Michael Puri

Chief Human Resources Officer @ Novocure

About

International C-Suite HR Executive with global experience (including US) as CHRO of privately held and listed companies. Experience of working with Remuneration Committees and Boards. Managed acquisitions, transformations and integrations. Strategic and operational HR knowledge gained through roles in consulting, compensation & benefits, international mobility, HRIS, talent management, learning & development and HR business partnering. Worked closely with CEO's, executive leadership teams and senior leaders. Built and transformed global HR organizations and developed strong teams. Life and career has spanned over 12 countries and several international roles in global organizations. Industry experience in Pharmaceuticals, Bio Pharma, Retail, Consumer Goods, Consulting. Public speaker on HR and Talent Management related topics.

Country

Switzerland

City

Baar

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Talent Management, Succession Planning, Change Management, Performance Management, Organizational Development, Leadership, Human Resources, Leadership Development, Compensation & Benefits, Organizational Design

Experience

Chief Human Resources Officer

Novocure

2023-9 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

Baar, Zug, Switzerland

Vice President HR Integration Lead

CSL Vifor

2022-8 - 2023-9 · 1 yr 2 mos

Zurich, Switzerland

Senior advisor to CHRO as previous CHRO of Vifor Pharma.

Chief Human Resources Officer

Vifor Pharma

2015-11 - 2022-8 · 6 yrs 10 mos

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Group HR Director

GrandVision BV

2013-12 - 2015-10 · 1 yr 11 mos

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

CHRO of the global optical retailer with over 7200 stores worldwide and now part of EssilorLuxottica.

Vice President - Head of Human Resources Europe

Staples

2012-3 - 2013-12 · 1 yr 10 mos

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

HR Business Partner Corporate Functions

Staples

2011-1 - 2012-2 · 1 yr 2 mos

Amsterdam

Head of Talent, Learning & Development International

Staples

2010-1 - 2012-2 · 2 yrs 2 mos

My responsibility is to elaborate and translate the human resources strategy on a strategic and tactical level to the learning and development discipline in the international region (Europe, China, India, Australia, Latin America) regrouping 20+ countries and approximately 20,000 associates. This includes: • Leadership development strategy and execution; • The translation of the leadership development strategy into a concrete and practical approach through which the operational and business results can be achieved; • Determining the learning & development policies at a tactical level; • The organizational and operational management within Learning & Development; • Developing talent sourcing programs, tools and processes.

Senior Director Global Talent Development

UCB

2005-4 - 2010-1 · 4 yrs 10 mos

A. Drive the development and growth of the talent pool through an effective deployment of HR processes for 10.000 employees: 1. Design, implementation and management of global talent management processes: performance management, personal development plan, talent reviews, succession planning process and, recruitment & selection (including applicant tracking system 'Taleo') 2. Ensure regular delivery of targeted training and development programmes for all levels in the company 3. Manage organisation development and implement change processes to accelerate the learning of appropriate skills and competencies for dealing with challenges effectively B. Lead global talent projects impacting cross functional business units: 1. Implementation of career ladders for Research, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Quality Assurance, Medical and Regulatory Affairs 2. Define global company on-boarding process 3. Design & implementation of a knowledge management approach 4. Implementation of strategic workforce planning process C. Support the executive committee and senior executives on global change initiatives 1. Lead the people support program as part of the global reorganisation program

Director Corporate Compensation & International Mobility

UCB

2002-8 - 2005-3 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Compensation & Benefits Manager Group

Dexia

2001 - 2002 · 1 yr

Senior Consultant

Korn Ferry

1995 - 2001 · 6 yrs

Education

University of St.Gallen

2023-9 - 2023-9 · 1 mo

The St.Gallen Board Academy is a joint initiative by the University of St.Gallen and Egon Zehnder to develope Europe’s New Generation of Board Members. It has been designed to support participants in preparing for their first non-executive mandate at a large company by bringing them together with incumbent non-executive board members from prominent European companies. https://es.unisg.ch/de/weiterbildung/st-gallen-board-academy/