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Recalibrating My Compass

Richemont owns several of the world's leading companies in the field of luxury goods, with particular strengths in jewellery.

Colleagues say I am really good at:-Working in various cultural situations, fast paced, volatile and complex environments. I am not afraid to take decisions and take calculated risks.-Applying my strong conceptual thinking and structured approach to understand fast new situations, bring clarity and spell out options to move forward. It comes easily to me to have new ideas and solutions all the time.-Building strong and highly engaged teams through a compelling vision, empowerment and enabling them to follow their passion. Working in matrix organizations for many years strengthened my empathy and taught me how to positively influence decisions.I am most proud of:-Leading the transformation of a traditional shared services organization into a true business partner with a business enabling mindset with clear mission and guiding principles.-Composing a vision for doing things very differently by challenging existing orthodoxies, mediation, cultural empathy, creativity, perseverance and being not afraid to go where is no path and leave a trail.-Achieving world class performance with a strong and cohesive team of different personalities and cultural / professional backgrounds. My consultative management style with ambitious goals, empowerment and fairness, enables my direct reports to develop, shine and grow into higher positions or fulfill their dreams otherwise.I am passionate about:-Inspiring people and allow them to unleash their potential by painting a compelling picture of opportunities and challenge their beliefs.-Leaving behind a legacy by either creating something brand new and exciting or by radically rethinking the existing by engaging through the collective team wisdom-Challenging, pushing, praising and prodding a team to get things done, working with and through a variety of cultural backgrounds, genders and age groups.