Frank De Buhr

Head of HR Shared Services
Roche

Frank provides administrative and consultative HR services for all Swiss employees as the link to IT for all HR requirements. His efforts are focused on ensuring HR documentation and management is of the highest quality, and that services provided are streamlined. As part of the global HR servicing community, Frank has implemented significant changes to HR processes, structures and systems to drive business success. As such, he has seen a number of different shared service models and experienced both the negative and positive impact they’ve had. Frank will be sharing these experiences the panel onhow far can you centralise shared services to reap cost efficiencies without impacting business performance?

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Day 1- Igniting HR Business Impact

Saturday, August 6th, 2016

10:00 All-Star Panel - Mapping the strategic value of the HR function: What does the future hold for your specific role?

What are biggest issues facing HR professionals like you and how can they be overcome

HR Directors
Centres of Excellence (COE): Talent Acquisition, Organisational Development, and Rewards and Benefit
Business Partners
Shared Services

How can HR department’s best position themselves for the transition required to adapt to demographic and digitisation trends?
What skills will HR require to excel in 2026? How essential will data-analytic capabilities be?
Which principles will guide HR decision-making units in the future?

11:50 Case Study Revolution - How far can you centralise shared services to reap cost efficiencies without impacting business performance?

Where can and should shared services be implemented?
Is a single shared services centre realistically achievable and therefore desirable for complex global organisations?
Driving local value: How can a shared service centre be as effective as other structures in meeting diverse cultural needs?
How can shared services be implemented without complicating compliance across different jurisdictions?