1. PAULA LIVERANI-BROOKS
EXPERIENCE
HR Country Lead
Biogen ANZ Sydney(Macquarie Park)
March 2014-Current
Successfullyintroduced newHR Strategy
Led L&D and introduced newinnovative solutions
Worked closelywithLT to implement HPO
Created culture champions andinitiatives
Scored highest engagement WW
Facilitated Change andCulture improvement
HR Director ANZ
Philips Electronics ANZ Sydney(Macquarie Park)
May 2011 –February2014
Built anengagedHighperforming HR team
Drove Change Management and Transformational
Change – in partnershipwith McKinsey
Successfullyimplemented SharedServices
Renewed emphasison performance mgmt. and coaching
HR Director ANZ and India
GTA by Travelport Sydney(St. Leonards)
February 2010 –April2011
Implementedtrainingneeds analysis anddevelopedlocal training
Created assessment centres for recruitment ofService Centre employees
Created APACassessment centres for sourcing employees
HR Consultant
Reed Group, Wattyl Group, KaplanUniversity Sydney, Australia
March 2009–January 2010
HR VP EMEA AND APAC
AristonThermoGroup Fabriano, Italy/Munich, Germany/Annemasse, France
Pentair Minneapolis, US/Shanghai, China/Milan, Italy
December 2004–November 2007
Negotiated NBAs inFrance and Europe
Facilitated introductionof SAPandguidedchange initiatives
Responsible for endto endrecruitment
Focusedon Talent retention inallregions
Roll out ofHR PoliciesandProceduresWW
HR VP – APAC and LATAM
Fiat Group Turin, Italy/Madrid, Spain/Buenos Aires, Argentina/Nanjing, China
April 1990–November2004
Worked in manufacturing andfinancial organisations heading
Large international HRteams geographicallydispersed.
Led JVs, expat management, talent management, recruitment, cultural initiatives
and change
LIFE PHILOSOPHY
“Life will keep bringing you the same test
until you pass”
MOST PROUD OF
Courage I had
implementing transformational changepractices
Persistence
starting again in a new Country
Being a True Business Partner
contributingto the Company’s success by
understandingits needs and partnering with
the business
Passion
helpingpeople achieve their true potential
STRENGTHS
LANGUAGES
English
Italian
Spanish
Portuguese
EDUCATION
MSc Economics & IR
London School of Economics
London, UK
BA International Relations
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA, USA
CertificateIV in Trainingand Assessment
TAFE
Sydney, Australia
INDUSTRIES
Bio-techandPharma
Medical Devices
Consumer Goods
Travel
Manufacturing
Financial ServicesandHolding Companies
Change
Management
Business
Partnering
Learning &
Development
Leadership
&Coaching
Culture
improvement
