Vlad Makarenko
Employee Experience & Culture Transformation
Resume
Vlad Makarenko
Permanent EU residency in Austria
E-mail: vladislav.makarenko@gmail.com
Phone: +43 665 65360477

Professional info
HR Professional with hands-on business experience in various local and regional senior roles and projects in Area Management, Sales, Marketing and Purchasing. Within Human Resources have covered senior generalist roles at regional and large market levels, as well as specialist roles in Reward, Training, Change Management and Organization Development. Since 2005 have lived and worked for international corporations in Emerging and Developed Markets in United Arab Emirates, UK, Kazakhstan, Russia, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary and Denmark. Multi-lingual in Russian, Ukrainian, English, and German language.
I have the skills, multi-cultural experience and track-record of inspiring and driving HR and Culture Transformation in business teams.
Languages
English - equal to native
German - fluent (B2)
Russian - native
Ukrainian - fluent
Work experience
AGC Biologics, Seattle, WA (based out of Vienna)
Vice President, Europe HR & Global HR Center of Excellence (Feb 2022 - present)
Reported to the Executive VP HR. Combining the best of two worlds: leading the strategy at CoE level and implementing that strategy in Europe.
AGC Biologics, Seattle, WA (based out of Vienna)
Vice President, Global HR Center of Excellence (Oct 2021 - Jan 2022)
Reported to the Executive VP HR. Lead the research, development and design of global HR strategies, programs in the areas of Total Rewards, Leadership Development and Engagement, Learning, Performance Management, HR Programs and Systems.
AGC Biologics, Denmark & Germany
Vice President, Human Resources (Aug 2020 - Oct 2021)
Reported to the Executive VP HR. Drove the business growth by deploying full spectrum of HR tools, with the focus on Recruitment, Employee Experience and Performance Management.
Boehringer Ingelheim, Hungary, Europe
Marketing Director (Dec 2017 to Apr 2020)
Led the marketing team to meet and exceed business goals. Developed strategy and executed Integrated Customer Plans for the 12 promoted products in Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Metabolic, Oncology, and IPF. Drove digital transformation to maximize customer experience.
Boehringer Ingelheim, CEE
Regional Busiess Manager / Culture Transformation Program Manager (2012 to 2017)
Managed Income Statement for distributor-managed countries including Belarus, Moldova, CIS-Asia countries. Implemented two regional transformational OD programs.
Boehringer Ingelheim, Russia
HR Director (2010 to 2012)
Reported to Managing Director. Recruited, trained, mentored, and developed new management team. Managed a team of 34 people in HR, overseeing full spectrum of HR activities for 1000 employees.
British American Tobacco, Caucasus & Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Area HR Director (2008-2010)
Reported to the Area Director – CCA, was a member of Regional HR Leadership Team. Managed three HR teams across the Area. Analyzed and reviewed the complete Area organizational structure, leading to the approval of the new Organizational Blue Print.
British American Tobacco, London, UK
Head of Organization Development Europe (2007-2008)
Reported to the Regional HR Director – Europe. Managed the team of 4 ROPU OD Managers. Developed and aligned Regional Change Plans for the Europe Restructuring project. Ran two pan-European employee surveys.
British American Tobacco – Gulf Cooperation Council, Dubai
Cluster HR Director (2005 – 2007)
Reported to the GCC Managing Director. Managed several restructuring projects. Led two ROPU above-market teams for Training and Reward. Significantly enhanced employee dialogue, resulting in solid improvements in the GCC organizational climate, measured by employee survey
Areas of Expertise
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HR Planning & Management
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Staff Training & Development
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Employee Engagement
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Talent Acquisition & Retention
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HR Transformation & Restructuring
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Virtual Teams Management
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Performance Improvement
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Change Management
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Issue & Conflict Resolution
Education
Master’s Degree in International Law · 1997 - 2000 · Shevchenko National University, Ukraine
Master’s Degree in Teaching · 1991 - 1996 · Kherson State Pedagogical University, Ukraine