C Talks Mentors

Caroline Luscombe

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Short CV

Before her retirement at the end of 2020, Caroline was the CHRO and member of the Executive Committee of Sanofi (2018-2020), Holcim AG (2017-2018) and Syngenta AG (2010-2017).
A graduate of University College London, Caroline started her career in Finance and previously held a number of senior HR positions at General Electric (GE) including Head of HR at GE Capital Global Banking, GE Money and GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences (formerly Amersham plc). In her earlier career she was Head of HR at Laporte plc (Chemical sector) and Tiphook plc (Rental Asset Management).

Areas of unique experience/expertise Caroline can bring:
– M&A and Integration (acquired 4 times In her career as well as being part of acquiring teams)
– Culture change and organization development (growth, restructuring, major strategic business change)
– Diversity & Inclusion (personal experiences and perspectives as well also leading major initiatives to improve global representation of women and other affinity groups)
– Remuneration(executive compensation, global compensation, pensions and benefits and significant experience with Remuneration Committees)
– Executive Recruitment and Development
– Global experience across many sectors; financial services, pharma, life sciences, building and construction, chemical
– Global Mobility and relocation