Fanny Laude

Chief People Officer

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

About

Transformational Human Resources Leader with a strong focus on driving strategic growth and organizational excellence in multicultural, fast-evolving environments. With extensive experience across Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Organizational Design, and Global Transformation, I thrive in creating sustainable people strategies that align with business objectives. Passionate about empowering teams and cultivating a collective mindset to maximize value creation. My journey spans leadership roles where I’ve successfully led complex change management initiatives, shaping HR functions to support digital and business transformations at scale. I am skilled in navigating international labor relations and building resilient teams that can adapt to dynamic market conditions. Areas of Expertise: Talent Acquisition & Management | Global Transformation | Organizational Design | Strategic Project Management Leadership & Team Development | Change Management | International HR Strategy | Talent Journey Design Digital & Business Transformation | Labor Relations | People-Centric Leadership | Multicultural Environments Core Competencies: Leadership | HR Strategy | Organizational Development | Employee Engagement | Culture Building | Transformation | Talent Development | Digital Transformation | Multicultural Teams | Agility | Strategic Growth | Global Workforce Management [email protected]

Experience

  • Accor (16 yrs 6 mos)
    • SVP People & Culture Accor Europe North Africa
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

      Regional HR leader for Europe & North Africa (42 countries) Executive Committee member, defining and executing the People & Culture strategy Overseeing HR for 30,000 hotel employees and 1,200 support staff Leading a 100-strong HR team across operations & support functions

    • SVP Talent Experience & Digitalization
      Nov 2020 - Sep 2025 · 4 yrs 11 mos

      Lead the global strategy and implementation for Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, and Learning & Development, including the digitalization of these processes, for a workforce of 230,000 employees across hotels and head offices. Oversee a team of 25 employees and manage a P&L with annual revenues of 4 million euros. - Strategy and Transformation Leadership: Defined the post-COVID Talent Acquisition strategy to re enchant around the hospitality industry: launch of a new Employee Value Proposition (EVP), a redesigned career site, a new Applicant Tracking System (ATS), and enhanced interview processes. Focused on streamlining recruitment operations and attracting top talent. Led the overhaul of the Talent Management process to simplify workflows, empower managers, and prioritize development in performance conversations. Spearheaded a project to redesign the digital tool to support these enhancements. - Digital Transformation: Led the digitalization of core HR processes, implementing a new ATS, predictive assessment tools, a new LMS and a new Engagement Tool. These initiatives streamlined talent acquisition, engagement, and learning at scale. - Talent Development: Created and deployed Accor's High Potential and Talent Development programs, aligning with long-term strategic goals and building internal capabilities (2 key programs, 40 participant per year, 60% female leaders, retention rate 97% after 2 years). Oversaw the design and rollout of leadership programs via Accor Academies. - Team Leader: Oversee a team of 25 employees, including HR specialists and digital experts; structured and recruited the team to support key HR initiatives.

    • VP Strategic HR projects - Reporting to global T&C Chief Officer
      Jul 2017 - Nov 2020 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Strategic HR leading support to the transformation of the Business Model - Business Model Transformation: Spearheaded HR strategy for Accor’s carve-out of the Property Division (now AccorInvest), covering 27 countries and affecting 35,000 employees. Developed the target organizational framework and led worldwide labor relations to mitigate impact. - Change Management: Established post-project organizational structures and internal communication strategies for dual-entity operations, ensuring alignment and cohesion. - M&A Integration: Drove talent integration of Movenpick (84 hotels, 16 000 employees) and process standardization post-acquisitions, harmonizing practices across new business units

  • Accor Services (4 yrs 8 mos)
    • International Mobility & HR development Manager - Reporting to global HR Director
      Jan 2007 - Dec 2009 · 3 yrs

      - Talent Strategy: Designed expatriation policies and retention programs for high-potential talent, supporting organizational growth and continuity across global regions.

    • Assistant HR
      May 2005 - Jan 2007 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • HR project coordinator - Internship (7 months) - IBM EMEA Head Office – Mergers & Acquisitions HR De at IBM
    May 2004 - Dec 2004 · 8 mos

    Preparation of the HR dataroom of the PC Division divestiture to Lenovo