Walter Giardiello
Program Coordination Lead at IMD Business School- Claim this Profile
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Français Native or bilingual proficiency
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Anglais Full professional proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Diplôme Cantonal d’Aptitude Hôtelier, Cafetier, Restaurateur - Hospitality Patent
Etat de VaudJun, 2014- Oct, 2024
Experience
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IMD
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Switzerland
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Coordination Lead
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2021 - Present
Manage and oversee a program held three times a year, consisting of four half-day live virtual sessions over one week, followed by 15 days on campus, designed for experienced senior managers and C-level executives. Supervise a range of programs, both on campus and online. Lead and deliver a biannual 20-week online program titled "Global Management Foundations"
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Temporary mission: Online Leadership Program Coordination
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Apr 2021 - Sep 2021
Delivering and supervising leadership online programs with 200 participants and 20 coaches
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IMD
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Switzerland
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Coordinator & Faculty Assistant
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Aug 2011 - Nov 2019
• Supervise and organize from A to Z about 30 Executive Development • Ensure client and faculty satisfaction, optimise participant experience and long-term impactful learning. • Contribute to the design and implementation of open and partnership programs with IMD faculty and external clients, and implement experimental exercises for leadership programs. • Manage budget and finance follow-up & closing. • Deliver off-campus programs, including with IMD key client, welcoming more than… Show more • Supervise and organize from A to Z about 30 Executive Development • Ensure client and faculty satisfaction, optimise participant experience and long-term impactful learning. • Contribute to the design and implementation of open and partnership programs with IMD faculty and external clients, and implement experimental exercises for leadership programs. • Manage budget and finance follow-up & closing. • Deliver off-campus programs, including with IMD key client, welcoming more than 800 participants in total. • Collaborated with diverse world-class companies. • Liaise with internal departments as well as external suppliers on and off campus to ensure seamless organization. • Post-program reporting. Show less • Supervise and organize from A to Z about 30 Executive Development • Ensure client and faculty satisfaction, optimise participant experience and long-term impactful learning. • Contribute to the design and implementation of open and partnership programs with IMD faculty and external clients, and implement experimental exercises for leadership programs. • Manage budget and finance follow-up & closing. • Deliver off-campus programs, including with IMD key client, welcoming more than… Show more • Supervise and organize from A to Z about 30 Executive Development • Ensure client and faculty satisfaction, optimise participant experience and long-term impactful learning. • Contribute to the design and implementation of open and partnership programs with IMD faculty and external clients, and implement experimental exercises for leadership programs. • Manage budget and finance follow-up & closing. • Deliver off-campus programs, including with IMD key client, welcoming more than 800 participants in total. • Collaborated with diverse world-class companies. • Liaise with internal departments as well as external suppliers on and off campus to ensure seamless organization. • Post-program reporting. Show less
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
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Hong Kong
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Hospitality
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700 & Above Employee
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Banquet Coordinator
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Jan 2010 - Jul 2011
• Manage weddings, business meetings and events for the Geneva financial center in a 5-star environment for luxury clientele. • Manage weddings, business meetings and events for the Geneva financial center in a 5-star environment for luxury clientele.
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
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United Arab Emirates
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Hospitality
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700 & Above Employee
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Banquet Coordinator
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Mar 2008 - Jul 2009
• Organize high standard business meetings and international conferences welcoming up to 1200 participants, for demanding and famous clients. • Yearly collaboration with Montreux Jazz Festival. • Main point of contact for key client Marcus Evans Group (international event company). • Organize high standard business meetings and international conferences welcoming up to 1200 participants, for demanding and famous clients. • Yearly collaboration with Montreux Jazz Festival. • Main point of contact for key client Marcus Evans Group (international event company).
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Paléo Arts & Spectacles
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Switzerland
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Musicians
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1 - 100 Employee
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Coordinator assistant F&B
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Apr 2007 - Oct 2007
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The K Club
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Ireland
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Hospitality
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100 - 200 Employee
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Hospitality Assistant
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Sep 2005 - Jan 2006
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Frewitt
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Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Industrial draftsman
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Feb 2003 - Mar 2004
• Realization of offers, feasibility studies and 3D technical drawings. • Innovating new milling processes, partnering with R&D. • Collaboration with production engineers. • Realization of offers, feasibility studies and 3D technical drawings. • Innovating new milling processes, partnering with R&D. • Collaboration with production engineers.
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MAILLEFER
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Finland
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Industrial draftsman
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Aug 1998 - Aug 2002
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Education
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Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
Diploma in Hotel Industry, Food Science and Technology -
Aspect School New-Zealand and Ireland
English Language School -
EPSIC École professionnelle de Lausanne
Professional technical vocational baccalaureate (Maturité Professionnelle Technique), Industrial Technology/Technician -
EPSIC École professionnelle de Lausanne
Professional vocational education and training (CFC), Industrial Technology/Technician