Valeria Gargiulo

CPSO and Board Member of KION Group AG I 100% of employees are people. 100% of customers are people. 100% of investors are people. If you don't understand people, you don't understand business.

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

About

A broadly experienced, international and business focused Human Resources Leader with track record both on strategic and operational level. Competent also in legal, mergers & acquisitions and sales.

Experience

  • Chief People & Sustainability Officer and Labor Director at KION Group
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Vice President People & Organizational Development at Daimler Truck AG
    Dec 2021 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

    - Creating the cultural foundation of Daimler Truck as an independent listed company. - Developing the Daimler Truck Peoples' Story & cultural foundation of Daimler Truck as an independent listed company. - Responsible for the Development & Management of our Top Executives worldwide. - Positioning Daimler Truck as the Employer of Choice in the Transportation Industry as well as creating the appropriate recruiting and talent development programs. - Design and roll-out of a Peoples development eco-system including Performance Management, Feedback Culture, Succession Planning. - Equitiy, Diversity & Inclusion Officer as well as ESG Board Member.

  • Daimler AG (7 yrs 8 mos)
    • Vice President HR Services
      Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr

      - HR global Lead for the planned separation and listing of Daimler Truck. - Transformation of the German HR administrative area into a global, efficient, end-to-end HR-Solution Center.

    • Vice President HR Development, HR Services & Corporate Organisation
      Sep 2018 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      As Head of HR Development I worked with my team on the design and development of the People Development eco-system including Employer Branding, Learning, Diversity & Inclusion, Coaching & Top Executive Development. Furthermore we stabilitzed the HR Service Unit and I continued the work initiated in my previous function as Director Corporate Organization & HR Planing & Reporting.

    • Director Corporate Organization & HR Planning
      Sep 2015 - Aug 2018 · 3 yrs

      Design and development of corporate Structures (organizational structures, committees, TCR etc.). Launch of innovative Corporate Organization methodology, including guidelines, processes and digital tool, to respond quickly to market needs and to empower executives to act as true intrapreneurs. Implementation of Agile Work@Daimler. Negotiations with Works Council to establish legal frame for agile work. Numerous global agile initiatives launched resulting in a significant increase in innovation and customer centricity. Certification of agile coaches to empower agile units. Digitised HR data management: on demand and up-to-date HR-data available on mobile devices.

  • Head of Human Ressources at Deutsche Accumotive GmbH & Co. KG & NuCellSys GmbH
    Dec 2012 - Apr 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

    As Head of HR and member of the senior leadership team of two fast-growing companies in the field of electric drive and fuel cell, I helped the companies to build competitive advantage through the creation of a differentiated talent pool and career development plan to capture the top talent in this area. Furthermore, I played an essential role in developing a true partnership with the Works Council of both companies fundamental for the transformation of the companies.

  • Global Assignment Management - Operations at Daimler AG
    May 2007 - Nov 2012 · 5 yrs 7 mos

    Advisory support and management of employees on international assignment. Global lead of the groups activities within official investigations and respective remediation. Our activities resulted in the establishment of the set of local and global processes, ICS-controls and the global payroll management system as well as in the elimination of financial exposure and restoration of trust in the company and its leadership.