hands on
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By the age of 20 and while still studying, Nancy had already worked as:
Great work experience, though pitifully excluded from later resumes. |
customer focus
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At the age of 24, Nancy landed her first managerial job. She worked for Club Med for five years as a HR Manager in various locations (Aighion, Cos and Corfu). In this multinational environment with a great customer-oriented culture, Nancy fully experienced best-practice HR.
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retail
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During the golden era of hypermarkets and malls, Nancy thrived in a fast-paced, data-driven retail business, Continent Hellas, part of Group Promodes. She worked there for five years, until just before the group was bought by Carrefour. In an organization experiencing hyper-growth, she
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process oriented
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In the mid-90s, Group Pechiney, a French multinational, offered Nancy the role of HR Director for the aluminum production unit run by Aluminium of Greece. Nancy
Inspired by the disciplined linear thinking of engineers, Nancy
She also partnered with corporate HR in Paris on a variety of global projects. |
quality management
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Three years later, Nancy moved back to Athens, where she joined FAMAR, which is owned by Group Marinopoulos. in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics sector.
- She had a key role in post-merger/acquisition integration environments and spin-offs. - She increased use of IT by HR, created a paperless environment and outsourced services. - She facilitated and institutionalized teamwork and open communication with line management. She worked across manufacturing sites, coaching on people-related issues. |
global operations
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Responding to the challenges of a multinational role, she joined the M.J. Maillis group, a global manufacturer and distributor of packaging material, with 23 businesses in Europe, the USA and Canada. Nancy assumed the role of Head of Group HR where she
- solved global labour employment issues - developed compensation packages benchmarked against global market trends. Highly involved in organizational design, she was able to - work across cultures, - develop policies and programs, including giving full support to relocated and expat employees. |
restructuring
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In 2007, Nancy explored the financial sector by joining ING Group, a global financial institution of Dutch origin, which offers banking investments, life insurance and retirement services. In the middle of the global financial turmoil, Nancy
Leading a team of HR professionals, she supported the company and its employees during a major transformation that resulted in operations being shut down and its workforce being reduced by 45% over three years. She
She has also demonstrated a strong ability to collaborate at a regional level in numerous HR projects. |