Senior HR Leader, driving Global HR Strategy | Talent Management, Organizational Development, Attraction strategy & HR Operations | Advisory Board Member


Pascale Gimenez

Senior HR Leader, driving Global HR Strategy | Talent Management, Organizational Development, Attraction strategy & HR Operations | Advisory Board Member

France

Pascale

Résumé

With close to 30 years of specialized leadership, primarily in HR and complemented by roles in Sales, Marketing and Communication, I've cultivated a deep understanding of businesses across diverse industries. Colleagues often highlight my unique ability to grasp complex business dynamics and seamlessly translate them into actionable HR strategies. Rooted in my education as a Engineer , I've consistently blended technical insights with a keen business orientation. Over the past 20 years in executive leadership, I've prioritized bridging the gap between business objectives and human-centric solutions. As a consultant, I'm dedicated to providing interim HR expertise, emphasizing strategic alignment with broader organizational goals. If you're seeking someone who not only understands HR and the people agenda but also resonates with business, I welcome the opportunity to connect and collaborate.

Éducation

  • Master’s Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services — ESSEC Business School (1/1/1988 - 1/1/1989)
  • Engineer, Agronomia — UniLaSalle (1/1/1983 - 1/1/1988)

Expériences professionnelles

  • Senior Human Resources Consultant chez Acentis HR Consulting (10/1/2025 - )
    Paris, Île-de-France, France
    Management de transition et missions de conseils RH auprès des dirigeants
  • Advisory Board Member chez Phrolo (10/1/2025 - )

    Support Phrolo’s development across all key areas:

    Solution & Technology
    Product
    Business & Strategy
    Go-to-Market
    Legal & Compliance
  • Executive Vice President Human Resources - Alfa Laval Group chez Alfa Laval (8/1/2018 - 12/1/2025)
    Lund, Sweden
    Committed to foster an inclusive and diverse culture, as the EVP Human Resources at Alfa Laval group, I spearhead People group strategy, driving global initiatives in talent management, organisational development, employee engagement in a context of the company high pace development growth.
    Main achievements:
    • Established a high performing HR organization with regional shared services, insourcing talent
    acquisition and developing centre of excellences in Talent Management, Talent Acquisition,
    Learning& Development, Compensation & Benefits and People Analytics
    • Development of Employer Value Proposition and set up strategic talent acquisition.
    • Led the implementation of an advanced HR digital landscape with specific focus on People
    analytics
    • Organization design, Change management, M&A integration, governance and compliances

    Reporting to the CEO, member of Group Management, participation in the Board remuneration committee, leading a team of 9 HR Vice Presidents

    Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of first-rate products in the areas of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. Alfa Laval today has customers in some 100 countries, employs more than 21,300 people, contributing to an annual revenue exceeding SEK 63.6 billion (5.5 BEUR).
  • SVP Human Resources & Organization - EMEA Major Appliances chez Electrolux Group (8/1/2011 - 7/1/2018)

    Reporting to the President of the business unit with functional line to Electrolux CHRO, I owned the 360 HR agenda in the EMEA region (CoE, business partnering, shared services)
    Accomplished Human Resources& Organization leader, with both strategic and hands-on approach with main achievements as followed:
    • Deployed the EMEA HR strategy implementing high performing organization (shared services,
    talent acquisition, HRBPs team)
    • Development of Employer Value Proposition and set up strategic talent acquisition.
    • Improvement of talents mobility and succession planning
    • Organization design, change management, HQ successfully moved from Brussels to Stockholm
    • Leading Industrial relations at European level, conducting various restructuring plans.
    • Drive Merging & acquisition HR activities (Egypt 2011, South Africa 2017)
    • HR transformation: drive improvement of HR delivery model
    • Responsible for full fledge HR activities, team of 7 directors
  • SVP HR & Organization Floor care & Small Appliances chez Electrolux Group (1/1/2009 - 7/1/2011)

    Reporting to the President of the business unit with functional line to Electrolux CHRO.
    As the SVP HR & Organisation, I was supporting the business strategy execution with main achievements as followed:
    • Set up Global organization in Operations and R&D
    • Leverage Marketing capabilities in Asia, Latin America and US assessing current managers and
    increasing level of key strategic business critical position recruitment.
    • Deployment of One Electrolux program
    • Implementation and alignment in Reward and recognition and Talent review processes
    • Succession planning optimization by increasing job rotations and expatriates
    • Change management within Small Appliances HR community to build strong HR Business Partners
    capabilities.
  • HR Country Manager chez Sandvik SAS France (4/1/2005 - 12/1/2008)
    Orléans (France)
    Operating in more than 160 countries, Sandvik is renowned for its cutting-edge technologies in the mining and machining industry, contributing to annual revenues exceeding SEK 100 billion.
    In France: 1800 HC- 11 sites
    Reporting to Coromant Managing Director, I was acting as HRBP for Coromant organisation and HR country manager for Sandvik in France leading a team of 8 HR professionals
    In charge of the group People strategy execution regarding
    • HR transformation: HRIS implementation, payroll centralization and set up of one country HR
    shared services
    • Implementation of group HR processes: performance management, succession planning and
    reward & recognition
    • Leading employees’ relations and project management on benefits harmonization at country level
  • HR Director chez Electrolux France (1/1/2002 - 5/1/2004)
    Senlis, France
    Electrolux Group is a leading global appliance company that has shaped living for the better for more than 100 years selling household products in around 120 markets every year, contributing to annual revenues exceeding SEK 135 billion.

    Reporting to the Sales company MD, lead 8 team members
    HR Director with full range responsibilities supporting Sales company and warehouse organizations in France (810 HC), supporting managers and employees on HR related matters such as organization design, employees relations, compensation & benefits, sales incentive scheme, recruitment, internal communication.
    Executing the EMEA people strategy in talent and competences management
    Member of the EMEA HR leadership team
  • Factory HR Manager chez Unilever (1/1/2000 - 2/1/2002)

    Compiègne (60) personal products factory – 350 staffing
    Lever Faberge (UNILEVER) –
    • Management development for the Supply Chain managers in France linked with the European HR
    team: high potentials review, succession planning, expatriation, training, career counselling.
    • Employees relations with agreements negotiated on working time (35 law) and 7/7 days working
    organization with productivity improvement by +4%
    • Team management of 4 people.
  • Talent Acquisition Specialist chez Unilever (10/1/1997 - 12/1/1999)

    Recruitment of fresh graduates, handling assessment center.
  • Product Marketing Manager chez Unilever (12/1/1989 - 9/1/1997)

    Several roles in sales and marketing in the Frozen food division of Unilever in France

Compétences

  • HR digital
  • Industrial Relations
  • HR Strategy
  • Change Management
  • Talent Management
  • People Analytics
  • Strategic Human Resources Leadership
  • Organization Skills
  • Thought Leadership
  • Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
  • Corporate Governance
  • Soft Skills
  • Global Human Resources Management
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Management Development
  • Culture Change
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Career Counseling
  • Team Leadership
  • Employer Branding
  • Executive Coaching
  • People Development
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Labor Relations
  • Hiring
  • Strategic Thinking
  • HR Analytics
  • Workday
  • Spanish
  • French
  • English
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Leadership
  • Sales
  • Market Research
  • Marketing Management
  • Hiring for potential
  • Organizational Effectiveness
  • Internal Communications
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Organizational Design
  • Employee Relations
  • Global Strategy
  • Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)
  • Recruiting
  • Leadership Development
  • People Management
  • Career Development
  • Career Management
  • Communication
  • Coaching & Mentoring
  • Management
  • Business Strategy
  • Human Resources
  • Strategy
  • Performance Management
  • HR Consulting
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • HR Policies
  • Employee Engagement
  • HR Transformation
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Succession Planning
  • Personnel Management
  • Organizational Development

Langues

  • English - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish - Native or bilingual proficiency