Luis Duran Email & Phone Number

Paddington, London, Gb

Acted in a dual capacity in a consulting contract including Fractional HR as well as a business role. Led HR focusing on establishing processes, policies and organizational design as well as the acquisition of 3 companies. Dual hatted as GM for our Latin American business. The successful IPO launched on March 29, 2022.Franchise Global Health is a fully integrated medical CBD company focused on building industry-leading, European-focused medical cannabis operations with an expertise in genetics, cultivation, and pharma distribution. Franchise has an early mover advantage in the European market after receiving the first import and distribution license in Germany and will leverage this expertise to achieve profitable growth and build sustainable, long-term shareholder value.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Head of HR for IBM’s Cognitive Applications, Blockchain & Ecosystems portfolio, which is comprised of ~5.5k employees and generates over $2.8B in annual revenue (2019). This group of IBM units represent one of the fastest-growing and most strategic technology and offerings in the IT sector. I manage all aspects of our People Strategy by reinventing people, systems and culture.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Head of HR for IBM’s combined Chief Marketing Office and IBM's Digital Sales & Commercial organization, totaling approximately 10K employees worldwide and operating in 170 countries. Luis provides end to end strategic HR leadership in the areas of organizational development and design, talent assessment, executive succession planning, performance management, compensation, talent acquisition, and employee and labor relations.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Led the end to end talent & compensation strategy design and execution for IBM's Watson and Cloud portfolio. Partnered with the line organizations to develop short term operational plans and longer term strategic workforce plans for 9 IBM Business Units, comprised of over 45,000 employees. Responsible for providing integrated talent solutions and support across global business units for attracting, retaining and engaging our #1 competitive advantage: our people.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Led HR for IBM's Consulting business in Latin America generating $1B in revenue. I led the design and implementation of the HR and talent strategy with end to end management for IBM's Global Business Services in Latin America. The client set included over 12,000 employees and executives in Latin America. Luis was based in Sao Paulo, Brazil for this assignment.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Developmental role targeted to high potential employees within IBM HR, which includes working on high profile and impactful projects and providing strategic and operational support to IBM's CHRO. The role cultivates organizational savvy, strategic thinking, comprehensive understanding of the business and networking skills while building general management capability through exposure to a variety of issues that require a breadth and depth of business knowledge.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Led IBM’s Global Mobility Tax and Compensation program aimed at Assignee tax and compensation issues or disputes. Besides managing IBM’s compensation delivery for its International Assignee population, during this time I managed and successfully cleared a multi-million dollar loan balance, including in-dispute balances.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Supported IBM’s strategy landing the best and brightest resources in international locations in the most efficient and effective manner possible – “the right person, in the right place, at the right time, for the right cost”. I primarily worked on designing and deploying global policies for its Global Mobility Program, which includes over 10k assignees. I was able to take a leadership role in the design and deployment of a new suite of plans and framework for landing and managing IBM’s International Assignment population.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Senior Management Consultant in IBM’s consulting division: Global Business Services. Here, I was focused on improving the cost, quality and strategic value of clients’ Human Resources services. It is here where I learned and honed my client centered approach that has become so key in my HR Career. Aided clients in transforming all elements of Human Resource strategy and service delivery, including business process redesign, organizational design, corporate governance, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations. During this work experience I was able to partner with clients in both the public and private sectors.

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Served as a mediator and arbitrator between Unions, Companies and Individuals in employment and labor relations issues. This role required continuously engaging in problem-solving and conflict resolution. While not realizing at the time, by negotiating with and interviewing individuals and business agents at all organizational levels, I learned to identify the heart of issues or discrepancies, which is key to recommending solutions.

Master Of Science - Ms, International Employment Relations & Human Resource Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology