Manuela Perraudin
Head of Human Resources, Executive Board Member at Debiopharm International SA- Claim this Profile
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Michael Preinerstorfer
Manuela is a highly committed, reliable and professional international Human Resources leader and a very collaborative business partner. She added great value to our Executive Management team and to the IMI Hydronics global organization by applying her strategic thinking skills in combination with her strong organization development experience. She was instrumental in setting up our global HQ in Switzerland and in building our global organization for Operations, R&D and Commercial Management together with the respective Executive member. Thanks to her proven cross-cultural sensitivity and inclusive leadership skills, she was able to influence and drive projects with strong impact across multiple geographies. She managed our international rightsizing project very effectively enabling the company to reallocate resources and investment from low growth to higher growth markets, generating savings, retaining talent and hence supporting our business development plans. It has been a pleasure to work with Manuela. Her listening and coaching skills, emotional intelligence and genuine interest in people make her a valuable Human Resources leader that I would recommend to any company board.
Veronique Malan
Manuela is a talented HR leader, with great abilities for driving strategic changes within an organization while looking after complex practical implementations. While Vice President HR at ADB, she led the HR integration and process redesign following the acquisition of Pirelli Broadband Solutions, formerly owned by Pirelli & C. Manuela's contribution was key in ensuring that our merged teams were up and running in just a few months. Manuela also drove a program to foster innovation among employees, which had a significant impact on employee engagement and helped us identify product innovations to strengthen our market position. As a peer, it was a pleasure to collaborate with Manuela, who combined a dedication to business results with an always friendly and kind attitude.
Michael Preinerstorfer
Manuela is a highly committed, reliable and professional international Human Resources leader and a very collaborative business partner. She added great value to our Executive Management team and to the IMI Hydronics global organization by applying her strategic thinking skills in combination with her strong organization development experience. She was instrumental in setting up our global HQ in Switzerland and in building our global organization for Operations, R&D and Commercial Management together with the respective Executive member. Thanks to her proven cross-cultural sensitivity and inclusive leadership skills, she was able to influence and drive projects with strong impact across multiple geographies. She managed our international rightsizing project very effectively enabling the company to reallocate resources and investment from low growth to higher growth markets, generating savings, retaining talent and hence supporting our business development plans. It has been a pleasure to work with Manuela. Her listening and coaching skills, emotional intelligence and genuine interest in people make her a valuable Human Resources leader that I would recommend to any company board.
Veronique Malan
Manuela is a talented HR leader, with great abilities for driving strategic changes within an organization while looking after complex practical implementations. While Vice President HR at ADB, she led the HR integration and process redesign following the acquisition of Pirelli Broadband Solutions, formerly owned by Pirelli & C. Manuela's contribution was key in ensuring that our merged teams were up and running in just a few months. Manuela also drove a program to foster innovation among employees, which had a significant impact on employee engagement and helped us identify product innovations to strengthen our market position. As a peer, it was a pleasure to collaborate with Manuela, who combined a dedication to business results with an always friendly and kind attitude.
Michael Preinerstorfer
Manuela is a highly committed, reliable and professional international Human Resources leader and a very collaborative business partner. She added great value to our Executive Management team and to the IMI Hydronics global organization by applying her strategic thinking skills in combination with her strong organization development experience. She was instrumental in setting up our global HQ in Switzerland and in building our global organization for Operations, R&D and Commercial Management together with the respective Executive member. Thanks to her proven cross-cultural sensitivity and inclusive leadership skills, she was able to influence and drive projects with strong impact across multiple geographies. She managed our international rightsizing project very effectively enabling the company to reallocate resources and investment from low growth to higher growth markets, generating savings, retaining talent and hence supporting our business development plans. It has been a pleasure to work with Manuela. Her listening and coaching skills, emotional intelligence and genuine interest in people make her a valuable Human Resources leader that I would recommend to any company board.
Veronique Malan
Manuela is a talented HR leader, with great abilities for driving strategic changes within an organization while looking after complex practical implementations. While Vice President HR at ADB, she led the HR integration and process redesign following the acquisition of Pirelli Broadband Solutions, formerly owned by Pirelli & C. Manuela's contribution was key in ensuring that our merged teams were up and running in just a few months. Manuela also drove a program to foster innovation among employees, which had a significant impact on employee engagement and helped us identify product innovations to strengthen our market position. As a peer, it was a pleasure to collaborate with Manuela, who combined a dedication to business results with an always friendly and kind attitude.
Michael Preinerstorfer
Manuela is a highly committed, reliable and professional international Human Resources leader and a very collaborative business partner. She added great value to our Executive Management team and to the IMI Hydronics global organization by applying her strategic thinking skills in combination with her strong organization development experience. She was instrumental in setting up our global HQ in Switzerland and in building our global organization for Operations, R&D and Commercial Management together with the respective Executive member. Thanks to her proven cross-cultural sensitivity and inclusive leadership skills, she was able to influence and drive projects with strong impact across multiple geographies. She managed our international rightsizing project very effectively enabling the company to reallocate resources and investment from low growth to higher growth markets, generating savings, retaining talent and hence supporting our business development plans. It has been a pleasure to work with Manuela. Her listening and coaching skills, emotional intelligence and genuine interest in people make her a valuable Human Resources leader that I would recommend to any company board.
Veronique Malan
Manuela is a talented HR leader, with great abilities for driving strategic changes within an organization while looking after complex practical implementations. While Vice President HR at ADB, she led the HR integration and process redesign following the acquisition of Pirelli Broadband Solutions, formerly owned by Pirelli & C. Manuela's contribution was key in ensuring that our merged teams were up and running in just a few months. Manuela also drove a program to foster innovation among employees, which had a significant impact on employee engagement and helped us identify product innovations to strengthen our market position. As a peer, it was a pleasure to collaborate with Manuela, who combined a dedication to business results with an always friendly and kind attitude.
Credentials
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Denison Culture & Leadership Certification
Denison ConsultingFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Lominger Succession Architect
Korn Ferry
Experience
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Debiopharm
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Switzerland
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Head of Human Resources, Executive Board Member
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Sep 2014 - Present
Leading the design and implementation of the People, Culture, Organization and C&B Development strategy for the company in alignment with the vision and long-term business objectives aiming at developing innovative drugs to cure cancer and infectious diseases. Member of the executive management board, reporting to the CEO. Managing a team of senior HR Business Partners and Specialists. Acting as a trusted strategic sparring partner to the CEO and the leadership team with a focus on enhancing organization and leadership capabilities, team effectiveness, employee engagement and retention; Driving organization effectiveness improvement and culture transformation programs; leading talent management and development roadmap to ensure adequacy between business ambitions and people capabilities. Set organizational & cultural vision for Debiopharm International; upgraded and streamlined the leadership team, built up a state-of-the-art R&D organization. Show less
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Cercle suisse des administratrices
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Switzerland
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member
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May 2023 - Present
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IMI Hydronic Engineering
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Switzerland
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Wholesale Building Materials
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Division Vice President Human Resources
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Oct 2011 - Sep 2014
Member of global leadership team and Senior Management Group. Led the global HR function for IMI Indoor Climate Division, including 6 manufacturing sites and 33 commercial subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the U.S. Managed the Regional HR Heads and their teams worldwide. Reported to the Division President. Responsible for the design and execution of the global human resources strategy. Led cascading HR programs in Succession Planning and Talent Reviews, Leadership Blueprint, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Compensation and Reward Planning across the division. - Developed the global management team and strengthened the people organization capabilities in alignment with the business strategic plan; recruited 40% of the top 100 leaders. - Conducted a global restructuring program generating $15M annualized savings and driving the reallocation of resources and investment from low to higher growth markets. - Designed new incentive schemes for commercial and manufacturing executives, improving focus on sales growth, new product sales, service level, and cost control. Show less
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ADB
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Switzerland
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate Vice President Human Resources
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Sep 2009 - Sep 2011
Led the global HR function for the company developing software and hardware for digital pay TV. Managed a team of HR Directors across across Europe, Asia and the US. - Drove the post-acquisition integration of Pirelli Broadband Solutions, aligned HR systems, processes and policies, ensuring sustainable business performance and talent retention. - Designed and implemented an employee innovation program which had a significant impact on employee engagement and helped identifying product innovations to strengthen the company market position. - Created a global compensation structure. Show less
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Medtronic
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Director Human Resources Other Western Europe
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Jan 2009 - Aug 2009
Business Partner for all HR business units in the region (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal). Managed a team of country and regional HR Managers.Guided the development of a regional human resources roadmap and led the talent review process, increased cross-country synergies and built the talent pool. Reorganized the Region to create autonomous sub-regional clusters, enabling overhead cost reduction and market growth while increasing Regional Head kind of sight. Show less
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Director Human Resources Cardiovascular, Western Europe, Director Talent Acquisition EMEA
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Dec 2005 - Dec 2008
Merged the EMEA organizations of the Vascular and Cardiac Surgery divisions generating overhead savings and creating increased business and commercial synergies. Built business unit’s bench strength and secured country GM succession; identified, acquired talent for critical business management positions and European marketing leadership roles enabling Medtronic’s successful entry in the drug-eluting stent market. Created Medical Communication, Health Economics, and Pricing functions.Led development and deployment of EMEA Employer Brand achieving top ranking as ‘Great Place to Work.’Launched best-in-class Talent Identification and Development tool (learning agility) leading to a stronger succession pipeline for critical roles. Show less
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Director Human Resources, Vascular & Cardiac Surgery, Western Europe
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Jun 2004 - Nov 2005
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Senior Manager Human Resources, Vascular & Cardiac Surgery, Western Europe
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Dec 2002 - May 2004
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Real Media
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Human Resources Europe
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Jan 2000 - Dec 2001
Directed HR function for Real Media Europe. Reported to CEO of Europe and Asia. Led post-merger, pan-European restructure, resulting in successful integration of Real Media into 24/7 operation and reduced overhead costs by 25%. Generated HR assessment for due diligence that enabled the company to attract new investors. Directed HR function for Real Media Europe. Reported to CEO of Europe and Asia. Led post-merger, pan-European restructure, resulting in successful integration of Real Media into 24/7 operation and reduced overhead costs by 25%. Generated HR assessment for due diligence that enabled the company to attract new investors.
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JTI (Japan Tobacco International)
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Switzerland
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Tobacco Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager Human Resources
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May 1997 - Dec 1999
HR BP for senior leaders within CIS/Baltics & ECE Region (13 manufacturing locations, 8.8K employees). Coordinated restructuring of the Regional HQ and their transfer to Moscow. Directed creation and implementation of a global talent search strategy. Established succession planning; built a succession pool of local talents. HR BP for senior leaders within CIS/Baltics & ECE Region (13 manufacturing locations, 8.8K employees). Coordinated restructuring of the Regional HQ and their transfer to Moscow. Directed creation and implementation of a global talent search strategy. Established succession planning; built a succession pool of local talents.
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Philip Morris International
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Switzerland
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Tobacco Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Specialist
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Sep 1993 - Apr 1997
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Education
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2002 - 2002
IMD
MBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
1988 - 1992
The Graduate Institute of International Studies
Master's degree, International Relations -
2001 - 2001
IMD (International Institute for Management Development) - Business Programs
Building On Talent, General Management -
2010 - 2010
London Business School
Executive Education, Human Resources Strategy in Transforming Organizations -
2021 - 2021
Swiss Board School
Board Effectiveness in International Companies and Organisations -
2022 -
IMD
High Performance Leadership -
Swiss Board School
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