1. René Schori 4123 Allschwil, 31 January 2015
Mob. +41 79 667 5065, rene.schori@vitra.com Duerrenmattweg 102
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Curriculum Vitae
Short profile
• Graduate (Lic.phil.I) and Certified Head Human Resources
SKP with over 10 years‘ experience in a HR Business Partner
or HR Director’s role in both the pharmaceutical and design
industry.
• Work experience in a Swiss, German and international
multicultural environment.
• Focus on translating corporate strategy into practical HR
concepts for boosting employee productivity and efficacy and
generally enhancing leadership and collaboration.
• Successful implementation of projects in the areas of employer attractiveness, perfor-
mance management, compensation systems, leadership development, and
recruitment of management and specialist staff.
• Strengths include:
A strong focus on goals and a determination to achieve them
(international roll-out of a performance evaluation system)
Both distinctive communication/conflict solving skills and a genuine interest in
human beings, resulting in a committed and participative people leader
(strong standing as department head as well as HR partner to our businesses)
Strategic approach with hands-on application
(conducting global leadership assessments and then devising and implementing a
suitable leadership development programme (FLOW)
Work experience
Dates Position and main responsibilities
Since 2006 Vitra AG, Birsfelden, since April 2014
Vitra is a globally active furniture company with 1’600 employees dedicated to improving the
quality of homes, offices and public spaces through the power of good design. Vitra’s
headquarters is located in Birsfelden, near Basle in Switzerland and thus close to the Vitra
Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Other productions sites are located in USA, Japan, China
and Hungary; in addition, there are 14 international Vitra distribution subsidiaries. Vitra
employs
Head HR Development & International,
reporting to Head Group HR, Vitra/Vitrashop Group
• HR business partner for the Home and Office Segment as well as for Sales
Regions 1 (DACH), 2 (EMEA) and 3 (APAC)
• Responsible for development and implementation of Vitra/Vitrashop
leadership development programmes
• Member of the HR Steering Committee, jointly responsible for the
continuous development of Vitra/Vitrashop’s corporate culture, vision and
leadership & collaboration values. Definition of the HR strategy and
personnel policy. Continuous development and implementation of
performance management and total compensation systems, personnel
development, talent management and succession planning
• Global recruitment of management and specialist staff

2. René Schori 4123 Allschwil, 31 January 2015
Mob. +41 79 667 5065, rene.schori@vitra.com Duerrenmattweg 102
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Dates Position and main responsibilities
…Vitra AG, Birsfelden, 04/2006 – 03/2014
Head HR Vitra Group,
reporting to the CEO
• Directly in charge of the heads of the HR departments in Switzerland and
Germany as well as the head of Global Vocational Training; indirectly in
charge of the HR staff in Vitra’s international subsidiaries
• HR business partner for Group Management, sector heads and country
managers; member of the extended Group Management (GMe)
• Responsible for development and implementation of the Group HR policy,
based on the company’s goals
• Key role in shaping the corporate culture, drafting mission statements and
leadership principles
• Development and implementation of Vitra’s leadership, compensation &
incentive schemes, as well as its performance management and
succession planning tools
• Global recruitment on management level; drafting of special employment
contracts as well as separation agreements
• Advisor of all international assignees
1999 - 2006 Lonza AG, Basle, 2004 - 2006
Head Human Resources Corporate Functions,
reporting to Head Group HR
• Securing all HR services for global corporate functions
• Member of the global HR Steering Committee; involved in the
development and implementation of strategic HR projects
• Project manager for the long-term incentive plans
• Responsible for the management of international assignments
1999 – 2003
Human Resources Manager,
reporting to Head HR Basle
• Securing all HR services for corporate functions in Basle and Visp in
cooperation with HR sector heads
• Responsible for all recruitments for Basel HQ; also conducting all
termination of employment relationships
• Leading/collaborating in HR marketing activities
(graduate roadshows, image ads, HR webpages on Internet and intranet)
1998 – 1999 Gsponer Consulting Group, Basel
Junior Consultant,
reporting to Senior Partner HRM Projects
• Performing assessments of potential candidates and locations
• Project member in culture change projects
• Support for various HR development mandates

3. René Schori 4123 Allschwil, 31 January 2015
Mob. +41 79 667 5065, rene.schori@vitra.com Duerrenmattweg 102
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Dates Position and main responsibilities
1989 – 1998 Working for a number of companies while studying:
Novartis International Inc., Basel (1989 – 1998)
Supporting management development seminars
Sysag-Fürrer Informatis AG, Basel (1989 – 1998)
External consultant at Hoffmann-La Roche for Roche-specific IT
applications:
• Planning and implementation of applications, evaluation of training
modules, coaching of local system administrators
• Assignments in Paris, Vienna, Prague, Brussels and Mississauga
(Toronto, Canada)
Ciba-Geigy AG, Basel (1986 – 1989)
Instructor for information technology: Trainer for all MS Office applications
Immotest Immobilien, Basel (1986 – 1989)
Commercial employee
1984 – 1986 Swiss Banking Corporation, Basel
1985 – 1986
Administrator in HR department
1984 – 1985
Securities administrator
Professional development
Dates Institutions
2008 ‘Business Strategy for Human Resources Managers’, INSEAD, Fontainebleau
2003 –
2004
Certified Head Human Resources SKP, VSKP, Basel
Education and language stays abroad
Dates Education
1992 – 1998 University of Basel, Masters in General & Clinical Psychology with
American Literature (Lic. phil. I)
1989 French language stay: 1 month, Hyères, France
1989 – 1992 University of Basel, Bachelor in German and English Literature and
Linguistics

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Mob. +41 79 667 5065, rene.schori@vitra.com Duerrenmattweg 102
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Dates Education
1986 English language stay: 3 months, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
1986 – 1989 Institute Athenaeum, Basel. Federal Matura, type B (Latin)
1980 – 1984 Cantonal Commercial School (KHS) Basel. Federal Commercial Diploma
1977 – 1980 Secondary school, Allschwil
1973 – 1977 Primary school, Allschwil
Personal data
First/last name René Schori
Date/place of birth 16 December 1964 in Basel, Switzerland
Civil status married
Contact data rene.schori@vitra.com; Mobile +41 79 667 5065
Overview of Federal commercial diploma (1984), Federal Matura (1989)
qualifications and Masters (Lic. phil. I) in Psychology (1998)
Certified Head Human Resources SKP (2004)
‘Business Strategy for Human Resources Managers’,
INSEAD, Fontainebleau (2008)
Languages German (native tongue), English (fluent), French (good),
Spanish (basic knowledge)
Interests People & organisations, sports (tennis & golf), travel,
American literature, music