Petra Zimmer

Senior Vice President Human Resources at allnex

Hofheim am Taunus, Hesse, Germany

About

I bring over 25 years of experience in HR and organizational change projects, of which 17 are in the chemical industry. A native of Germany, I hold a degree in business administration from the University of Mannheim (Germany). I began my professional career with Hoechst AG in 1990 as a direct staff to the global Head of Human Resources in the central HR department. I became the Human Resource Director for Celanese Chemicals in Europe in 1997 and was promoted to Managing Director of Celanese Chemicals Europe in 2004. In 2007, I became Global VP HR for KION Group, a global leader in forklifts, industrial trucks, related services and supply chain solutions. In 2010, I founded my own HR Consultancy, taking over global interim HR roles supporting restructuring, merger and integration processes as well as re-organizations of HR functions. I joined allnex in January 2017.

Experience

  • Senior Vice President Human Resources at allnex
    Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

  • Senior Vice President Human Resources Interimsmanagement at NXP Semiconductors
    Aug 2010 - Dec 2016 · 6 yrs 5 mos

    Interim Manager als Personalleiter der deutschen Gesellschaft (Neuausrichtung der Personalabteilung) sowie, Globale HR Businesspartnerrolle einer Business-Unit mit globaler Personalverantwortung und Mitglied im Business Management Team

  • Vice President Human Resources at Kiongroup GmbH
    Jun 2007 - Jun 2009 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Personalleitung Kion Konzern

  • Vice President Húman Resources at Celanese AG
    Jun 1999 - May 2007 · 8 yrs

    Personalleitung Celanese AG

  • Personalleiter Chemicals Division at Hoechst AG
    Jan 1990 - May 1999 · 9 yrs 5 mos

    diverse HR Rollen, zuletzt Personalleitung Chemicals division