Zürich Metropolitan Area
CHRO-level HR executive with 20+ years of international leadership experience, mainly in industrial and manufacturing environments. Trusted advisor to CEOs and boards on transformation, governance, and workforce strategy. Led global HR organizations supporting up to 22,000 employees, with a strong track record in restructuring, executive compensation, and large-scale transformation, including ~10% workforce cost reduction and the implementation of global HR operating models. Core areas of impact include greenfield and build-up environments, transformation and restructuring, and post-merger optimization. Combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, strong business acumen, and data-driven decision-making in complex, multi-country environments. Core Competencies HR Transformation & Workforce Restructuring | Organizational Design | Executive Compensation & Governance | Board & C-Suite Advisory | Global HR Strategy | Change Management Talent & Leadership Development | Post-Merger Integration | HR Operating Models Industrial & Multi-Country Environments | Saudization | Localisation
+ Providing selective advisory support on HR transformation, organizational design, and workforce strategy + Assessing selected CHRO, senior HR leadership, and interim transformation opportunities across Europe + Further strengthening capabilities through executive education, including MIT AI coursework and Non-Executive Director development + Focusing on board-level topics including restructuring, executive compensation, and governance-related matters
Executive HR leadership for global service division with 5,000 employees across 104 locations; part of global HR leadership team. + Led restructuring initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa and MEI, reducing overhead by ~50% + Standardized global incentive structures, reducing plan complexity by 25% + Designed scalable career architecture for blue-collar workforce (~70% of population) + Built global leadership pipeline through structured development and international mobility programs + Advised divisional leadership on workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, and transformation
Full CHRO responsibility for global HR across 3,000 employees and 17 sites; executive committee member and trusted advisor to CEO. + Led workforce restructuring and tariff negotiations, reducing personnel costs by ~10% in Germany (65 FTE reduction) + Designed and implemented global job architecture and executive compensation frameworks + Redesigned board and EVP compensation structures + Led global payroll outsourcing across Germany and international entities + Drove organizational transformation, governance, and workforce strategy initiatives Published article in FAZ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec 2022) on career path architecture
Promoted across multiple global HR leadership roles into CHRO responsibility for the Mining Division + Global HR leadership for 22,000 employees across 14 mining operations in complex, multi-country environments. + Led COVID response across global operations, including ~60% workforce reduction at HQ (London & Luxembourg) + Designed and executed HR strategy for $2.5bn expansion project in Liberia, increasing workforce from 1,500 to 2,250 + Led complex labor negotiations in Canada and Liberia, including direct engagement with government stakeholders + Supported divestment of US mining operations (~350 employees) + Built local HR capability and leadership pipeline across remote international operations
HR leadership for global commercial and functional areas across Europe and international operations. + Supported €550m cost reduction program within a €4bn procurement organization + Led cross-regional HR integration and relocation of 110 roles into shared service structures + Designed functional career frameworks across Procurement, Finance, and HR + Supported organizational transformation and workforce optimization initiatives
Promoted from regional HR leadership into global responsibility for high-impact greenfield operations. + Led HR strategy and organizational build for large-scale industrial projects across EMEA/APAC + Designed and staffed complex manufacturing operations (1,600+ employees) in partnership with international JV stakeholders + Established global finance hub in Zug, reducing effective tax rate from 25% to 7% + Developed cost simulation tools identifying $1.5m planning deviations within a $2bn project + Secured $2m in government subsidies and delivered workforce infrastructure in remote locations