Melissa Gibson

Experience

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  IBM

  Mar 2003 - Mar 2007

  Executive Assistant
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  Veolia

  Sept 2007 - Dec 2010

  Human Resources

  Administrative HR management for a multi-site start-up subsidiary, Défense Environnement Services (since the beginning of operations in June 2009 with 4 employees, until December 2010 with ca.100 employees) covering all aspects of the employee life-cycle, including recruitment, contract preparation, social security deductions, monthly payroll, accident and sick leave administration, Works Council, etc.• Planned and managed the elections to establish the “Comité d’entreprise”.In addition, providing support to the HR Director of the Industrial Markets department of Veolia Environnement (at the global HQ in Paris) where responsibilities included:• Administration of international inter-group secondment agreements and invoicing.• Recruiting temporary and fixed-term contract staff for the Industry Department.• Translating French to English; proofing translated texts, i.e. HR Annual Report. Show less

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  Multinational Company (>20k employees globally)

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

  Executive Assistant & Human Resources

  Supporting the EMEA Vice President & General Manager and the EMEA Vice President of Human • Supporting HR operations and projects, including organising the European Works Council meeting, EMEA HR Conference.• Internal communications – compiling, writing & editing, coordinating translations, distributing EMEA-wide announcements, bulletins & newsletters, Town Halls.

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  Honeywell

  Feb 2012 - May 2016

  Executive Assistant

  Transportation Systems Executive Leadership (C-level)

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  ISO - International Organization for Standardization

  Jul 2016 - Sept 2021

  Project Manager - Technical Policy

  Contributing to the development and analysis of technical policy matters by supporting the work of the Technical Management Board (TMB) through various projects and initiatives, providing the day-to-day administration and secretariat services for the TMB, and acting as a conduit between the TMB, the ISO Central Secretariat and the ISO technical community. • Managing projects and initiatives with external stakeholders for the TMB, including strategic advisory groups (SAGs), task forces and other groups.• Contributing to the achievement of SDG 5 including: member of the UNECE working group on gender responsive standards; facilitating an international panel discussion during Women’s Week 2021 (organised by the EU and Global Affairs Canada). • Diversity and inclusion champion for ISO/CS note: the TMB is the governance board that oversees ISO's standards development policies and processes. Show less

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  Borrer Executive Search

  Feb 2022 - Jan 2023

  Executive Search Project Manager

  • Responsible for managing and coordinating all phases of the executive search assignments.• Analysis and continuous improvement of organisational processes to improve quality, productivity and efficiency of all search mandates/projects.• Market and candidate research/sourcing: identification, outreach and validation.• Championing Diversity & Inclusion.Borrer Executive Search is an AESC accredited boutique search and selection firm based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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  Self-employed

  Nov 2022 - now

  Project Manager

  • Project managing, from client side, a family property project (new build).• Advancing my project management knowledge with project management training courses including Essential Project Management (IPMA method), Applied Project Management and SCRUM/AGILE.

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  INEOS

  Nov 2023 - now

  Executive/Personal Assistant - INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe

  Supporting the Chair, CEO and Management Board.