Sharon von Simson

After a sabbatical to co-write a comedy show called "50 Ways to Leave your Employer" and a sold out run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, I am now putting the fun back into business fundamentals. Seriously Funny Business brings the powerful communication, boundless creativity and ability to bring people together from the comedy world into the business world. Serious play is good for business.

Having fun adding structure to HR in the entrepreneurial world of Eat Happy.

Led the HR function for a 5000 person international chemical company on the journey to become a circular and digital packaging solutions company

These new global functions were set up as a core element of the “One BT” organisation restructuring program. We provide platforms, innovations, processes and people to make BT’s projects successful. Leading a team of 28 HRBPs and specialists; serving 8000 employees in 25+ countries world-wide.

Delivered recruitment, compensation & benefits, global mobility, learning & development, HRIT strategy, data & payroll services for 15 000 employees in 21 countries; 19M €, 300 employees, 9 sites

Responsible for designing and delivering a change programme to transform BT from a traditional HR set up to the Business Partner/ Shared Services/ Centre of Expertise model. Led a project team of 45.

Integrating coaching, teambuilding & mass mobilisation to deliver organisational change

A strategic consultancy which specialises in helping large companies grow through innovation

A strategic consultancy which specialises in helping large companies grow through innovation

Change manager for a global purchasing and supply (P&S) project (1 year) Engineering training manager (3 years) Mechanical engineer (3 years)

Winner of INSEAD business plan competition