EUROPE - Key Persons
Antoine is the founder of two companies: Learn Assembly, a strategy consulting firm dedicated to skills professionals, and Leaning Boost, a self-positioning platform helping assess employees' skills and practices. Learn Assembly helps public and private organizations bring their strategy and their teams' skills in sync. Antoine is also member of the Board of directors of "Acteurs de la Compétence" the professional organization for skills development professionals. In this context, he is in charge of working on the energy transition and skills.
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources and Corporate Affairs Officer
Bruno Laforge is Chief Human Resources and Corporate Affairs Officer. He has been with the Sanofi Group since 2011, joining with the group at Sanofi Pasteur. There, he worked in the vaccines Global Business Unit from 2015 to 2017 and later rose to become Vice President of Human Resources Research & Development. He was made Head of HR for Europe and France in August 2017. He also served as Business Partner HR for Sanofi Business Transformation.
Bruno's career began at Johnson & Johnson, where he became Human Resources Director for France and Benelux in 1999. In 2001, he took over Human Resources at Guilbert, and then became Head of Human Resources for Europe at Office Depot. In 2007, he became Vice President of Human Resources at Geoservices, where he also served as head of Mergers & Acquisitions until 2010.
Bruno holds master's degrees in Economics and History, a Higher Diploma in Human Resources from Sciences Po, and an MBA from HEC.
Bruno likes diverse cultures (he lived in several countries: US, Singapore and Netherlands) and is passionate about car races, golf, and modern paintings (street art, modern art).
Caroline Gonin has been appointed Transdev Group Chief Human Resources Officer on 2021 July 15.
She started her career in France in 1995 at Areva as Industrial Relations Manager at La Hague site. She then held several positions as HR Manager of business units, before becoming Director of Areva University in 2009. In 2012, based in New Delhi (India), she became Director of Alstom University. In 2015, she joined the Renault-Nissan Alliance, in France, and became Director of Learning and Development, in close relation with Japan. At the beginning of 2017, she joined Valeo as HR Director of the Transmission Systems product group and was promoted to VP Human Resources of Valeo Thermal Systems in March 2019.
In 1998, Claire started her career as head of HR within Alstom Group and then in 2000 with Thales. In 2003, she becomes head of social and social-legal relations at Thales Air Defence. She joined McDonald's France in April 2014 before being promoted Senior VP in charge of HR and joining the executive committee in March 2016. in 2018, she was appointed member of the Board of AG2R LA MONDIALE in charge of HR. She is now also head of social relations.
After working for Andersen Consulting in Paris and Chicago, Claude joined Usinor-Sacilor with different positions dealing with HR, industrial restructuring and early workforce planning. He joined the Group in 1994 with the creation/merger of Messier-Dowty, then in charge of HR development and industrial relations for the French subsidiary. He became HRD in 1997. In 2001, Claude was appointed as Group VP HR of Messier-Dowty International. He became VP of HR of Sagem Defense Security in 2007. He is also a Professor at Science-Po Paris. He is now Business Group HR VP at Forvia.
Delphine started her career at Thales, where she held various HR Director positions in the 13 years she spent at the Group. She then moved to STMicroelectronics in 2007 to take on the role of Group HR Director in the Digital Consumer Division. For 4 years, she was also responsible for People Development and Performance Management of Organizations, and then in charge of Training at the Group level. In 2014, she joined Zodiac Aerospace as Group HR Director and COMEX member until it was sold to Safran. She then joined the TOTAL Group in 2017 as VP in charge of Group HR Strategy and Policy. Delphine joined Groupe SEB in January 2021 as Deputy Managing Director, HR.
Job Titles:
- Human Resources Director of Europcar Mobility Group
Denis Langlois has been the Human Resources Director of Europcar Mobility Group since 2017. From 1985 to 2002, Denis held various managerial roles in Human Resources within several international groups. He joined Technicolor in 2002 as Division Human Resources Director, and from 2005 to 2009 was Director of the Group's Electronic Components and Consumer Activities Division. He returned to the Human Resources function in 2009, first at Lagard.re as Human Resources Director of Lagard.re Active then Director of Group Talent Management, then from 2013 as Human Resources Director of Idemia.
Dirk started his professional growth in the company in 1995 and during the years held various positions, including HR Director and Retail Director in both France and Germany. Prior to his involvement in Total he worked in the Foreign Trade Department of GDR in Paris from 1987 to 1989 and then joined Bull- Group and Bull AG Deutschland, working in the sphere of Business Development, HR Development and Training Projects. As HR consultant, he manages the training center for small oil companies in Germany and created Euraccess GmbH.
Fabienne is a highly experienced cross-cultural B2B HR Director. She started her career with Alcatel-Alsthom, in the telecoms & engineering sector, where she gained experience within its operating divisions, first in France and soon after internationally. In 2013, Fabienne became Group HR Director for Mobivia, Europe's leading multi-brand provider of vehicle servicing & parts, which employs today 22,000 people. Since 2017, Fabienne has been Global Head of People at Worldwide Flight Services, a global airport logistics leader, which operates 168 airport stations in 20 countries with 32,000 employees around the world.
François holds a masters degree in law. He started his career in 1986 as HR manager at Philips. He then moved to Alcan where he held various HR positions at plant, regional, business group and corporate levels based in France, Switzerland and Canada. His last position was Vice-president Human Resources Environment Health and Safety for Rio Tinto Alcan, the aluminum division of Rio Tinto, headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Francois has been Vallourec group HR VP from 2010 to 2022.
Job Titles:
- Director of Human Resources, Communications & CSR
Frédéric Petitbon (ESSEC, post graduate in organizational sociology at Sciences Po Paris) is a management consultant in PwC Advisory, after 25 years as a consultant in IDRH. He works as a consultant in change management issues, HR issues, upskilling challenges.
He teaches organization sociology and Change management at Paris Sorbonne IAE and at Sciences Po Paris.
He is the chairman of the academic awards for the best articles on management organized by the French consulting Syndicate Syntec.
He co-leads the « Entreprise full RSE » initiative, involving more than 100 companies, professional associations, academics, in order to shape each function, from finance to supply and HR, in a "full
Frédéric began his career in 1989 at Rank Xerox France, then joined the Bouygues group before working his way up through the SFR Cegetel group from 1995 to 2004, where he was promoted to Deputy HR Director. Furthermore, he was Chairman of UNETEL-RST, from 2001 to 2003. After a stint at the AREVA group from 2004 to 2007, where he was VP HR & Management Development, he moved to Oberthur Technologies as Group Senior VP HR and member of the group's executive committee tasked with se}ng up an international HR team. Frédéric takes over as Head of HR for IRS in 2004. He joined BNP Paribas in 2008 as Head of HR in charge of HR development and is now head of HR.
Hervé joined Rhône Poulenc in 1983 where he held various positions in HR in France and in the US. He has served as HR Vice President for the pharmaceutical research and development in France, for Rh.ne Poulenc Rorer international operations as Senior Vice-President for the Nutrition Division of Aventis. He joined Thales Group in 2000 where he was successively Vice-President Human Resources Naval Division and Land and Joint Systems Division. He was appointed as Senior Vice-President for DCNS Group in 2007 and advisor to the CEO. He was the HR Director of the French continuous learning association, AFPA, for several years and national mediator until December 31, 2018.
Executive VP HRand Transformation, Fabien joined Adisseo in July 2018. He started his career in the dairy food industry, where he held the position of Director of Organization Projects and then Director of HR, in a context of internationalization and acquisitions. After a 3-year assignment in the French defense industry, he joined the Valeo group, where he worked for 10 years in various positions as Global Director of HR, in a context of transformation of the profession and development of the Chinese Market.
Hugues Fauville graduated from the IFG-Institut Français de Gestion de Paris. He is certified in Institutional Transformation and a member of IFSI-FIIS (International Forum of Social innovation). Passionate about aviation, Hugues holds French and Canadian private pilot licenses.
A graduate of the Institute d'Etudes Politiques in Paris, Isabelle began her career at THALES, where she held positions in both Human
Resources and Operations, before joining Canal+. In 2003, she was appointed as Accenture's Human Resources VP for France and Benelux and Groupama's Group Human Resources VP in 2007. In 2012, Isabelle Calvez became Human Resources VP at Carrefour France. On April 18, 2017, Isabelle became Group Chief Human Resources Officer at SUEZ. Since Veolia bought Suez last year, Isabelle is now HR Executive VP Group at Veolia.
Isabelle started her career at the Cr.dit Lyonnais in 1989, working in New York and Paris, mostly in corporate functions. In 1997, she went to Prague for 3 years and developed recruitment and social audit activities for Carrefour, which was settling in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Back in France, she went back to Crédit Lyonnais and kept working in HR. She joined Amundi in 2010 as deputy HR Director and became Senior HR manger one year later.
Job Titles:
- CEO and Co - Founder at Newbridges
Jean-Christophe is CEO and co-founder at Newbridges, an International Employee Relations consulting firm. Before starting this firm, he has had ample experience in the fields of HR and social relations in France and abroad, working for 35 years for multinational companies (auto industry, chemistry, insurance as well as the French administration).
As a leader, board director, owner/manager and charity trustee with over 25 years' experience in HR, OD and general management roles, Julia combines national policy level access and thinking with a deep understanding of specific culture issues and their solutions. Julia's expertise lies in offering advice and support on board, leadership and organisational development, stakeholder engagement, strategy making and governance. Julia currently sits on two Boards of Trustees - Borough Market and the Healthcare People Management Association London Academy.
Jérôme began his career as a business manager with Altran. In 2004, he joined Areva Nuclear Cycle as
Deputy HR Director. In 2007, he was appointed HR Director of Areva Nuclear Measurement, then in 2010 of Areva Fuel, and Areva Renewable Energies in 2012, before taking on the post of Director of HRand Management Development of the Areva group in 2014.He joined Daher in October 2015, as Director of Human Resources and member of the Executive Committee.
Jérôme began his career in 1986 at Société Générale before joining Crédit Lyonnais in 1989. In 1998, he joined the bank's HR department as manager of employment policy and later labor relations. From 2001 to 2004, he served as Director of Labor and Social Relations for Crédit Lyonnais, then from 2003 onwards at Crédit Agricole. He was appointed as Director of HR at LCL in 2005 and Caisse des Dépôts in 2008. From 2013 to 2016, he was General Secretary of Transdev. In July 2016, he became General Secretary and Director of HR of Air France-KLM. In 2017, he joined Carrefour as Executive Director for Human Resources for the Group and France.
Khatia has been Global Head of People and Organization - Parfums Beauty at Chanel since March 2021. Before that, she held various HR positions at Solvay for almost 8 years. She started her career at Peugeot in 1996 before joining BT where she stayed over 10 years. From 2011 to 2013, she was head of HR Europe at Redcats in Paris.
Job Titles:
- Group Chief HR Officer at Getlink
Laetitia is Group Chief HR Officer at Getlink (Eurotunnel Group), member of the Executive Committee, based in the United Kingdom. She has nearly twenty years of professional experience in Human Resources. For fifteen years within Rhodia & Solvay Groups in chemical industry, she held various positions ranging from learning & development, career management, project management, HR and industrial relations management for industrial sites to HRD of European and International functions and businesses. In 2015, she was appointed as HRD for Energy & Sustainable Development Group Function. More recently, she was Group Chief HR Officer Winoa, private equity owned SME company, in metallurgy industry. She has mainly worked in Lyon, Grenoble, Paris (Fr), Brussels (Be) and now in Folkestone
Swiss, French with an Australian background, Laurence Dambrine started her career in the financial services as a business Leader prior to moving onto HR Leadership roles in 2009 across different industries.
In 1997, Liliane joined the French Centre for Space Studies (CNES, Centre national d'études spatiales), where she held different HR positions: at the Guianese Space Center until 2004, as HR correspondent, in charge of training, then at the CNES headquarters from 2004 to 2017 as HR correspondent, in charge of social relations, head of the skills and careers service and then deputy HR development manager. In 2018, she took part in the Strategy 2025 working group and was then appointed head of change management. Liliane is now head of HR.
Loïc started his career in 1980 in the Personnel and Social Affairs department, then Head of HR for an industrial facility and subsequently Head of Career Development for the Company's Aeronautical Equipment branch. He became HR Director for the Telecommunication Division in 1988. from 1993 to 1998, he was HR Director at the Paris Chamber of Trade and Industry. He then joined PPR Group as HR and Communication Director for the office supplies company Guilbert before holding several positions at Thales in 2000-2013. his last HR position was that of VP HR Industrial Affairs at Sanofi. He is now a consultant.
A graduate of Paris-Dauphine, Muriel Bolteau has worked for more than 30 years at the heart of Retail, Services and Supply Chain, notably within the Carrefour Group. She has successively been HRD, Talent Director and Transformation Director. She has supported teams and organisations through many instances of cultural and organisational change, and has in particular played a role in the creation of a national space for employment and partnerships, the acquisition of the Erteco chain of stores, and the implementation of talent and executive development practices. In 2019, she joined Alixio to found and lead Réseau137, the next-generation transitional executive firm. She is currently a member of the Alixio Executive Committee and General Manager of search & Talent executive practices for the Group.
Mériadec is a Strategy& partner based in Paris. where he develops HR M&A capabilities.
Expert of People issues in deals and reorganizations, he supports Boards in their transformation projects from the business case to the social negotiation. He also advises more broadly on operational transaction services and restructuring projects, including turnaround.
He joined PwC in 2013 after 5 years in the Social Strategy team of a leading HR Consulting company and a 2 year CRO support to a Private Equity fund participation. He holds a Master in employment
In 1985, Philippe began his career as Junior HR at FRAMATOME. In 1992, he was appointed HR Director for the Industrial Equipment department. In 1996, he became head of FRAMATOME's HR Department, before becoming VP, HR at FCI and a member of the Executive Committee in 1999. In 2002, he was appointed VP for HR and Communication at FCI. Since January 2004, he was Senior Executive VP, HR for the group. In October 2005, he became member of the AREVA group's Executive Committee. He joined Alixio in January 2013 as COO of the consulting activity. He was appointed Group Vice-president in 2020.
Rainer has been head of the human resources department of the largest German trade union IG-Metall since 1998. He has also been responsible for the organizational department and coordinating executive tasks. He has experience from various supervisory boards in the industry for more than 30 years. He is currently a member of the supervisory boards of GEA Group in Düsseldorf and Schunk Group in Heuchelheim. He has also been an honorary judge at the federal labor court in Frankfurt/Main. Before joining the IG-Metall, he was an industrial clerk and studied economics and labor law at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University.
Job Titles:
- Head of Social Affairs at Air France
Former head of strategic practice and social dialogue at LHH Altedia, Romain became head of social affairs at Air France in 2019. this former Syndex consultant notably worked for the cabinets of Christophe Sirugue, François Rebsamen, Michel Sapin and Emmanuel Macron during François Hollande's presidency.
Job Titles:
- Human Resources Director of the Safran
After having held HR responsibilities within Pechiney, Rio Tinto and Société Générale, Stéphane became Human Resources Director of the Safran group in 2019.
Over nearly 20 years of HR practice at Danone, he played a number of different roles, from Organization Development to HRD roles, with a deep commitment in Labor Relations. More specifically, he has been HRD for Africa-Middle East, supporting the launch of Danone in some of the countries in the region, and more recently HRD Operations in the Essential Dairy and Plant-based Division of Danone, coordinating the adaptation of the teams to the changing needs of the market. In his current role, he leads Danone's partnership with the IUF (International Union of Food Workers) which sets the pace for Social Dialogue in the company globally.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant at the Academy of Labor
Tobias is executive assistant at the Academy of Labor, an institute for academic education of the German labor unions. After he completed his vocational education as an industrial clerk at Daimler AG in Braunschweig/Germany, he studied political sciences and economics in Bremen, Lüneburg and Brisbane with a focus on development and labor economics. During his career, he worked for the Head of HR at the German union IG Metall, for the DGB and other political organizations in Germany.
Valérie left Orange in 2022 where she served as Executive Director of Human Resources since 2018. In her past career she was Executive Director-Human Resources at Orange SA and Director-Employee Relations at Crédit du Nord SA. She received an undergraduate degree from Ecole de Management de Normandie.
Véronique started her career as Head of HR Strategy & OrganizaFon at the Caisse des Dépôts in 2010, before she moved to Transdev in 2013 as CSR Group Director and then HR Group Director. She spent a year with Bolloré. As Group HR Development Director, 3 years as "Talent & Development" Deputy General Director with BPI group. She was appointed Vice-President Human Resources in February 2022.
Wendy has held senior HR and Corporate Services roles in both public and private sectors, and now has a portfolio of project and non-executive roles. She is particularly interested in major projects, creating high-performing organisations, and helping senior leadership teams to navigate change effectively within complex and challenging environments. Her former roles include HR Director for the London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority and for the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme.
Wendy has a keen interest in effective governance, organisational culture, EDI, and engagement and wellbeing. She has a Master's degree in Employment Strategy and has been made a Chartered Companion of the CIPD, which is the highest level of membership awarded by the UK HR professional body.
After different positions in the Ministry of Social Affairs on employment and healthcare issues, Xavier joined Thales in 2002. After being in charge for the Air Systems Division, he became SVP for International Human Resources in charge of South Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and The Middle East at Thales). He became Executive Vice President for Human Resources and Labour Relations at Air France in 2012. In 2017, he joined Bolloré. as HR Director. He is now HR manager at Canal Plus - Vivendi Group.
Xavier has been HRD France and Central Europe at DXO Logistics since 2021 after having been HRD at Getlink from 2012 to 2020 and previously Director of Social Affairs at Vinci.
Yves started his career as an economist at the Ministry of Finance between 1970 and 1984. In 1984, he joined the management of Rhone-Poulenc where he held operational positions in France and Africa and the position of group HR SVP based in the US. From 1998 to 2000, he was the Deputy Cabinet Director to Martine Aubry, French Minister of Employment and Solidarity, with responsibility for employment, integration and training.