Active over 25 years in the corporate world in leading roles in business management, HR and Communication, Caroline followed her passions and became an entrepreneur, a Talent Spotter, a Business Booster and a lecturer in Intercultural Communication, enjoying the interactions with the Millennials.
Famous for her natural networking skills and talent to bring people together, as well as for her creativity in launching innovative initiatives, Caroline has practised professions linked to people and to connecting individuals, professionals and personalities. Her professional, associative and charitable commitment established an impressive international network.
Caroline was born in Geneva in September 1967, Anglo-American father and Prussian mother. Masters in Political Sciences from the University of Geneva; British and Swiss nationalities. Trilingual (French, English and German). She is the mother of two wonderful daughters.
Summary
HEADTOHEAD Geneva, since 2009
Founder and managing director
LLOYDS TSB INT’L PRIVATE BANKING Genève, 2006 – 2009
Head of Global Public Relations, worldwide Head of Resourcing Strategy, worldwide
MILLER OEDERLIN EXECUTIVE SEARCH, Geneva, 2002- 2006
Founder and Director
INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS, Geève, 1999 – 2001
Partner and Director of Alta Selection SA, company owned by LTI
Consultant at Objectif-cadres SA
FACULTY OF MEDECINE Geneva, 1997 – 1999
Administrator of the Faculty and Fund Raising Manager
UNION DE BANQUES SUISSES, Geneva, 1990 – 1997
Head of Electronic Banking Geneva, Vice President
Head of Management Support, Assistant Vice President
Experience in
Resourcing Strategy & Employer Branding – Recruitment of top executives (C-suite) and specialists – Talent management – Business development – Setting up businesses or reorganising existing business units – Change management –Project Management – Public Relations & Press relations.
Networks
Chairwoman of « Switzerland for UNHCR » Foundation since March 2024 and trustee since March 2020
Board member of Fondation FIDI « pour l’innovation et la diversité de l’information » since December 2019
Co-founder of 2nd Association dedicated to surgical training of local surgeons in reconstructive surgery in deprived areas of Africa for war victims and patients suffering from skin diseases or mutilations (www.2nd-chance.org), since 2010
Advisor to Bachelor students on their thesis and lecturer at the Business School HEG Geneva on “Intercultural Communication” (Int’l Business Management, 4 classes, total of 140 students per year) (2016-2020)
Board Member & co-founder of KAIROS Association dedicated to prevention of violence amongst teenagers (social and health risk behaviors) (www.kairos-association.org)
Former President of CWF /Career Women’s Forum 2007-2009, a major Swiss Business Association and former President of the Geneva chapter of EuropeanPWN (European Professional Women’s Network)
Founder of the 1st Forum “Women as an Added Value to the Economy” (WAVE 09)
Former Director of GSEM Alumni Association of the “Geneva School of Economics & Management” and Board Member of the “Alumni of University of Geneva”.
Founder of “Women in Business” (FEMMES EN AFFAIRES), a group of active businesswomen and entrepreneurs located in French speaking Switzerland.
Coordinator and columnist of “Women in Business” (FEMMES EN AFFAIRES), bi-weekly column on the website of the daily newspaper LE TEMPS, leading newspaper in Western Switzerland (2010 – 2014)
Founder & curator of PAROLE DE FEMME, weekly radio show on Radio Cité Genève focusing on topics related to business and society (2011 – 2014)