Sergio Cadavid

VP Human Resources | CHRO | Human Resources Executive | Talent Director | Global HRBP | #1 HR Influencer Colombia | Top HR Voice | Human Resources | People Director | EU Citizen | Diver | Speaker | Content Creator

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

About

As the HR Director - Head at Holcim, I am responsible for HR in IT for a global leader in building materials and solutions. I have an MBA from Universidad de Los Andes and a certification in digital marketing from Universidad ICESI. I am also a DCH member and a top HR influencer in Colombia by GoIntegro. With over 17 years of experience in HR, I have led and implemented strategic processes and projects in talent attraction, culture and change management, HR analytics, and digitalization in different sectors and countries. I have a proven track record of contributing to the business results and the development of teams through people-focused leadership, coaching, and communication. I am passionate about empowering and enabling organizations to transform and innovate in a changing world.

Experience

  • HR Director at Amrize
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • MBA Professor at Universidad EIA - Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquia
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Docente Competencias Gerenciales - MBA

  • Chief People Officer at Holcim
    Aug 2020 - Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    HR Head Americas Digital Center - Global IT Responsible for HR in IT for Holcim HR Head Americas Business Services/HR Head Americas Digital Center Responsible for HR Team, strategy and processes in Americas Business Services (1500 employees in Colombia) and Americas Digital Center (400 employees in Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, México, Canada and USA). 30 people in my team. Board member in both Holcim companies. *Led the transformation of HR through process digitalization, implementation of new HRBPs structure and agile methodologies (Agile HR). * Implemented the new work model by moving the organization from traditional to work from anywhere, increasing commitment and decreasing organization´s attrition to 10% (Previous 19%). * Transformed employee's experience ensuring consistency and coherence throughout their entire life cycle in the organization, achieving an acceptance of initiatives and service indicators above 90%.

  • MBA Professor at Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
    Feb 2021 - Feb 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Leading and Managing Change, Agile Fundamentals

  • Human & Organizational Development Director at Talento Nutresa
    Apr 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Helados Bon - Retail, food and beverage company. 1900 employees. Board Member Responsible for all human resource processes, defining and executing the strategy, aligned to business challenges while leading a team of 21 people. • I led the company´s technological transformation digitizing more than 90% of human resources processes and changing the digital mindset at all levels of the organization. • Developed the capacity of HR Analytics in the organization, generating intelligence of relevant data for decision making of management team. • I transformed the experience of the collaborator, ensuring consistency and coherence throughout its life cycle, achieving an acceptance of initiatives above 90%. • Raised the level of management and leadership capabilities in the company, achieving 88% results in its measurement and accompanying double-digit growth in sales and EBITDA in 2019.