Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville

2nd CHRO-Talk: How to win CEOs and CFOs for successful change.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville | Zurich
How to win CEOs and CFOs for successful change
Welcome to the 2nd CHRO-Talk for Chief Human Resources Officers of largeand mid-sized companies in Switzerland.
Benno Marbach
This CHRO-Talk focuses on how to get the support from the Chief Executive
Officer and the Chief Financial Officer to initiate and implement sustainable
change in the organization – from structural changes to behavioral and strategic innovations triggered by the Head of HR.
Learn from experienced change-agents how they won in their role as Chief
HR Officer the buy-in from the CEO and CFO for significant and relevant
change in their respective organization. In addition, gain a holistic perspective on how to manage change from an internationally acclaimed thoughtleader in this area. Last but not least, cross-fertilize and share your thinking
on successful change with other CHROs, CEOs and CFOs at the CHRO-Talk.
We look forward to seeing you on June 26 in Zurich.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Schoss
Benno Marbach
Stephanie Schoss
Speakers
Adrian Cojocaru, Chief HR Officer, OC Oerlikon
Adrian Cojocaru is Chief HR Officer of OC Oerlikon since December 2010. In his previous position he served as
Regional Chief Human Resources Officer Middle East & Africa for LG Electronics, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Prior to this, Cojocaru held management functions at Reader’s Digest (UK), Mars Inc. (Central Europe and
UK), Unilever (Romania, Netherlands, USA) and Coca-Cola (Romania). Adrian Cojocaru graduated as mechanical
engineer from the Faculty of Engineering & Management of Technological Systems of the Polytechnic University in
Bucharest, Romania and continued his studies in the UK, where he attended the M.S. in Organizational Consulting
at the Ashridge Business School.
Peter Wright, Chief HR Officer, Zurich Insurance Group
Peter Wright is Chief HR Officer of Zurich Insurance Group. A British citizen, he was appointed in February 2011,
coming from AIG in New York, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Worldwide Life and Retirement Services. Previously he has held executive positions in HR for global organizations, such
as BP, Estee Lauder, Merrill Lynch Mercury Asset Management, Korn/Ferry International and Unilever. He holds a
master’s degree in history from St. John’s College, Cambridge University.
Kevin Lane, Partner, Mc&Kinsey&Company
Kevin Lane is a partner in McKinsey&Company’s Zurich’s office. He leads McKinsey’s Leadership Development
service line global and works with clients across a wide range of industries in the areas of leadership, transformational change, talent and strategy. He has lived and worked for many years in Europe. the Middle East and in Asia,
(including 14 years in China), where he previously led the McKinsey Centre for Asian Leadership. Before joining
McKinsey, he was a university professor in the United States and Asia. He also served for two years as executive vice
president of a U.S.-based retailer. Kevin earned his bachelor’s degree at Dartmouth College, and his master’s degree
and Ph.D. from Harvard University.
Moderator
Stephanie Schoss, Partner, C-Talks
Studied Business and Economics at the Universities of St.Gallen, Harvard and the Singapore Management University.
She is currently working on her doctoral thesis in behavioral management and entrepreneurship. Together with Prof.
Martin Hilb she founded the Center for Behavioral Entrepreneurship and Management (CBEM) which belongs to the
Institute for Leadership and International HRM (I.FPM) at the University of St. Gallen. Beside her academic career
Stephanie runs IPM AG, a small company for personality oriented management and client communication practices.
She also serves on the board of Kennedy Fitch, Susi Partners and AskTheCircle, an active network community with
over 400 Family Offices worldwide.
Program: June 26, 2012
17:30
Reception
17:50
Welcome
18:00
Change from a CEO and CFO perspective –
and what it means for CHROs
Kevin Lane, Partner, McKinsey&Company
18:20
18:40
Winning formula for change from a CHRO
point of view
C-Talks
Benno Marbach
Steineggstrasse 6
8853 Lachen
E-Mail: benno.marbach@ctalks.ch
Phone: +41 44 586 68 45
Fax:
+41 43 430 20 14
Peter Wright, Chief HR Officer, Zurich Insurance Group
Participants: 50 CHROs, CEOs & CFOs
CHRO as change agent?
Opportunities and risks
Limited seats available: First come –
first served. It is recommended to register early via e-mail or phone.
Adrian Cojocaru, Chief HR Officer, OC Oerlikon
19:00
Registration
How to win CEOs and CFOs for successful change
Panel Discussion
19:45
Dinner & Networking
21:00
Farewell
This is a personal, non-transferable invitation. Please indicate whether you
stay for dinner.
Location
Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville
Paradeplatz
8022 Zurich
www.ctalks.ch
Fee: CHF 195.–
Gold Partners
Organizing Partners
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