Ways Women Lead - 6 Group

Monica Mauri is a seasoned CHRO and Board Member with over 20 years’ experience driving growth, transformation, and M&A success for multi-billion-euro organisations, including ERIKS, Staples Solutions, and Randstad. Most recently, as CHRO and Board Member at ERIKS, she steered a 10,000-strong workforce through a major turnaround while increasing female representation in senior management from...

Alisa Di Beasi, VP and Chief Human Resources Officer at PHINIA People-First Leadership: The Real Driver of Organisational Success Alisa Di Beasi is Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at PHINIA, a global developer and manufacturer of premium fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket solutions for light and commercial vehicles and industrial applications. Alisa was appointed VP...

Laurence Noël – Executive Vice President, Head of Automotive at Capgemini, and Board Member at Bcomp and Qinomic Laurence Noël is a distinguished leader in the automotive industry, with over 25 years of experience driving innovation, transformation, and sustainability. She is currently Executive Vice President, Head of Automotive at Capgemini, and serves as a Board Member at Bcomp, a cleantech com...

In this episode of Ways Women Lead, we explore transformational leadership with Monika Maurer, an accomplished executive with over 25 years in telecommunications, technology, and manufacturing. Monika shares insights from her experience as Nokia's COO and CEO of Radio Frequency Systems, where she led complex business transformations during periods of industry disruption. With senior leadership rol...

In this episode, we explore the importance of customer-centricity in the automotive supplier industry with Melanie Schuttenberg, Vice President of Business Development Europe and Managing Director Germany at Flex Automotive. Melanie shares insights and advice from her career on building strong customer relationships, anticipating changing customer needs, fostering a customer-centric mindset across...

Micha Goebig is the founder and CEO of GO BIG Coaching &Communications, executive coach and strategist. Micha is a multi-certified coach, bilingual keynote speaker and published author. She serves on the Forbes Coaches Council, the Advisory Board of Wonder Women Tech, and the speaker team of TEDxSeattle. She also collaborates frequently with Women Automotive Network where she interviews female...

Maria is a Senior Executive with over 15 years of experience leading high-performing teams in product, technology, UX design, and data science/analytics. Currently a Senior Vice President of Software Product Management at Stellantis, a global automotive company known for producing car brands such as Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Fiat, Jeep®, Maserati, among others. Maria focuses on building the f...

Rachael Haywood is a seasoned R&D Executive and Consultant, who brings a wealth of experience in leading Life Science and Healthcare transformation. Her career journey includes significant roles such as Strategy & Operational Excellence at Abbott, Chief of Staff & Head of R&D Operations at Bayer, and Head of R&D Huntsman and various leadership positions in companies like Reckit...

Explore the fascinating leadership journey of Sophie Barlow, the Director of Business Development and Mergers & Acquisitions at Chart Industries, Inc. In this episode of Ways Women Lead, Sophie shares her experiences as an employee with a minority background and offers valuable advice on navigating the workplace as a minority employee, progressing to desired positions. She also discusses how o...

Emmi Marjetta has over 15 years of experience in Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding. She has worked throughout her career within the technology field, where her journey has led her into rapidly expanding environments such as cybersecurity and circular economy. Emmi is a leader of high-functioning, global teams and speaks frequently about authentic leadership style and empowerment. Emmi is a...

Laurence Noël is a distinguished leader with an impressive 27-year career in the automotive industry. Having worked for Stellantis and the PSA Group before its merger with Fiat Chrysler, Laurence has held various key positions, including Research & Development, Corporate Planning, General Management, and Business Development. She has led business units across Asia and worldwide from Europe. Th...

Drita Roggenbuck is a Senior Vice President & General Manager - Transportation Business Unit at NI (National Instruments), a producer of automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software for applications such as data acquisition, instrument control and machine vision. Over the past 20 years, Drita has had an exciting career in the Automotive and Transportation sectors, progressing...

Lena Tsvetinskaya has over 20 years of experience in HR & Communications, having worked for global organisations such as IKEA and PepsiCo where she has spent the last 10 years progressing through roles of increased responsibility focusing on driving cultural transformation, designing talent, diversity and inclusion, communications, and engagement strategies as well as driving digital talent in...

Caterina Gorni is the founding partner of Oaktree Renewables and P3 Renewables, companies specialised in the development, financing and management of renewable energy assets, including solar, wind, hydroelectric and biogas. Caterina has over 20 years of experience in Renewable energy investment which includes private equity and exposure to the entire investment cycle (from origination to exit), ha...

Mikaila Read is a remote-first People and Culture leader with progressive experience in HR and Marketing, with a particular focus on helping remote leaders and teams to achieve incredible business and people outcomes collaboratively. Currently, a Senior People & Culture Partner at MUI, a company that offers a suite of UI tools to help build UIs faster, where Mikaila focuses on establishing the...

Sarah Olson is the Director of Engineering at Masu Brakes North America, a company that designs and manufactures Brake Pads & Brake Linings for the automotive industry. She joined Masu Brakes in 2020 and has been a vital part of their North America growth. Previously, Sarah was a Director of Product Management – Braking at Federal-Mogul, a global supplier of vehicle parts, where she had a succ...

Natascha Wolski is a Director Customer Quality, Warranty & Risk at BENTELER Automotive Natascha has approx. 20 years’ experience working for major manufacturing businesses such as MANN+HUMMEL and BENTELER, which she joined in 2017. Throughout this time, Natascha has had the opportunity to work in international roles, based out of Germany, China and USA, lead teams of up to 200 people, managing...

Alia Zafar was the first woman on the Board of Governors for Pakistan Cricket Board. Currently holding the role of the Group Head of People and Organisational Excellence at The Bank of Punjab. Alia is also a writer on historical art from Punjab and a senior mentor for women leaders in Myanmar. Alia has 27+ years of experience in public, corporate and development sectors including Energy, Finance,...

Maura Nespoli is the Vice President of Sales for Innovative and Sustainable Products at Prysmian Group. She holds additional responsibility for the Sustainability North America strategy and plan implementation as well as the Renewables market for USA and Canada. Maura Nespoli has had a successful career of over 20+ years spanning leadership roles from Strategy through HR to Sustainability and Sale...

Paula Salastie , CEO of Teknos Group – a global coatings company headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, with operations in 23 countries, 1,800 employees and net sales of approx. EUR 419 million in 2021. Paula Salastie took over the company’s operations taking on the CEO role as the fourth-generation representative of the Kiikka family in 2015. She has worked in the company since 1997 and led the Grou...

Pascale Begert is the Managing Director & President of The Board of Directors at Varo Energy Tankstorage Pascale has had a successful career over the past 20 years in the Process and Energy industries, having worked for multinational companies such as LANXESS and OMV and more recently Varo, which she joined in 2019. A Mechanical Engineer by background, Pascale completed her PhD at Technical Un...

Mariana Delgado has had a fantastic career in sales over the past 10 years, having explored different industries from travel to climate change and technology, working in the UK, Australia, Portugal, France and Brazil, building teams, defining sales strategies and optimising products. She also worked as a lawyer for four years in private firms and international NGOs. Currently, a Head of Business D...

Melanie Schuttenberg is the Vice President Business Development Europe at Flex Automotive, the Automotive Division of Flex (formerly Flextronics), an electronics manufacturing company and an original design manufacturer. Melanie has been working within the automotive industry for nearly 20 years. Having progressed through roles of increased responsibility, she gained experience working for leading...

Why role models are important to achieving gender diversity, how can networking help to grow and develop oneself, what effective mentoring looks like, and more with Charly Young MBE, the CEO & Co-founder, The Girls' Network. The Girls’ Network mission is to inspire and empower girls from the least advantaged communities by connecting them with a mentor and a network of professional role models...

We want more women in Tech! Former Client Director at Cisco and co-founder of socialsendr, Michelle Cowan has had a successful career in Technology for over 25 years, 17 of them spent at Cisco. Recently, Michelle co-founded socialsendr – a marketing technology company - and is also an owner of Justo Associates – a sales strategy consultancy. She holds an Non-Executive Director position at two othe...