Armand Sohet

Chief Sustainability, HR and Communications Officer at AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel•Amsterdam Area

Experience37+ Years

LevelCXO

Executive Overview

International Human Resources Leader and change agent with experience in different industries : Automotive, Pharma, Software and Defence, Metal, Energy. Strong experience in energizing international HR teams around common goals during turnaround situations. Good at shaping HR organizations supporting business strategy. Expert in HR and business efficiency, streamlining and Big Data. Designed and developed unique key performance indicators for the function.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history

AkzoNobelCurrent
Jul 2023–Present· 3 yrs 2 mos
- Chief Sustainability Officer, Human Resources and CommunicationsCurrent
  Feb 2024–Present
- Chief Human Resources Officer
  Jul 2023–Present
Sulzer
Mar 2016–Jun 2023· 7 yrs 3 mos
- Chief Human Resources and Sustainability Officer
  Mar 2016–Jun 2023
GE .
Oct 2011–Feb 2016· 4 yrs 4 mos
- Vice President HR Grid Division
  Oct 2011–Feb 2016
Constellium
Aug 2010–Oct 2011· 1 yr 2 mos
- Group VP HR
  Aug 2010–Oct 2011
Thales
Feb 2007–Jul 2010· 3 yrs 5 mos
- VP HR Land and Joint Systems Division
  Feb 2007–Jul 2010
Novartis
Jun 1998–Feb 2007· 8 yrs 8 mos
- Head HR Ophthalmics
  Feb 2006–Feb 2007
- Head HR Western and Central Europe
  Aug 2004–2006
- Head Human Resources Group France
  May 2000–Jul 2004
- Human Resources Manager Field Forces and Marketing
  Jun 1998–Apr 2000
Groupe PSA
1989–1998· 9 yrs
- Manager, Human Resources
  1996–1998
- Manager, Human Resources
  1995–1996
- C and B manager
  1993–1995
- Industrial Relations Manager
  1989–1993