Christine A. Bobst Email & Phone Number

Johnston, IA, US

Ankeny, Iowa, US

Business & HR Strategic Planning, Business & HR Project Management, HR Business Partnership & Technical HR Guidance, C-Suite/Executive Leadership Team Project Support, Leadership Team preparation; Board of Directors, Executive Office Reviews, Annual Business Strategy & Reviews, Support in establishing Leadership Team Annual Business Cadence cycles and.

Beijing, BJ | Beijing, CN

Led creation of a business model launching a North America start-up for a China based parent company, including; development of a business plan, market opportunity assessment, key milestones and financial projections. Supported development of company positioning materials targeted at investors, market-based stakeholders (growers & food/feed end-use.

Member of Executive Leadership team accountable for design/direction of strategic leadership agenda. On behalf of business President:- Brokered organizational leaders to prepare for key corporate interactions including: BOD and Office of the Chief Executive interactions, strategy & operating reviews, operating.- projects involving; business development.

• Special assignment responsible to support DuPont Pioneer President and Director, Executive Plans in establishing a business unit accountable for overall DuPont Pioneer portfolio management.
• Responsible to lead organizational design and structure analysis to establish a unit accountable for assuring R & D investments connect with business strategies and plans.
• Worked closely with senior leadership to identify and establish decision making models for executive leadership, local business leadership and functional leadership.
• Collaborated with senior leadership and functional experts to design mid and long term business planning processes and timelines.

• Business partnership responsibilities:
• Leadership of a global Human Resource business partner consulting organization-52 staff members (5 direct reports) reporting to Vice President, Human Resources.
• Member ACEA Group Vice President’s senior leadership team with responsibility to align HR business consulting structure to fully support a $600M (USD) revenue producing commercial business group.
• Led a fully integrated global HR consulting organization by linking group business strategy with HR strategic planning and execution.
• Led group level organizational design efforts and guide individual HR regional consulting directors in organizational design efforts.
• Overall budget management accountability for $4.6M USD (excl variable compensation). Human Resource Leadership team responsibilities:

• Directed delivery of global talent management services including organization design & effectiveness, talent/leadership development, talent acquisition, employee relations, talent information delivery, diversity.
• Ensured strategies and optimal systems & processes were in place for organizational design, short, mid and long-term talent pipelining, assessment of current and future talent needs conducting gap analysis and offering.
• Assured solid and usable technology based talent management system was acquired and implemented including defined roadmap for multi-year implementation (SuccessFactors/Kenexa).
• Assured succession planning and top talent identification processes and organizational rigor were designed for global HR consulting and business management implementation.
• Responsible to work in collaboration with DuPont parent company regarding talent management practices, synergies, leverage of best practice, retirement of legacy programs, innovations and new introductions.
• Served as key lead team member on two DuPont/Pioneer business integration analysis projects (pre & and post close M&A activities).

• Crop Genetics Research & Development (CGR&D)
• Responsible for strategic HR service delivery for a 2,200+ international employee division
• Provide strategic HR consultation working directly as a business partner to the R&D Sr. Vice President and R&D senior leadership team including: o Driving the R&D organization through a 3-year period of 32% staffing.
• Elevation of HR business partnership from transaction support to strategic business partnership.

• Responsible for strategic HR service delivery for a 1,000+ employee division (23 production facilities + 2 corporate operations units)
• HR consultation to senior leadership and line management in the areas of compensation, workforce planning, performance management, learning & development and employee relations. Responsibilities included:
• HR liaison to international production units in Africa, Asia and Latin America
• Guidance and innovative solutions for management of employee/labor relations while minimizing risk to the company
• Consulted and educated management on work environment optimization methods including; leading organizational change efforts, compensation strategy (market assessments, job evaluation, merit and annual reward programs).

• Corporate Employee Relations Consultant
• Provided strategic leadership to HR business consulting organization addressing workforce issues, creating sustainable strategies and adhering to Core Values.
• Led corporate-wide investigation efforts related to complaints and people treatment issues. o Collaborated with corporate legal counsel regarding issues involving legal employment ramifications.
• Oversight of re-structuring practices including severance and change-in-control practices.
• Responsible for enhancing workforce management practices through design, interpretation and implementation of HR policy, procedure and strategies.

West Des Moines, IA, US

• Lead HR consultant for Corporate Sevices, Claims (headquarters & domestic field offices) and Information Technology responsible for transitioning HR from transactional support to strategic business partner. o.
• Led 18-month project to migrate HR department from manual to automated/integrated HRIS system. Project included; evaluation, selection, installation and training on HRIS hardware and software.

Des Moines, Iowa, US

Nordborg, DK

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Public Relations, Communications, Marketing

Hr Law Certification