Group Director, People and Culture at Broadspectrum
Sydney, Australia
Holcim
Executive General Manager Human Resources
December 2014 to Present
Adelaide Brighton Ltd
Executive General Manager, Human Resources
2005 to April 2014
Southcorp Limited
Global Manager, Organisational Development
2002 to 2005
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Human Resources Manager
2000 to 2002
Boral
Human Resources Manager
1996 to 2000
AICD
Company Directors Course
2011 to 2011
Harvard Business School
Executive Education Leading Change and Organisational Renewal
2011 to 2011
Australian Graduate School of Management
MBA
1999 to 2001
UNSW Australia
MCom Marketing & Organisational Behaviour
1991 to 1993
University of Wollongong
BA English
1988 to 1990
What company does Sam Toppenberg work for?
Sam Toppenberg works for Holcim
What is Sam Toppenberg's role at Holcim?
Sam Toppenberg is Executive General Manager Human Resources
📖 Summary
A commercially orientated Human Resources Executive with over 10 years experience contributing at the C-Suite level in Australian public companies. Experience has been gained across the manufacturing, FMCG and pharmaceutical sectors. Brings a pragmatic, contemporary approach to all aspects of the human resources function. An astute and customer focused leader who gets things done through engaging and building strong relationships with all stakeholders Key Commercial Strengths • Understanding the “whole business” environment and practically aligns HR strategies with organisation objectives • Solid understanding of Board governance processes and the business implications • Takes an informed and sensible approach to the regulatory environment • Understanding and experience of remuneration regulation and current market practice – a hot topic in today’s governance environment • Experience with CEO and Executive Team succession planning • Solid understanding and practical risk management of Health Safety and Environment responsibilitiesExecutive General Manager Human Resources @ From December 2014 to Present (11 months) Executive General Manager, Human Resources @ From 2005 to April 2014 (9 years) Global Manager, Organisational Development @ From 2002 to 2005 (3 years) Human Resources Manager @ From 2000 to 2002 (2 years) Human Resources Manager @ From 1996 to 2000 (4 years) Company Directors Course @ AICD From 2011 to 2011 Executive Education, Leading Change and Organisational Renewal @ Harvard Business School From 2011 to 2011 MBA @ Australian Graduate School of Management From 1999 to 2001 MCom, Marketing & Organisational Behaviour @ UNSW Australia From 1991 to 1993 BA, English @ University of Wollongong From 1988 to 1990 Sam Toppenberg is skilled in: Organizational..., Change Management, Organizational Change, Mergers, Strategic Planning, Talent Management, Performance Management, Organizational Design, Contract Negotiation, Succession Planning, Management, Negotiation, Human Resources, Business Strategy, Industrial Relations, Process Improvement, Employee Relations, Leadership, Leadership Development, Workforce Planning, Operations Management, Talent Acquisition, Remuneration, Team Building, Culture Change, Employee Engagement, Process Engineering, Restructuring, Executive Management, HR Transformation, Business Process..., Project Management, Management Consulting, Team Leadership, Cross-functional Team..., Personnel Management, Business Transformation, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Strategy, Recruiting, Business Planning, Training, Training Delivery, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Mergers & Acquisitions
Extraversion (E), Intuition (N), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
3 year(s), 9 month(s)
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