The appointment
What the business needed.
The brief
A growing software business in Italy needed a Chief People Officer. The company wanted someone who could connect people strategy with its innovation plans and build a culture that could grow with the business.
What made it hard
The role sat across countries and across the leadership agenda. The business wanted a people leader who would take part in business planning, not only run HR, and who could keep one culture and a clear focus on performance across global teams while the company grew.
Who we found
A people leader with a background in organisational development and longer-term talent planning, able to work with the executive team on the operating model as well as on HR.
What changed
The CPO helped reshape the operating model, improve collaboration between countries and set a clearer focus on performance across global teams. Through organisational development and longer-term talent planning, they also brought HR into business planning.
Role focus
What the role covered.
CPO
Leadership
Scaleup
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