NICOLAS GAILLOT

Developping performance & people Management : team building & coaching Leadership: coaching managers -> team empowering / learning organizations Change management : governance, cross-functional experts network, ERP roll-out Human resources : audit & transformation Organisation : implementing new industrial organization (after lean organization initiatives) Support team customer focus Training : innovation in training engineering

HR structuring, OD Growth from 200 to 950 employees of a French family-run technical firm ; transformation into a global group listed on the NASDAQ, controlled by an American private equity fund . • Created an international HR structure: administrative infrastructure, talent sourcing and development, workforce planning, industrial relations, internal communications, mobility… • Labor relations during periods of transition (organic and external growth, equity transfers, globalization…)

Crisis management • Involved in strategic decision-making (site closures…) • Responsible for structuring and leading industrial relations during financial difficulties (1000 staff, 3 companies, 8 sites) • Headcount and payroll reduction (-200 persons in 2 years) • Personnel management process optimization • Initiation and coordination of HR projects: executive retention scheme, compensation & benefits policy, expatriation…

Managing first ever HR IT projects at Group level • Analyzed functional needs • Led and synchronized HRIS projects (SAP, ADP…) in 7 companies, 20+sites, for 7500+ employees • Rolled out these systems and led Change Management programs • Acted as an internal consultant on international HR missions (Italy, UK, USA, Brazil… and talent development of the internal SAP Center of Expertise

Rolling-out talent development processes company-wide • Led the HR function at company HQ (200 employees), logistics (80) and sales force (50) • Implement company-wide processes: job ranking, compensation & benefits, talent review & succession plan, headcount and payroll controlling • Managed workforce planning process and recruitment of exempt staff