Zug, Zug, Switzerland
Senior Global HR Executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience across Pharma, MedTech, Aesthetics and Consumer Goods industries. I partner with CEOs and business leaders to architect and execute people strategies that drive sustainable growth, enable complex transformations, and strengthen organisational resilience. My career spans global, regional, and country leadership roles in both HR Business Partnering and Centres of Expertise (Total Rewards, HR Operations, M&A). I have a proven track record of building high-performing teams, leading strategic change, and translating business objectives into measurable people outcomes. Highlights include leading HR Transformation across EMEA & Canada, building a 150+ FTE Global Capability Centre from the ground up, integrating multi-billion-dollar acquisitions (J&J / Actelion), and enabling IPO readiness under Private Equity ownership. Core Strengths: • Global HR Transformation & Organisational Effectiveness • M&A Integration & Post-Merger Leadership • Capability Building & Talent Strategy • Commercial Acumen & Strategic Business Partnering • Executive Leadership & Culture Change I am passionate about building agile organisations that combine commercial performance with a strong people culture — creating impact at scale across geographies and functions.
Member of Global HR Leadership Team and registered Director of Galderma SA, leading strategic HR transformation across EMEA & Canada for 1,500+ employees in 20+ countries, with a team of 8 HR Heads and COEs. Member of the global HRLT and EMEAC Leadership team, partnering closely with the CHRO (ExCo) and Regional Head to deliver people, culture, and transformation outcomes on top of delivering above market growth. Accountable for driving organisational effectiveness, capability building and business performance across pharmaceuticals, consumer and aesthetics businesses. Reporting directly to the Global CHRO. • Designed, planned and led regional HR transformation, aligning structure, talent and processes with business growth ambitions in a private equity environment. • Built a 150+ FTE Global Capability Center in Barcelona from the ground up in 18 months (Talent Acquisition, Shared Services, Total Rewards, HRBP), creating scalable and cost-efficient infrastructure. Achieved >95% retention of critical talent. • Implemented Learning Agility–based talent assessment across EMEA & Canada, strengthening leadership bench and succession pipelines. • Drove multiple cross-border organisational redesigns, optimising cost and performance while maintaining business continuity and engagement. • Partnered with executive leadership to shape a performance-driven culture, embedding agility, leadership accountability and strategic workforce planning. • In process: Establishment of European Works Council following market request.
Appointed on short notice: directed global HR Operations and governance covering all regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC) during a critical IPO preparation phase, in parallel to Head of HR EMEA & Canada responsibilities. Accountable for ensuring global process readiness, operational continuity and investor confidence across 30+ countries. • Led global HR Operations team of 30+ experts to stabilise and scale critical processes across all regions under IPO timeline pressure. • Designed and implemented IPO-critical HR processes (within payroll, data integrity, compliance, governance) in < 2 months to operational readiness. • Drove fast alignment between HR, Finance and Legal, ensuring seamless handover to business functions and leadership visibility on risk & readiness. • Delivered business continuity at pace, maintaining employee experience while executing major operational build-up under PE ownership.
Member of Global and Regional HR Leadership Teams, responsible for shaping and executing HR strategy across 28+ EMEA and CIS countries during a complex divestiture from Johnson & Johnson and integration into Fortive. Led strategic workforce planning, organisational design, and talent strategy to enable above-market growth and operational excellence. Reported directly to Global CHRO of ASP. • Led the full HR integration of 28+ countries into a centralised business entity — establishing all core HR processes (payroll, benefits, analytics) post-divestiture while ensuring business continuity throughout. • Delivered successful separation from J&J (HR TSA exit) on time and on budget during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring stability of operations and talent retention. • Launched a global Learning Agility-based talent assessment program, strengthening leadership pipelines and accelerating internal mobility. • Co-led the global operations redesign, improving cost efficiency and service levels (OTD, freight cost reduction, value stream optimisation). • Served as trusted strategic partner to commercial and operations leadership teams, embedding people strategy into business transformation. • Co-chaired the EMEA COVID-19 Response Team, driving crisis communication, workforce protection measures and operational resilience.
Global HR Integration Lead for the USD 30B acquisition of Actelion by Johnson & Johnson — one of the largest healthcare M&A transactions of the decade. Accountable for leading the end-to-end integration of all HR workstreams across 33 countries in EMEA, the Americas, and APAC, covering culture, organisation, talent, systems and governance. Reporting directly to the Global Pharma CHRO and the global Integration Leader. • Led global HR integration across 33 countries, managing a virtual team of 30+ FTE (HR Leaders, COEs) across multiple functions and time zones. • Delivered all HR integration KPIs on time, including systems harmonisation, job levelling, compensation & benefits alignment, and organisational design. • Drove cultural integration and change management at scale, ensuring leadership alignment, employee engagement and retention during a sensitive transition phase. • Harmonised employment terms, pay & benefits, and governance structures across global entities, ensuring full compliance and business continuity. • Partnered with business and functional leaders globally to align workforce strategy with new operating model and integration roadmap. • Recognised internally for enabling a smooth integration process under high visibility and tight regulatory timelines.
Regional HR Leader for Johnson & Johnson’s Mid-Sized Markets (MSM) — a high-growth, strategically critical region encompassing 31 countries across EMEA, including Alpine, Nordics, Benelux, CEE, Greece, Israel and Cyprus. Accountable for strategic people agenda, leadership development and organisational effectiveness across commercial pharmaceutical operations. Reporting directly to the EMEA CHRO and Regional Managing Directors. • Led the HR strategy and execution across 31 countries, covering multiple clusters with diverse regulatory and business environments. • Business partner to the MSM Managing Director and Alpine Cluster MD, driving people strategy to support commercial growth and operational excellence. • Managed and developed HR teams across all clusters, embedding performance, succession, talent and compensation processes regionally. • Drove strategic talent programs, positioning MSM as a net exporter of diverse leadership talent into EMEA/global functions, and championed leadership development initiatives (eg. Copernicus) across the region, accelerating readiness of high-potential leaders for global roles. • Supported major organisational changes (operating model shifts, support function transformation) with a focus on agility and capability building. • Developed leadership pipeline and talent strategy for 31 mid-sized markets, resulting in very strong succession outcomes (total overhaul of Mid-sized Markets succession pipeline). • Member of EMEA Pharma HR Leadership Team and MSM Leadership Team, partnering closely with commercial leadership.
Dual leadership role with regional HR responsibility for Johnson & Johnson’s Commercial Pharmaceutical business in Switzerland and Austria (Alpine Cluster), combined with global HR responsibility for the newly established Vaccines & Advanced Therapies Platform across Switzerland, Korea and the Netherlands. Accountable for organisational design, leadership development, talent strategy and capability building. Reporting directly to the EMEA CHRO and the Global Platform Leadership Team. • Designed the organisational structure and governance model for the new global platform, enabling rapid scale-up and alignment with global Operations and commercial strategies. • Championed leadership development programs at Board-1 level, enhancing leadership capability and readiness for future growth. • Introduced strategic workforce planning to identify future skills and organisational capabilities, tightly linked to business planning.
Senior global HR leadership role supporting manufacturing and development sites in Switzerland, Spain, Sweden and Korea. Accountable for organisational design, transformation and talent strategy across multiple geographies and complex stakeholder landscapes. Member of the Swiss Site Management Board, Swiss cross-divisional HR Board, Global HR Leadership Team and Global Supply Chain Leadership Team. Reporting directly to the Global HR Supply Chain Leader and the CHRO of Janssen Vaccines / Crucell. • Led major organisational reviews and transformations across four countries, driving structural optimisation, talent alignment and performance improvement. • Led critical change initiatives, including site divestitures, mass dismissal programs and reorganisation projects, ensuring compliance, employee engagement and business continuity. • Negotiated social plans and managed union relations in sensitive restructuring contexts, protecting business operations and key R&D capabilities. • Served as a strategic HR partner to global and regional supply chain leadership, enabling operational excellence and agility.
Senior organisational development and performance role with responsibility for driving cultural transformation, employee engagement and capability building at a key manufacturing site. Partnered closely with senior leadership to design and implement organisational development programs that enhanced performance, leadership effectiveness and engagement across the organisation. Reported directly to the Site Head and Head HR, Region EMEA. • Drove a +9-point increase in total employee engagement, exceeding targets and strengthening the performance culture. • Improved senior leadership effectiveness by +20 points and training & career development metrics by +18 points within one year. • Designed and delivered cross-functional development programs covering 20% of the site population in just three months — highly cost-efficient and scalable.
Senior HR leadership role for Novartis’ largest OTC site, with dual responsibility for site-level HR leadership in Nyon (covering 11 entities) and European process standardisation. Accountable for talent management, organisational development, HR process optimisation and transformation initiatives across multiple countries. Reported directly to the Site Head and European HR Leadership. • Transformed an audit-critical HR function into a reliable, compliant and efficient organisation within 12 months. • Delivered CHF 1M annual cost savings through vendor management optimisation and reduction of legal cases by >70%. • Redesigned staffing and recruitment function, cutting agency costs by 50% and reducing time-to-hire by 10%. • Spearheaded cross-functional HR/business planning processes (Functional Dialogue methodology) to strengthen alignment between workforce planning, competency development and budget planning across Europe. • Led 10+ major reorganisations, including sensitive layoffs and redeployment programs, ensuring full legal compliance and business continuity.
HR leadership role with full responsibility for all HR activities across two business units in Novartis’ home market, Switzerland. Accountable for organisational restructuring, talent management and workforce planning to support a business turnaround after years of decline. Reported directly to Country General Management and Head HR, Region EMEA. • Implemented a comprehensive succession and internal recruitment strategy, achieving a 70/30 succession target within 18 months and securing critical talent pipelines. • Led workforce restructuring and realignment in support of the business turnaround, including a 10% headcount reduction and resulting double-digit profit improvement. • Drove due diligence and workforce transition planning for the divestiture of the Medical Nutrition business, generating CHF 1M in cost savings. • Introduced strategic workforce planning and retention strategies, reducing voluntary turnover by 25%.