Paris, France, October 2024 – Gino Balderacchi has recently joined Compass Group France as the new Chief People Officer. Bringing a wealth of HR leadership experience across various industries, Gino will lead the company’s human resources strategies, driving transformation and fostering a strong workplace culture within one of France’s leading companies in the collective catering sector.
Prior to joining Compass Group France, Gino served as Human Resources Director at Kingfisher Group for over 5 years. In this role, he played a pivotal part in leading HR transformation initiatives, guiding organizational change, and ensuring the alignment of HR strategies with business goals.
Before his tenure at Kingfisher, Gino held key HR leadership positions at Valeo, where he worked for nearly 11 years. His responsibilities included serving as the Global HR Director for the Visibility Business Group, overseeing HR development for key divisions like wipers and lighting systems, and contributing to strategic HR decisions as a member of the Compensation Advisory Committee at Ichikoh.
Earlier in his career, Gino was the Human Resources Director at Leoni and the Human Resources Director for VECS at Valeo. He has also held HR leadership roles at CFAO Technologies, Canal+, and Framatome, gaining comprehensive experience in labor relations, human resources development, and organizational leadership.
With a career spanning over three decades in human resources management, Gino has developed a reputation for successfully leading HR transformations and creating sustainable HR strategies across diverse industries.
About Compass Group France:
Compass Group France is one of the leaders in collective catering and services in France.
A specialist in collective catering for over 40 years, Compass Group France designs and deploys solutions that align with the expectations of its clients and their consumers. The company’s capacity for innovation, its demand for high standards, and the professionalism of its employees are at the service of their clients, ensuring a constructive and evolving partnership.
Compass Group France operates in both public and private sectors through four specialized brands:
- In business and government services with the Eurest brand
- In healthcare, senior care, and social services with Medirest
- In hospital cafeterias under the Mediance brand
- In the education sector with Scolarest
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