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Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Continuing in the same role within Group POD, but based remotely from the UK, travelling as needed. Led the event design, development and delivery of a virtual three-day Group Leadership Forum (c230 top leaders) in Nov ‘21, including a special Group Functions follow-up event in March ‘22 for c3,000 employees around the globe. Also partnered on the design and delivery of the Feb ’23 CP Leaders Conference in Luzern (c150 in-person). Tailored and co-led a business-focused Leadership… Show more Continuing in the same role within Group POD, but based remotely from the UK, travelling as needed. Led the event design, development and delivery of a virtual three-day Group Leadership Forum (c230 top leaders) in Nov ‘21, including a special Group Functions follow-up event in March ‘22 for c3,000 employees around the globe. Also partnered on the design and delivery of the Feb ’23 CP Leaders Conference in Luzern (c150 in-person). Tailored and co-led a business-focused Leadership Development journey for the EAME Seeds LT, joining their quarterly meetings through ’21 and ’22.Provided POD consultancy on capability development and change management for the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture in ’22 and ’23.Partnered with an HR BP colleague on the co-creation of an HR Narrative on behalf of the Group HRLT, involving open virtual ‘focus groups’ with over 250 HR team members joining events across the organisation.Organised three ‘Big Ideas’ webinars for the Group Leadership Community (c230), covering thought-provoking and challenging ideas around Sustainability and Systems Thinking. Show less

Basel, Basel-Town, Switzerland

With the formation of Syngenta Group, joined the Group POD team working across the 4 Business Units, and on Group level POD activities, in particular for projects requiring Org Development, Org Design, Change and Transformation expertise.Continued with the Finance Evolution transformation journey for Crop Protection, Seeds and Group Finance. Partnered on a comprehensive org review for the HR Function, responding to the organisational Group changes.Ran ongoing team programmes within the… Show more With the formation of Syngenta Group, joined the Group POD team working across the 4 Business Units, and on Group level POD activities, in particular for projects requiring Org Development, Org Design, Change and Transformation expertise.Continued with the Finance Evolution transformation journey for Crop Protection, Seeds and Group Finance. Partnered on a comprehensive org review for the HR Function, responding to the organisational Group changes.Ran ongoing team programmes within the ‘Ignite for HR’ initiative, and the development of Agility learning journeys for Syngenta’s Degreed platform, ‘Learning Edge’.Gained Facet 5, Teamscape and Globesmart IBI accreditation, and ran debriefs and sessions in each with, for example, Global CP Marketing and Global Engineering. Provided training and coaching in Org Design and Org Development for HR and POD colleagues across the Group. Show less

Basel Area, Switzerland

Co-led the event design, development and delivery for the Jan 2019 Global Leadership Conference in Barcelona (c160 top leaders over 3 days), including content development with the Syngenta Executive Team regarding culture change and leadership behaviours. Held the event design and delivery for a virtual Group Leadership Forum (c180) in September 2020. Led an agile project to develop and deliver capability and organizational development around customer centricity and agility for the HR… Show more Co-led the event design, development and delivery for the Jan 2019 Global Leadership Conference in Barcelona (c160 top leaders over 3 days), including content development with the Syngenta Executive Team regarding culture change and leadership behaviours. Held the event design and delivery for a virtual Group Leadership Forum (c180) in September 2020. Led an agile project to develop and deliver capability and organizational development around customer centricity and agility for the HR function, including the “Ignite” programme. This built capability in design thinking, experimentation, and agile ways of working across HR leaders. As a member of the ‘Agile Practice Group’, also shaped the Syngenta journey towards greater customer centricity and agility. In addition to continuing the OD and change components of the major redesign of the Veg Seeds Operating Model and organisational structure, delivered a bespoke 9-12 month “Leadership Pathway” for the global Veg Seeds LT. Led transformation and change management on an agile-based organization design and operating model project for the global Finance function (‘Finance Evolution’).Presented at the TogetHR Basel event in 2019, and the Rethink HR Tech conference in Berlin later that year. Show less

Basel Area, Switzerland

Led the Org Design for Project Olive, a re-organization of the Veg Seeds business, with significant impact on the operating model across R&D, Sales & Marketing, Seeds Production and Operations. Gained Leadership Circle’s LCP accreditation (C1 and C2), and led a bespoke “LCP Leadership Pathway” for the ASEAN Territory LT. Led the org. design and change management of the global “Territory Simplification” project, including designing and running investigative workshops in Milan, Bucharest… Show more Led the Org Design for Project Olive, a re-organization of the Veg Seeds business, with significant impact on the operating model across R&D, Sales & Marketing, Seeds Production and Operations. Gained Leadership Circle’s LCP accreditation (C1 and C2), and led a bespoke “LCP Leadership Pathway” for the ASEAN Territory LT. Led the org. design and change management of the global “Territory Simplification” project, including designing and running investigative workshops in Milan, Bucharest and Mumbai with the local leadership teams, and a special leadership event in Basel for 80 senior leaders from across Commercial and Global Functions, including the Syngenta Executive Team members. Show less

Basel Area, Switzerland

Provided integrated L&D and Organization Development consultancy to the global Production and Supply organization within Syngenta. Lead Consultant on a number of major Organization Design projects within the Company. Transformation design and OD Lead to the "Seeds End-End" project - a major component of the Syngenta Accelerating Operational Leverage program. Planned global roll-out and designed regional launch workshops. Focused on building capability in Change Management in Syngenta through… Show more Provided integrated L&D and Organization Development consultancy to the global Production and Supply organization within Syngenta. Lead Consultant on a number of major Organization Design projects within the Company. Transformation design and OD Lead to the "Seeds End-End" project - a major component of the Syngenta Accelerating Operational Leverage program. Planned global roll-out and designed regional launch workshops. Focused on building capability in Change Management in Syngenta through providing training, coaching and established a strong Community of Practice. Show less

Basel Area, Switzerland

Provided internal Organization Development design and consultancy to the Business Services (SBS) and HR Functions within Syngenta. Lead the cultural and human change elements of the functions' transformation journeys.Designed and co-delivered the SBS "Different" engagement workshops - delivered to over 1,000 SBS employees across NA, EAME and APAC. Leader-led interventions that required leader train-the-trainer and coaching. Launching the new strategy "SBS 2.0" and the move to Service… Show more Provided internal Organization Development design and consultancy to the Business Services (SBS) and HR Functions within Syngenta. Lead the cultural and human change elements of the functions' transformation journeys.Designed and co-delivered the SBS "Different" engagement workshops - delivered to over 1,000 SBS employees across NA, EAME and APAC. Leader-led interventions that required leader train-the-trainer and coaching. Launching the new strategy "SBS 2.0" and the move to Service Excellence - for the internal client or the external customer.Consulted on key collaboration and organization development issues in SBS for Information Systems (IS) and Sustainable Excellence (SustEx), including the design and delivery of a 2-day off-site intervention for the extended leadership groups. Show less

Basel Area, Switzerland

Transformation Lead for the global HR Transformation for Syngenta. Highly complex transformation affecting all 600 HR staff globally: new HR value proposition; new organisation model - BPs, CoEs for C&B and People & Organization Development, out-sourced transactional HR Services for 27 countries (with Capgemini) and in-house HR Services with responsibility for process and service management; new installations of SAP (for master system of record), then SaaS Taleo (for recruitment) and SaaS… Show more Transformation Lead for the global HR Transformation for Syngenta. Highly complex transformation affecting all 600 HR staff globally: new HR value proposition; new organisation model - BPs, CoEs for C&B and People & Organization Development, out-sourced transactional HR Services for 27 countries (with Capgemini) and in-house HR Services with responsibility for process and service management; new installations of SAP (for master system of record), then SaaS Taleo (for recruitment) and SaaS SumTotal (for Compensation and for LMS); payroll for 80 countries outsourced to ADP; new PM and TD policies, processes and systems (on SAP); major change management for the HR teams, for leaders and for all employees. Program received a major investment and was targeted to achieve more than $15m pa in savings by end of 2015 - already delivered 80% as at end of 2014 with the rest on target for delivery in 2015.Personally led the change management, comms and engagement stream. Also established the business case baseline and tracked the benefits case. Partnered with the Hd of HR and the HRT Program Director and catalysed the global HR Leadership Team through the challenging journey. Show less

Basel Area, Switzerland

Member of the Global POD Leadership Team, as the EAME Region Head, leading the disciplines of Learning & Development, Organisational Development, Talent Acquisition and Talent Management for EAME.Also responsible for developing and delivering specific strategic interventions, for example the "MaSE Leaders Program (MLP)". MLP was a high investment intervention, sponsored by the EAME Region Head, for 2 cohorts of c20 of the country/area Heads of Marketing, investing in their applied… Show more Member of the Global POD Leadership Team, as the EAME Region Head, leading the disciplines of Learning & Development, Organisational Development, Talent Acquisition and Talent Management for EAME.Also responsible for developing and delivering specific strategic interventions, for example the "MaSE Leaders Program (MLP)". MLP was a high investment intervention, sponsored by the EAME Region Head, for 2 cohorts of c20 of the country/area Heads of Marketing, investing in their applied Marketing expertise and providing them with leadership development and professional coaching. This action-learning based program, in partnership with MarketEdge, ran in 4 modules over a 12m schedule, and culminated in an accreditation assessment that influenced the formation of the MaSE (Marketing and Sales Excellence) Professionals scheme across Syngenta globally. Show less

Basel Area, Switzerland

Led a dispersed team of L&D professionals across the EAME Region, shaping and determining the L&D curriculum, and developing and delivering specific strategic interventions, for example the critical EAME "Global Leadership Fair" in Barcelona. This 3 day event, in October 2008, involved the c350 senior leaders from across the EAME region, and was part of a global program of GLFs that engaged with the extended leadership and would prepare the organization for the major strategic changes that… Show more Led a dispersed team of L&D professionals across the EAME Region, shaping and determining the L&D curriculum, and developing and delivering specific strategic interventions, for example the critical EAME "Global Leadership Fair" in Barcelona. This 3 day event, in October 2008, involved the c350 senior leaders from across the EAME region, and was part of a global program of GLFs that engaged with the extended leadership and would prepare the organization for the major strategic changes that were ahead - with the ICS (Integrated Crop Strategy) change in Feb 2010 that restructured Syngenta away from separate CP and Seeds businesses, and the formation of SBS (Syngenta Business Services) in July 2009, that began to globalize Syngenta's operating model.In addition to the L&D responsibilities, also led Talent Management for the EAME region (10,000 employees), organising and co-ordinating the Succession Planning and Talent Development processes and review meetings. Show less

Bracknell, Berkshire, Uk

Led a team of 10 L&D professionals based at the various R&D or Production & Supply sites in the UK (c 3,000 employees at that time). Introduced the Syngenta Frameworks culture and engagement initiative into the UK - including 24 two day leaders off-sites covering all c400 first and second level leaders in the UK. Including extensive train-the-trainer and leadership coaching sessions.Designed, developed and co-delivered the Leadership Development curriculum as needed at a UK level… Show more Led a team of 10 L&D professionals based at the various R&D or Production & Supply sites in the UK (c 3,000 employees at that time). Introduced the Syngenta Frameworks culture and engagement initiative into the UK - including 24 two day leaders off-sites covering all c400 first and second level leaders in the UK. Including extensive train-the-trainer and leadership coaching sessions.Designed, developed and co-delivered the Leadership Development curriculum as needed at a UK level based on key transitions from leading self to leading others and then to leading managers (drawing upon The Leadership Pipeline, Charan, Drotter, Noel). As an example of this, co-developed with a colleague in Basel the "Foundations of Leadership" course that was then adopted as the global Syngenta standard program for first-level leaders.Introduced, with a team member, a highly praised, engaging and interactive onboarding program for new employees.Successfully managed a zero budget cost centre with over $1m/a payments to providers and venues, balanced by re-charges to the business. Show less

Bracknell, Berkshire, Uk

Leading an HR team of 16 across 2 R&D sites. The Senior Management team of HR in the UK comprised the Hd of HR for R&D, the Hd for Production and Supply and the Hd for Commercial. The UK was approx 3,000 employees at this time, of which 1,200 were in R&D at the Jealott's Hill (Bracknell) or Alderley Park (Macclesfield) sites. During the post-merger period for Syngenta there was extensive restructuring in the UK, with significant redundancies and relocations. Certain capabilities were… Show more Leading an HR team of 16 across 2 R&D sites. The Senior Management team of HR in the UK comprised the Hd of HR for R&D, the Hd for Production and Supply and the Hd for Commercial. The UK was approx 3,000 employees at this time, of which 1,200 were in R&D at the Jealott's Hill (Bracknell) or Alderley Park (Macclesfield) sites. During the post-merger period for Syngenta there was extensive restructuring in the UK, with significant redundancies and relocations. Certain capabilities were centered in the US, others in Switzerland and some in the UK, with duplicate teams (ex-Zeneca or ex-Novartis) relocated or made redundant. The Syngenta global synergy savings of $600m required major savings in excess of $100m from R&D - of which over £50m came from the UK organization.Following the post-merger restructuring period the UK HR Senior Management team initiated a comprehensive UK HR Transformation program. The project required major harmonization of UK HR Policies and Processes (inherited separately from ICI, Zeneca, Novartis), the implementation of new systems, the restructuring of the HR Team (into HR BPs, in-house HR Services and HR CoEs for C&B and L&D) and the formation into one UK HR Organization. The project also enabled a reduction of 15 HR roles across the UK (more than £750K pa savings). Show less

Bracknell, Berkshire, Uk

From Senior HR Manager, growing to take responsibility for generalist HR support to major R&D units in the UK - including Chemistry, Biology, R&D IS, Patents.Many major project activities for local units or for R&D globally, such as Leadership Development Centres. Working with A&DC Ltd, set up a 3 day Leadership assessment and development centre, of which the 3rd day was integrated feedback and coaching for the participants using an in-house leadership competency model. Initiated in 1997,… Show more From Senior HR Manager, growing to take responsibility for generalist HR support to major R&D units in the UK - including Chemistry, Biology, R&D IS, Patents.Many major project activities for local units or for R&D globally, such as Leadership Development Centres. Working with A&DC Ltd, set up a 3 day Leadership assessment and development centre, of which the 3rd day was integrated feedback and coaching for the participants using an in-house leadership competency model. Initiated in 1997, these Development Centres have continued to run to 2014.Responsible for managing the relationships, negotiations and contracts with the advertising and recruitment agencies with which we partnered. Show less

Cheltenham

Following 18ms as Personnel Officer for London and the South East, I was appointed as the Assistant Personnel & Training Manager for Endsleigh (c1,000 employees at that time), with responsibility for the Personnel team for recruitment (c150 pa), training (including onboarding, initial sales training and management development) and employee relations and performance management cases.

Bsc, Biology

Post Grad Diploma, People Management

Qualification provides professional membership of the CIPD in the UK.

Secondary School, A Levels