Beat Calabretti

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Strategic HR leader who built Barry Callebaut’s first global Talent, People Development & Culture function. As Global VP HR & Chief Talent Officer, led a 40+ FTE global CoE team and enterprise-wide people transformation supporting a €500M investment. Enabled €250M recurring EBITDA by driving talent, leadership, and organizational effectiveness across global operations.

Led global Employee, Leadership Development & Learning at Siemens Healthineers, shaping a future-focused strategy for 66,000+ employees post-separation from Siemens AG. Integrated Varian’s L&D teams and delivered a scalable, cost-efficient, high-impact learning ecosystem with innovative formats, aligning development with business objectives and driving cultural and capability transformation globally.

Led TUI’s global people development and culture transformation, overseeing a team of 70+ and partnering with the Group CHRO. Drove enterprise-wide change across talent, recruitment, leadership, and performance. Consolidated 70+ local hiring processes into 3 global standards, launched leadership programs and academies, and digitized the portfolio. Achieved +30% engagement and top-tier D&I ranking (FT, 2020).

Transformed Celgene’s talent strategy into enterprise capability platforms in an innovation-driven context. Partnered with C-level leaders, led the global Talent & Leadership function, and shaped succession, onboarding, and capability-building initiatives. Built human capital analytics and external partnerships. With a lean team, embedded coaching and development to drive continuous growth and purpose-led leadership.

Drove enterprise-wide capability building and transformation across global functions at Syngenta. Led strategic programs with senior leaders, including a $4M multi-year initiative impacting 700+ professionals. Built business acumen and supply chain academies, co-developed a global strategy program, and embedded workforce planning and scalable learning platforms to drive alignment and impact.

Corporate HR leader who strengthened Roche’s executive succession and talent management across divisions. As deputy to the Global Head of Corporate HR, led a 15-member team overseeing HR Planning, e-Recruitment, employer branding, and global HR reporting. Delivered executive development initiatives, supported global HR transformation, and drove leadership pipeline and organizational effectiveness at the corporate level.

Built Mövenpick’s first centralized global Talent & People Development function, aligning HR strategy with growth. Led competency frameworks, performance, succession, and learning strategies for all levels, managing global and regional teams. Delivered a digital learning platform, standardized programs, and assessment tools, fostering a consistent leadership and learning culture across the organization.