Claudia Salvischiani - Stanford Graduate School of Business | Advisor | Consultant

Milan, Italy

Experience

Jun 2021 - Present

4 years

Durban, South Africa

Advisor

Frey's Food Brands

Jul 2020 - Present

4 years 11 months

India

Lecturer

Stanford Seed

Jun 2020 - Present

5 years

London, United Kingdom

Member of Advisory Panel-Venture Capital

Edge

Feb 2020 - Present

5 years 4 months

Germany

Member of the Supervisory Board

Viessmann

Nov 2019 - Present

5 years 7 months

Munich, Germany

Consultant/Advisor

Beyondscaling

Advising Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds in fast growing businesses; supporting small and midsize companies in Europe and Africa in scaling their business and link successfully culture, organization and human capital in line with business strategy.

Oct 2016 - Oct 2019

3 years 1 month

Switzerland

Senior Vice President Global Human Resources Vorwerk Group

Vorwerk Group

Oct 2015 - Oct 2019

4 years 1 month

Zürich, Switzerland

Senior Vice President Human Resources - Divisions Kobold & Thermomix

Vorwerk Group

Jun 2013 - Sep 2015

2 years 4 months

Munich, Germany

Corporate Director HR

Wittur Elevator Components

Mar 2009 - May 2013

4 years 3 months

Germany

Head of Leadership and Organizational Development

DRÄXLMAIER Group

As Head of Corporate Management Development I was responsible for designing and implementing processes and systems to recruit, retain and develop talents throughout the Group.

Particular Focus was on organizational development, defining and supporting organizational changes in close collaboration with the top Management.

I developed several Leadership-, Trainees- and Mentoring-programs and always supported strongly international cooperation.

I was resposible for a Team of 12-15 People.

Apr 2005 - Mar 2009

4 years

Duncan, United States

HR Director

DRÄXLMAIER Group

As HR Director, I was resposible for all HR matters in the Interior Draexlmaier Locations in the US and Mexico, from recruitment and development to compensation, policies, payroll and all legal related issues.

My main goal in the first years was to introduce the Group HR-Standards in all US and Mexican Locations and align the local organization with the corporate strategy.

I supported the growth phase in the years 2005-2007 (intensive recruiting, transfer of activities from Germany to the US and Change of the organizational structure) and the following big automotive crisis in the years 2008-2009 (layoffs and substantial reduction of activities in some Locations).

I was a leading a Team of 12 People.

Aug 2002 - Mar 2006

3 years 8 months

Germany

Head of Corporate Management Development, Recruiting and Drx Academy

DRÄXLMAIER Group

Responsible to develop a strategy for people development and recruiting in line with the group HR Strategy. Set up systems and processes for performance management, talent management and compensation. Lead international project teams, an internal Academy and a local team of 15 people

Oct 1995 - Jul 2002

6 years 10 months

Italy

HR project leader/Manager

SGL Carbon

Oct 1995 - Jun 2002

6 years 9 months

Germany

International project leader

SGL Carbon

As International Project leader I supported and led international Projects aimed at developing and establishing strategic Systems and processes thoughout all Locations in Europe and US: Performance Management, Global Compensation System, Succession planning, Job profiles and Career paths.

I was located in Germany and Italy and the Projects required a lot of travel.

Summary

I am a professional in Human Resources with over 20 years experience in international organizations. I have experienced "growth phases" as well as "crisis situations" in large companies and have learnt to cope with both scenarios from an HR standpoint. My Background is stronger in the strategic HR-area (Performance Management, succession planning, compensation Systems and organizational development) rather than with dealing with unions and law-related-matters. Nevertheless I had the opportunity to cover "all- round-HR-Roles" in different countries and I have learnt to manage real HR-operational work. I have several years leadership experience, particularly with international Teams. I prefer to work in international and changing environments and to deal with interesting challenges rather than cover "Standard HR- roles" in very stable and local organizations. I have a strong interest in transformation processes especially in organizations active at global level. Very active in and passionate about supporting start-up and scale ups in Europe and Africa. Top skills: Performance Management, Organizational Development, Succession Planning