Find Unlimited Emails.For Free.
Discover prospects, find their business emails, and build your pipeline with Unifers.
Start for FreeValerie Valadez Bertermann
Vice President Human Resourcs @Synergy Flavors
Signup · Get unlimited contacts
WORK HISTORY
Vice President Human Resourcs @Synergy Flavors
Chicago, IL, US
Lead the U.S. people strategy for a growing, global flavor and extracts manufacturer. Partner with the executive team to strengthen culture, accelerate leadership capability, and modernize HR operations that scale with business growth and workforce needs. Lead a team of six HR professionals. Highlights-Led HR integration for a 100-employee acquisition, ensuring seamless onboarding, zero compliance issues, and 90% retention-Designed and executed a voluntary retirement program delivering cost savings while aligning workforce structure to business demand-Launched performance management, 9-box succession, recognition, and LinkedIn Learning programs—building leadership pipelines and driving measurable engagement gains-Modernized benefits and introduced wellness innovations that contributed to Synergy’s first-ever Great Place to Work – Chicago recognition-Oversaw pandemic response across all people functions—safety, hybrid work, benefits, and learning—maintaining productivity and zero shutdowns-Drove Workday implementation (HCM, Recruiting, Advanced Compensation) across U.S. and Brazil, streamlining HR processes and enhancing data visibility.
EDUCATION
Marquette University
MBA
Columbia Business School
NA, LEAD Program
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Consumer Education
SKILLS
ABOUT VALERIE VALADEZ BERTERMANN
I’m an accomplished Human Resources leader with experience driving people strategies that scale across global CPG, private equity–backed, and U.S-based manufacturing organizations. As Head of HR for Synergy Flavors, I lead U.S. people strategy for a growing global manufacturer—modernizing HR operations, implementing Workday, integrating acquisitions, and shaping a culture that earned Great Place to Work recognition.Earlier roles at Pregis and S.C. Johnson strengthened my expertise in organization design, succession planning, and enterprise talent development. I’m known for combining strategic insight with hands-on partnership—helping leadership teams build capability, resilience, and results.I’m passionate about creating workplaces where people perform at their best and organizations are stronger for tomorrow.
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.