THIERRY BONETTO
Seasoned People & Organization development professional with over 20 years of experience in building innovative L&D strategies, portfolios & organizations in an international environment.
EXPERIENCE
Director of Learning & Development / Global Head of Danone Academy ▪ 2008 – Present Danone Global Headquarters ▪ Paris, France
Leads Danone learning policy, Corporate University & animate strategic priorities for the Group
- Drives the development & implementation of innovative learning strategies, engaging 40 General Managers, to “learn at the pace of change” and transform learning through digital
- Launch of a social learning platform including LMS, digital experimentations, digital factory
- Education & tools to create an on-going learning culture (“one learning a day” strategy)
- Optimization of the global / local portfolio (-50% learning solutions in 2 years), and formalization of a learning policy and principles to leverage learning for transformation
- Leads Danone Academy teams to design & deliver programs (10 functions + Leadership & Mgt)
- Increased impact of learning: from 4 000 participants in 2008 to 30 000 in 2016
- Danone Academy community animation: 120 professionals in Corporate, Regions, Countries
- Golden award “Victoires des Leaders du Capital Humain” for Training in 2015
- In charge of Leadership development & Executives learning
- Design & launch of Danone leadership model & “Danone Leadership College”, to build a unique leadership culture - 76 000 employees embarked (2009 – 2014) & HAY Award for Best Companies for Leadership / Top 10 Europe in 2013
- Design & on-going evolution of Executives learning programs – incl. the award – winning “Leading Edge” program (EFMD Excellence in Practice award in 2013)
Director of Competences Development ▪ 1997 - 2008
Danone Global Headquarters ▪ Paris, France
In charge of HR development initiatives within the Corporate HR Department:
- Co-led the design & implementation of the Danone performance & development process
- Lead a global initiative to mobilize all management to attract, develop & retain talents
- Executives seminars, launch of Individual Development Plan, 360° & coaching in Danone
- First Danone leadership & management curriculum from junior to director levels
- Workshop for Mgt teams to leverage “people & organization” for business performance
- More recently, approach and tools to help reveal & unleash talents at all levels, in the context of Danone “Talent” ambition.
- Coordinated the process of co-building the HR strategic vision in 2008, using « learning expeditions » & « design thinking» approaches, and mobilising the whole HRD community
- Launched « Danone Campus », the Danone distinctive model of Corporate University – in 2016, Danone Campus impacted more than 30 000 Danone employees around the world.
- Animated the “Organisation Development” community on change & project portfolio mgt
Senior Management Consultant ▪ 1985 - 1997
Gamma International then Gemini Consulting ▪ Paris, France
Consultant & project director: missions in France & Germany, in the areas of:
- Organization & process redesign in various sectors: retail, consumer goods, energy, administration
- Mobilization & change management programs; large-scale mobilization for French National Education & Cap Gemini
- HR vision & strategy building - eg: for Group Bouygues with Group HR VPs
HRD role Gemini Consulting France + Italy + Spain from 1994 to 1997: in charge of recruiting, staffing, development & mentoring.
External Contributions ▪ 2008 - Present
Speaker in workshops & conferences: Master RH / Sciences Po, Congrès Learning, International
Consortium for Executive Development & Research (ICEDR)
Coordinator of the HR course within the Sorbonne – Celsa MBA
SKILLS
- Strategic thinking
- Innovation & design
- Change management & mobilization
- Able to manage complexity – analysis & synthesis skills
- Facilitation skills
- Team development & coaching
EDUCATION
Ecole Centrale, Paris, 1983 ▪ Engineering
CNAM, Paris, 1984 ▪ Psychologie du Travail / Organization Psychology
ESCP, Paris, 1997 ▪ HR Strategic Management
LANGUAGES
French mother tongue, Fluent in English
INTERESTS & HOBBIES
Tennis, cinema, trekking, rowing (teams of 4), mentoring, travels & cultural differences