Course was held on 5 March 2021
This webinar was presented in collaboration with Challenge Optimum S.A. Subjects related to HR management best practices including how to cope with COVID-19 pandemic from a Human Resources management perspective.
Strategy requires hard choices, especially during a global pandemic period. Many companies are facing the challenging situation to balance the business continuity and talent investment –
- how to make choices about the talent
- where to invest
- where to place job and people focus during this difficult period to create a sustainable competitive advantage which can help the organisation to spring up after the pandemic
What role does HR play to facility it?
The webinar was delivered by David Balme, CEO Challenge Optimum S.A.(Switzerland) and Michelle Gao, Global HR Director, Worms Asia Limited (Hong Kong)
David Balme, CEO, Challenge Optimum S.A.
David Balme is an aeronautical engineer (McGill) and telecommunications systems engineer (Telecom Paris’Tech – Institut Eurecom). Since April 2005, he has also been the CEO of Challenge Optimum S.A., the French-speaking leader in management systems consulting, training and software. He has supervised or accompanied several hundred upgrade missions according to ISO 9001, 13485, 14001, 45001, MASE, ISO 14064, ISO 20000, ISO 22000, ISO 22301 (business continuity), ISO 27001 and ISAS MEDIA 9001 standards in companies public or private, in Switzerland, in France and abroad, in the sectors of transport, air navigation, food industry, pharmaceutical, watchmaking, biomechanics, real estate managers, water and energy suppliers, social security, health, maritime transport, charity and youth organisations as well as media corporations.
Michelle Gao, Global HR Director, Worms Asia Limited
Michelle Goa, is currently the Global HR director in Worms Safety, the first global alliance of specialist companies in specific product categories with expert knowledge of regulatory compliance, safety and quality. Michelle has more than 25 years experience in human resource management in multi-national companies, including Wal-Mart, Crabtree & Evelyn and Arup etc. Michelle specialises in Organisation Development, Company Strategic Transformation and Talent Management. Leading people and embracing challenge are distinct strengths for Michelle as an HR senior professional. Michelle has successfully facilitated several major organisation changes to support company business strategy transformation or difficult business situation turn around.
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