm Mast in 1878, his son Curt Mast created the most famous premium herbal liqueur Jägermeister in 1935. The recipe of 56 herbs, blossoms and roots has remained unchanged to this day. Traditionally, Jägermeister is produced exclusively in the small town of Wolfenbüttel in northern Germany. Bottling takes place at plants in Wolfenbüttel-Linden and Kamenz in Saxony. From here, the herbal liqueur in the distinctive bottle is exported to more than 150 countries worldwide. In 2022, the brand with the stag was the world's best-selling herbal liqueur, with total sales of 120.7 million 0.7-litre bottles [9,4 mio. litre cases].
Nowadays Mast-Jägermeister has succeeded in combining the great traditions of a family-owned company with innovative and exciting marketing strategies.
The family-owned company employs around 1,000 people worldwide. The first overseas branch of Mast-Jägermeister SE is opened 2014 in Camberley, United Kingdom. In 2015, Mast-Jägermeister SE took over its US importer, Sidney Frank Importing Company, and set up a subsidiary in the USA. The aquisition of further subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Slovakia followed in 2019.
As a family company, Mast- Jägermeister is aware of their responsibility to the people who consume the products and therefore are committed to the responsible marketing and advertising. Jägermeister pays special attention to ensure that sales, marketing, communication, and advertising activities promote the responsible enjoyment of the products by adults of legal purchase age who choose to enjoy Jägermeister.
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is a public-private partnership that helps vaccinate half the world’s children against some of the world’s deadliest diseases. Since its inception in 2000, Gavi has helped to immunise a whole generation – over 1 billion children – and prevented more than 17.3 million future deaths, helping to halve child mortality in 78 lower-income countries.
The Bossard Group, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, is among the global market leaders in fastening technology. With more than 1 million fastening elements in our product portfolio as well as our related technical consulting and logistics services, we enable our customers to increase their productivity and manufacturing efficiency sustainably.
Bossard is a global network of companies with currently about 2,900 employees in 32 countries across Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region. Our drive for excellence and innovation has led to steady growth and success for more than 190 years now.
Whether you are in need of screws, nuts, bolts, rivets, or something else, we have the right fastener for every application. In addition, our engineers help you find the perfect solution to optimize your products’ fastener design (Assembly Technology Expert Services).
We also offer intelligent solutions for your inventory and c-parts management, leveraging the power of Industry 4.0 and IOT (Smart Factory Logistics). Our Smart Factory Assembly service helps increase process reliability as well as efficiency in your assembly – for the optimal output in your manufacturing.
The Lufthansa Group is an aviation company with operations worldwide. It plays a leading role in its European home market. With 109,509 employees, the Lufthansa Group generated revenue of EUR 32.770m in the financial year 2022.
The Passenger Airlines segment includes, on the one hand, the network airlines Lufthansa German Airlines, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines. As part of the multihub strategy, they offer their passengers a broad range of flights from their global hubs in Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich as well as their national hubs in Vienna and Brussels. Lufthansa German Airlines also includes the regional airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Air Dolomiti and Eurowings Discover, the Lufthansa Group’s holiday airline.
Besides the network airlines, Eurowings also belongs to the Passenger Airlines segment. This airline provides a comprehensive range of point-to-point connections for European short-haul destinations, in particular from German-speaking countries.
Besides its Passenger Airlines business segment, the Lufthansa Group also comprises aviation services. This includes the Logistics, MRO and Catering segments in particular.
The Lufthansa Group also includes the Additional Businesses and Group Functions. These comprise Lufthansa Aviation Training and Lufthansa Systems especially.
Since 2006, Riot Games has stayed committed to changing the way video games are developed, published, and supported for players. From our first title, League of Legends, to 2020’s VALORANT; we have strived to evolve the community with growth in Esports, and expansion from games into entertainment. Players are the foundation of Riot's community and because of them, we’re able to reach new heights.
Founded by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill, Riot is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and has 4,500+ Rioters in 20+ offices worldwide. Riot has been featured on numerous lists including Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” “25 Best Companies to Work in Technology,” “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials,” and “50 Best Workplaces for Flexibility.”
Riot Games recruiters will never ask for money or request sensitive information, and they'll always reach out from an @riotgames.com email address. You can learn more about Riot’s interview process here: https://www.riotgames.com/en/work-with-us/interviewing-at-riot/interview-process