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Welcome 2
Executive summary 3
IDCN – Key people 4
Vision and values 5
Key Executive Board decisions 2013 6
Recap of the key achievements 2013 6
IDCN locations 7
Membership fees and principles 10
Global centre of expertise 11
Success stories 12
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TABLE OF CONTENTS :

| 2013 Global IDCN Annual Review |2
Welcome to the second annual review of IDCN, 2013 was an exciting year for IDCN, with network
launches in London, Sao Paulo and Los Angeles, the expansion of the IDCN Board to include
Coca Cola, EY and Novartis, and formation of the IDCN Assocation.
An IDCN Centre of Expertise was set up to support existing and upcoming networks, and the
funding secured for the launch of the IDCN global website.
I would like to recognise the ongoing hard work and contribution from our 80+ spouse* vol-
unteers. Without them, their enthusiasm and commitment, IDCN would not exist in its` current
format today.
To date, over 100 spouses have found a job with the support of IDCN, 1,300+ spouses are
involved around the Globe with over 50 active member companies.
In 2014, new IDCN networks are planned for North America (New York) and for the first time we
will be expanding into the Asia Pacific region with networks in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Dubai.
I look forward to welcoming you all to a network event, onboarding meeting or member call during
the year, and thank you for your support and contribution to making IDCN a global solution to ease
the job search for dual career mobile couples.
Warm regards,
Sue,
Sue Johnson
Head of Gender Balance and Diversity - Nestlé
*spouse – we do recognise all forms of partnership.
WELCOME –
SUE JOHNSON IDCN FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The need for Talent is a key topic for CEOs and Company leadership teams. Dual Career couples
are more and more becoming the norm, and so the need to attract, develop and retain this
Talent is key in today’s competitive environment.
IDCN is a collaboration of Companies, NGOs and Academic institutions with the purpose of
facilitating the job search for mobile employee spouses, and providing member companies
access to a turnkey pool of Talent.
IDCN is now in its third year, and from the successful pilot created in the Lake Geneva region of
Switzerland, the IDCN business model has proven to be an innovative, fast growing and engaging
solution that is in line with this new global trend. The network has expanded beyond Europe and
attracted Corporate Members from several industries.
Key achievements of 2013:
• 6 IDCN locations in Europe and Americas
• 2011 - Lake Geneva region – Switzerland (Pilot location)
• 2012 - Mexico City
- Paris
- Zurich
• 2013 - London
- Sao Paulo
• Corporate Steering comitee set up - St. Louis, Los-Angeles
• More than 50 organisations (Multinationals, non-profits, educational institutions)
are part of one or more of these 6 locations
• An Executive Board has been formed to manage and evolve IDCN at a global level
• Creation of the IDCN nonprofit Association with a long term vision of becoming a
global successful solution to the dual career challenges
• Fundraising secured for IDCN global marketing website (through donations from
the IDCN Board Members)
• Creation of the Global Center of Expertise to support the launch of new locations and
member registration
• Introduction of membership fees for global and local members to support
the network development.
This 2nd
IDCN Annual Review is a reference point for you to understand the key activities and
progress made during 2013.

IDCN – KEY PEOPLE
IDCN Executive Board
Permanent guests
IDCN Centre of Expertise
All Executive Board Members give their time to IDCN free of charge.
Sue Johnson
IDCN President
Head of Gender Balance
and Diversity
Nestlé
Maija Van Langendonck
IDCN Vice President
Global Diversity and Inclusion Director
Cargill
Terry Hildebrand
Head of Talent
Coca-Cola
Raquel Blanc Gutiérrez
IDCN Vice President
Vice President Diversity & Inclusion
Philip Morris International
Marian Chiraches
Global Coordinator
contact@idcn.info
Karine Lajoie
Manager GS Relocation
& Transportation
Philip Morris International
Louise Barrelet
Senior Manager | Human Capital
Ernst & Young
Latifa Taleb-Serre
General Secretary
Head of International Mobility
L’Oréal
Jane Harris
Treasurer
Head of Global Mobility
Novartis

Vision
IDCN, as a global platform for member organisations, thrives to:
1. Ease the mobility of Talent in Dual Career situations,
2. Give exposure to an untapped Talent pool of professionals with a variety of backgrounds,
3. Enhance the Employee Value Proposition for current and future Talent,
through facilitating the professional integration for spouses and partners of mobile employees in key
locations around the world.
Value Proposition
For companies and organisations:
1. Access to untapped turn-key Talent pool,
2. Access to a global mobility support for spouses and partners of mobile employees,
3. Enhance the Employee Value Proposition through becoming Dual Career friendly organisation.
For spouses or partners of mobile employees:
1. Support in professional integration in a new country,
2. Opportunity to network with HR professionals, corporate representatives and like minded
spouses and partners,
3. Visibility of professional development opportunities.
Onboarding
The objective of an onboarding half day event, is also to prepare Companies for the launch of a new
IDCN location, through a deeper understanding of the network and it’s proven 5-step methodol-
ogy. This event is a good opportunity to network with other companies and make commitments to
extend participation in IDCN. An onboarding event can be held via video-conference but preferably
in person and together with other interested companies.
Please contact the Center of Expertise to arrange an Onboarding event.
Future network locations
Companies may want to consider launching a network in a new location where they have a:
• High demand to recruit talent,
• High number of mobile employees seeking dual career support.
VISION AND VALUES

IDCN Global Members
Launch of new locations 2013:
• London
• Sao Paulo
• Corporate Steering committee set up in
St. Louis and Los-Angeles
Total number of spouse members: 1,326.
Organised 30 local events in 6 locations.
13 Global Members and 38 Local Members.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 2013
KEY EXECUTIVE BOARD DECISIONS 2013
• Creation of the IDCN nonprofit Association with a long term vision of becoming a global successful solution to the dual
career challenges.
• Introduction of membership fees for global and local members to support the network development
• Set up of Global Center of Expertise to support the launch of new locations and member registration
• Fundraising secured for IDCN global marketing website (through donations from the IDCN Board Members)
• Creation of the media pack to support IDCN events

Global Members:
Local Members:
Suzanne Paris
LEAD
Nestlé
Recruitment
Partner
Gabriel Perez
Spouse
President
Jan – Sep 2013
Highlights:
• IDCN pilot location launched in
May 2011
• 18 Corporate Members
• 27 active Spouse Volunteers
• 16 spouses hired
• 554 spouses registered
• 7 events organised
• 97% of spouses say the IDCN
events have improved their local
job search opportunities
IDCN LOCATIONS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Lake Geneva region
Anna Fink
LEAD
Philip Morris
International
Manager GS
Relocation and
Transportation
Ben
Wynniatt-Husey
Spouse
President
Sept – Dec 2013
Global Members :
Sue Pagliuca
Lead
EY
Global Mobility
Operations
Manager
Highlights:
• Launched in November 2012
• 5 spouses hired
• 89% of spouses say the IDCN
events have improved their
local job search opportunities
London region
Local Members :

Latifa Taleb-Serre
Lead
L’Oréal
Head of International
Mobility France
Highlights:
• IDCN launched in September
2012
• 9 spouses hired
• 81,4% of spouses say the
IDCN events have improved
their local job search
opportunities
Paris region
Corporate Members in the region:Melissa Garduno
LEAD
Organisational
Development
Nestlé
Susana Concha
Spouse President
2013
Idil Ekren Dizdaroglu
Spouse President
2014
Highlights:
• IDCN location launched in
2012
• 8 spouses hired
• 92% of spouses say the
IDCN events have improved
their local job search
opportunities
Mexico City region
Global Members:
Local Members:
Vicky Canivet
Spouse
President 2013

Adele Cestari
Lead
Nestlé Brasil
International
Mobility, MD, R&S
Manager
Luis Carlos Parra
Calvache
Spouse President
2013
Highlights:
• IDCN location launched in
November 2013
• no recruitments registered
• 82% of spouses say the
IDCN events will help
improve their local job
search opportunities
Highlights:
• IDCN launched in
November 2012
• 30 active Spouse
Volunteers
• 36 spouses hired
Sao Paulo region
Zurich region
Isabell Hametner
LEAD 2013
Mondelez
International
Director
HR Operations
Europe
Annika Gunterberg
LEAD 2014
ABB Asea Brown
Boveri Ltd
Senior Global Mobility
Specialist
Tobias Simons
LEAD 2014
ABB Asea Brown
Boveri Ltd
Head of Global
Mobility
Martijn Roseboom
Spouse
President as of 2014
Global Members:
Local Members:
Global Members:
Local Members:
Renate
Althammer-Reinke
Spouse
President 2013

MEMBERSHIP FEES
Membership type Global membership Local membership
Annual
membership fee
Eur 5,000 Eur 750
Benefits 1. Benefits of IDCN talent pool all over the
world where member is part of a network
2. Benefits from global dual career
support
3. Branded as IDCN global member
4. Benefits of local membership in all
locations where they join
1. Benefits of IDCN talent pool in a specific
location
2. Branded as IDCN local member in the
specific location
Commitments 1. Hosts IDCN Spouse Event in a location
minimum every 2 years
2. Participates in Local Corporate Steering
Committee Meetings
3. Participates in Global General Assembly.
1. Hosts IDCN Spouse Event in a location
minimum every 2 years
2. Participates in Local Corporate Steering
Committee Meetings
3. Participates in Global General Assembly.
Level of influence 1. Right to nominate Global Executive Board
member
2. Voting right on General Assembly
3. Influence on Global Direction
4. Global Ambassadorship
1. Involvement in local strategy and
decision making
2. Local Ambassadorship
3. Voting right on General Assembly
• Global Members may join the networks in all IDCN Locations, while Local Members may only join the network of a
single IDCN Location.
• Global Members may be associated with the IDCN brand globally, while Local Members may only be associated with
the IDCN brand in their specific IDCN Location.
• Corporate members are expected
to provide a representative to
manage all IDCN activity for their
organisation including attending
the bi-annual meetings of the
Corporate Steering Committee and
regular IDCN networking events
• Corporate members are expected
to allow meetings or events in their
offices
• Corporate members will retain
control of the formal recruitment
processes within their organisations
in accordance with their own internal
policies; it should be noted that
corporate membership of the IDCN
will provide unlimited access to a
highly qualified and experienced
talent pool should they wish to take
advantage of it
• Corporate members do not have to
give spouse members any priority
over local workers for recruitment
or assignment of vacancies
• 4-8 events will be organised
per year which gives a potential
requirement for Corporate
Members to host or sponsor an
event every one or two years
depending on the number of
members in the network
MEMBERSHIP PRINCIPLES

GLOBAL CENTRE OF EXPERTISE RESPONSIBILITIES
Global Centre of Expertise Responsibilities
Board support Manage projects
Prepare board meeting materials – agenda, presentation and follow up actions
Network Support Link between networks (corporate and spouses)
Host global calls
KPI collection and measurement
Communications Update and manage website content
Prepare annual review
Prepare AGM agenda, minutes, content
Manage the global LinkedIn governance
Association Prepare invoices
Track payments
Annual legal tasks
Business Development Run onboarding events
Support network launches
Attract new corporate members

MEXICO
Network Lead: Compartamos Banco sponsored a workshop for entrepreneurs helping two
brazilian spouses to consolidate their local business plan for launching Seresta Shoes
www.serestashoes.com
Helena Liberatori and Paula Bojikian like most expatriates came to Mexico with their husbands and
their careers were affected. They took this change as an opportunity to find what really fulfills them
regarding their working and personal life.
Today they have the company set up and organised and they are selling
their first collection, inspired on the Brazilian popular culture. SERESTA
sells through their website (www.serestashoes.com) and home visits. All
the client has to do is pick her favorite models and the shoes will be at her
home or office to be tried on. They have many expansion plans at work.
The next one is to extend their next collection with handbags and acces-
sories.
MESSAGE TO IDCN members
“Go look for what inspires passion in your life. Sometimes we don´t have
much time or conscience to think about it or we just create impediments
for everything. What they have learned is that “when there is a will, there is a way” and that the
journey, not only the final destination, is very rewarding when you do something you are passionate
about.”
LONDON
‘I’m writing to you to share my experience. After attending the IDCN event on the 11th
of September where Pat Keogh made a presentation about interview performance, I continued
my job search and got an interview for which Pat kindly agreed to help me prepare for. The
presentation and interview preparation gave me very important tips and most important great
confidence to the interview which ended with a job offer that I accepted.
For this I’d like to thank the IDCN team and specially Pat Keogh for their work which really help me
providing great value information and networking as well’ - Partner of EY assignee
LAKE GENEVA
Nuno Costa
“My wife received a proposal for a position in Switzerland and I saw myself for the first time in the
role of a trailer spouse.
Arriving in a new country, facing a new culture, learning a new language, meeting new people
and...without a job. I needed to start again from the beginning.
My first contact with IDCN occurred during the event ‘Elevator Pitch’ in the Hannifin Parker. An
organization run by volunteers with such level of professionalism? Wow, I wanted to be part of it.
So I applied for a position as Internal Communications Manager and after an ‘interview’ with the
actual IDCN spouse president, I was accepted.
As IDCN volunteer, I had the opportunity to share my professional experience, develop my skills
and competencies and meet such a fantastic team, other spouses looking for a job like me, real
friends nowadays. I had the privilege to work closely with HR professionals from the Corporate
Members and Service Providers, help other spouses with networking and local knowledge about
application processes.
And then, after dozens of applications, dozens of events and an enormous perseverance, my op-
portunity to work in Nespresso appeared. I’m very grateful to IDCN and to all the people that I met
during the job searching process.
In the end, it was not about what IDCN can do for you, it was about what you can do for IDCN. ”
SUCCESS STORIES

ZURICH
Mondeléz International success story – Paul Föhn
Paul Föhn has a very focused, intense presence. It is after 7pm when we meet and he has been
working a long day - has not yet finished - but it seems as if could be 10am. Paul is wide-awake,
engaging and energised. He has to be. Paul’s job as Cocoa Buyer at Mondeléz International, a job
that he insists, “Came from out of the Blue”, has many working parts. Picture the inside of a Swiss
watch and Paul is keeping the intricate pieces moving on time. Sourcing, storing and delivering
chocolate for some of the world’s biggest chocolate brands demands flexibility and precision. The
work is filled with global uncertainties and supply must be reliable….not an easy mix. Cadbury,
Toblerone and Oreo are just a few of numerous Mondeléz products using cocoa powder or cocoa
butter, two perishable, volatile products Paul buys around the world.
ZURICH
ABB success story – Sylwia Socha
My name is Sylwia Socha. I moved to Switzerland in 2012 with my partner who was offered a
job with ABB. I started looking for a job with great enthusiasm, however after three months and
countless rejections, my positive thinking started to diminish. I took up a part time job as a nanny
to give me something to do in between my job applications, and I must admit it was a welcome
distraction from all the negative responses that I was receiving. It was slowly becoming clear to me
that the job market here must be full of people like me and I needed to make myself stand out.
Following advice from my friends, I updated my CV to the ``Swiss standard``, which meant getting
a professional photo taken and adapting the format and style.
One day, I was forwarded an e-mail from IDCN by one of my friends. I signed up to become a
member immediately. This gave me a chance to get in contact with other jobseekers as well as
employers. At about the same time, I attended one of the meetings organised by ABB for their
employees and partners. It turned out that one of the ABB HR Managers was presenting during
the meeting. I decided to grab this opportunity and introduced myself to him after the presenta-
tions. The next day, I was contacted by ABB to provide my CV and was forwarded a couple of job
adverts, for which I applied. Within two weeks, I was in a temporary position, employed through
an agency as maternity cover for 8 months. Since then, I have settled into the team well and
met many more new people and developed great relationships throughout the company. I have
now been offered a further temporary contract within the department until a permanent position
becomes available.
My advice to all job seekers is to take every opportunity to network as this is your best chance of
getting a job in Switzerland. Always bear in mind that it is not just what you know, but also who
you know. So please don`t give up, stay positive, focused and talk to people!
PARIS
Saint-Gobain success story – Sunny A. Joseph
My approach in finding a job was by applying online; kept searching for ‘Jobs in Paris’ on Google;
applied to all suitable positions through all the websites that pulled up mainly through Experteer.
com, LinkedIn and through Fusac.fr where French was also a requirement.
I submitted my CV through the careers section of MNCs which have their Branches and HQs in
Paris and also applied through their list of vacant positions as posted by them on LinkedIn. Hence,
I would definitely recommend all Partners to keep an updated LinkedIn Profile at all times as I got
responses through LinkedIn.
I landed this job through the CV Clinic Session at the last IDCN meeting in Nestlé. Even though
French was a pre-requisite for the role, I was given this opportunity due to my professional
experience level and my strength in English which the company believes could be an asset
to the department I am working for now and to the company.

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