Fernanda Goncalves

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ABOUT FERNANDA GONCALVES

I am a highly motivated HR Executive with 20 years of global work experience in the areas of Human Resources, Operations, Project Management and Business Partnering. Throughout my professional and academic career I had the opportunity to live in multiple Regions as well as participate in short-term projects in more than 20 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. As a professional with Red Hat, BASF, Hamburg Sud and Ernst & Young, I have developed considerable experience in project management, teamwork, analytical and problem solving skills. I have also accumulated 15 years of experience of leading global and diverse teams. My professional background also taught me to have an open attitude to new things and proactively search for new solutions. I am currently CHRO and SVP of HR with Pyxus International. I oversee an employee base of associates globally permanent and temporary/seasonal). I serve as Compensation Committee member to the Board of Directors and implement Executive Compensation and Executive Talent Management strategies. I manage diverse teams across the Americas, EMEA, Asia, including HR VPs, Directors, Senior Leaders, HR Managers, HR Country Managers. I am responsible for developing Global HR Strategies to drive business performance, Talent Management Programs, Employee Engagement, Total Rewards, HR Operations, HR business partnering, Governance and Compliance. Previously, I was responsible for Global HR activities in Red Hat (IBM) and BASF with teams located in Europe, Asia and North America. I have worked extensively from an HR and Compliance standpoint on M&A projects of Divisions acquired/divested over the years. I have also accumulated 5 years of international experience in Germany, as Global Project Manager of BASF\'s group-wide Senior Project Employee Development and People Strategy. I was responsible for managing global activities in a multicultural team and assigned to contribute as core team member of BASF’s Best Team Strategy and support the company to set its strategic direction on people topics. In my previous roles as consultant/audit professional my core activities included the identification of strategic gaps, implementation of sound business practices, identification of cost savings opportunities and maximization of process efficiencies.