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RICCARDO DI JANNI

Senior HR Director - Chief People Officer
San Lazzaro di Savena

Summary

Experienced HR executive with a broad international background. Dedicated to contributing my best to organizations with evolving leadership and ambitious growth and transformation plans. Proven track record as a strategic business partner for the board, shareholders, and C-suite. Assisting them in shaping and envisioning dynamic future opportunities, enhancing culture, and driving change. Trusted advisor to C-level executives, providing valuable insights and serving as a confidential challenger. Expertise lies in aligning strategy, people, and organization. Inspiring workforces and fostering diverse and inclusive cultures. Successfully navigated multiple M&A processes throughout my career, gaining valuable experience from both sides of the equation. Versatile background includes start-ups, mid-sized businesses, and large corporations, whether privately owned or listed. Notable strengths include being strategic, commanding, futuristic, having ideation skills, and individualization abilities according to Strengthsfinder. DISC assessment reveals an I-D profile.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
2008
2008
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior HR Director, HAVI Supply Chain Western Europe

HAVI
Remote
07.2021 - 12.2024
  • Company Overview: HAVI is a global leading, privately owned global company, headquartered in Chicago, US
  • HAVI core is innovating, optimizing and managing the supply chains of leading brands
  • HAVI operates in 45 countries, with 10.000 employees and proudly serving 300 global customers, including McDonald's, Starbucks, KFC and many others
  • HAVI sustainable solutions are focused on marketing analytics, packaging, supply chain management and logistics
  • Website: www.havi.com
  • Lead the People Team of 50, supporting 13 main European markets, on 40 Locations, supporting a population 5000 FTEs
  • Acting as Regional Chief Strategy Officer I supported and activated the multiyear review of Regional Strategy
  • Implemented the Regional People Strategy to support the transformation and enable a high-growth environment in and increasingly competitive labor market, with a special focus on Talent Acquisition and Talent Management
  • Guide the process for building a renewed common sense of purpose, focus and community
  • Co-lead the transformation strategy and planning
  • Global Responsibility for Organization and Growth pillars within HR
  • Complete reorganization of the People team, ensuring common approach with local adaptability
  • Enhanced Business Partnering ability and approach and redesigned the Employee Experience
  • Designed and implemented DE&I regional framework, introducing DE&I ambassadors, ESG and a multiyear plan for promoting diversity and achieving gender balance
  • Appointment of functional leader and creation of regional network for Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, DE&I, Total Comp, Organization and Data Analytics
  • Upskilling of local people teams
  • Developed and launched a Regional KPI based Organizational Design plan
  • Supported Regional SVP in the process of reshaping and upskilling Regional Board
  • Implementation of state-of-the-art assessment process (particular focus on sales)
  • Creation of Regional ESG groups and DE&I champions, piloting multiple DEI programs
  • Blueprinting and implementation of the European Talent Acquisition function
  • Design and implementation of a clear Health & Safety strategy and structure

HR Director, Southern Europe and Global Commercial

HAVI
Bologna
09.2018 - 06.2021
  • Redesigned and upgraded the people function in Southern Europe (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Croatia)
  • Supported Cluster VP managing turnaround, with particular focus in Spain
  • Designed and implemented Global Commercial Organizational and people plan, partnering closely with global CCO
  • Designed and implemented the People Strategy the newly created for Global commercial function, including strategic roadmap, need analysis and definition of all key plans and initiatives
  • Designed and implemented first ever HAVI Product Management function, with global roll out

HR Director, Global Business Line CCH Tagetik

WOLTERS KLUWER
04.2017 - 08.2018
  • Company Overview: WOLTERS KLUWER is a global provider of professional information, software solutions, and services for clinicians, accountants, lawyers, and tax, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and regulatory sectors
  • Wolters Kluwer reported 2021 annual revenues of €4.8 billion
  • The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,800 people worldwide
  • Website: www.wolterskluwer.com
  • After the acquisition, I have been confirmed as HR Director for the Global Business of CCH-Tagetik
  • Successfully supported the integration of Tagetik into Wolters Kluwer as a member of the Global Leadership Team being responsible for integrating Tagetik into Wolters Kluwer people and organization framework
  • Strategic and Operational support to Tagetik's growth, more than tripling global FTEs during my tenure
  • WOLTERS KLUWER is a global provider of professional information, software solutions, and services for clinicians, accountants, lawyers, and tax, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and regulatory sectors
  • Wolters Kluwer reported 2021 annual revenues of €4.8 billion
  • The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,800 people worldwide
  • Website: www.wolterskluwer.com

Chief People Officer

CCH TAGETIK
10.2015 - 03.2017
  • Company Overview: CCH TAGETIK is a leading global cloud-based provider of CPM and BI solutions
  • Headquartered in Italy with global footprint
  • Built the People and Organization function to enable core deliverables for the business strategy, empowering Business Partnering, developing programs to enhance Employee Experience and improving Talent attraction
  • I supported the orchestration of the global expansion of the Company acting as the main operational interface between Private Equity, founders and
  • I played a key role during the due diligence process supporting the interaction between Wolters Kluwer, Founders and Private Equity firm
  • Designed and implemented HR cost controlling, including the entire budgeting and reporting
  • Analyzed and aligned globally key parameters and practices related to contracts, payroll, compliance, pay and benefits
  • Lead the creation of local subsidiaries and teams in Europe (Netherlands, DACH, Nordics) and APAC (main hubs in Japan and Singapore)
  • Change of leadership teams and people functions in US, France and UK completing in 1 year the turnaround from loss making to high profitability
  • Supported Tech implementing Agile framework
  • CCH TAGETIK is a leading global cloud-based provider of CPM and BI solutions
  • Headquartered in Italy with global footprint

HR Director - IT, UK, CZ, SK, SLO

CRIF
03.2015 - 09.2015
  • Company Overview: CRIF is a global company offering credit bureau and business information, outsourcing and processing services, and credit solutions
  • 10k+ financial institutions, 600 insurance companies, 82k business clients, and 1mln+ consumers utilize Crif services in 50+ countries
  • Managing a people team of 20 I was supporting the core market (Italy) plus many other fast growing geographies, being also responsible for central functions (Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Total Comp and HR Technology)
  • Ultimately, I was responsible for a 2 mln€ TM spending, managing 300+ annual hirings in fast growing markets with 2000+ FTEs
  • CRIF is a global company offering credit bureau and business information, outsourcing and processing services, and credit solutions
  • 10k+ financial institutions, 600 insurance companies, 82k business clients, and 1mln+ consumers utilize Crif services in 50+ countries

HR Director - Italy and Slovenia

CRIF
01.2010 - 02.2014
  • Successfully navigated the acquisition and the subsequent integration of Dun & Bradstreet Italy reduced the workforce by 20% in two years with no main litigations; increased Operations productivity by 30%; redefined processes of all functions working along with the Company CEO; integrated all the HR processes and procedures within 8 months

Global Talent Management and Total Reward Manager

CRIF
02.2004 - 12.2009

Built up and developed the Talent Management and Comp&Ben practices

Learning and Development Manager

CRIF
01.2002 - 01.2004
  • The role, initially focused on providing learning & development support, quickly embraced managerial responsibilities

Internships

CISL; S&A Outplacement
01.2000 - 12.2001

Education

CORPORATE MBA -

CRIF-BOLOGNA BUSINESS SCHOOL

MASTER'S DEGREE - WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA

Skills

Labor negotiations

Investigative oversight

HR policies implementation

Human resources operations

Employee relations

Talent acquisition

Recruitment strategy

Leadership development

Strengths

Strategic, Command, Futuristic, Ideation, Individualization, I-D

Activities

I prize creating fun and memories with my friends and family through travels, experiences and food. I am passionate about mountains, I enjoy hiking and skiing whenever possible. I am an avid learner with multiple passions: history, cooking, finance.

Timeline

Senior HR Director, HAVI Supply Chain Western Europe

HAVI
07.2021 - 12.2024

HR Director, Southern Europe and Global Commercial

HAVI
09.2018 - 06.2021

HR Director, Global Business Line CCH Tagetik

WOLTERS KLUWER
04.2017 - 08.2018

Chief People Officer

CCH TAGETIK
10.2015 - 03.2017

HR Director - IT, UK, CZ, SK, SLO

CRIF
03.2015 - 09.2015

HR Director - Italy and Slovenia

CRIF
01.2010 - 02.2014

Global Talent Management and Total Reward Manager

CRIF
02.2004 - 12.2009

Learning and Development Manager

CRIF
01.2002 - 01.2004

Internships

CISL; S&A Outplacement
01.2000 - 12.2001

MASTER'S DEGREE - WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA

CORPORATE MBA -

CRIF-BOLOGNA BUSINESS SCHOOL
RICCARDO DI JANNISenior HR Director - Chief People Officer