Valerie is a strategic C-Suite leader who led several broad scale business and cultural transformations globally, leading the people strategic agenda, owning the design of new business models and helping the organization transition successfully. Valerie’s corporate experience spans 30 years in Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing and HR, in Pharmaceuticals (Nestle Skin Health) FMCG/Consumer Goods (P&G), Family Enterprise (Firmenich) and Private Equity (Archroma) businesses. Valerie serves in the Board of International Red Cross (2023). Before, she was a Director (NED) of the Global International Coach Federation (ICF) and the Chair of the newly created ICF Coaching-In-Organization Global Board (2020). She completed recently a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA). The focus of her research is on “how to create a coaching culture that last?”. Valerie has worked in France, UK, Pakistan, Switzerland, and the US.