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Daniela, a Swiss national, joined the Adecco Group as Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Executive Committee in January 2024.

Before joining the Adecco Group, Daniela served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Philips in the Netherlands and previously spent several years at Syngenta, including as Group Head of People and Organisational Development. From 2010 to 2013, Daniela served as the CHRO for Straumann, a medical devices company.

Daniela gained her MSc degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Basel and completed her PhD in Organisational Psychology whilst working at Roche.

Daniela has dedicated her career spanning over 20 years to the difference HR can make to enable growth and innovation in purpose driven companies by unlocking the talent and potential of their people.

Line De Decker (Belgian/British) is a senior executive with over 27 years of extensive experience operating at management board level in large, complex, regulated organizations. She combines her excellent communication, influencing and change management skills with an exceptional track record of leading businesses through critical transformations.

Line is Haleon’s Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Executive Committee. Haleon (LSE/NYSE: HLN) is a global leader in consumer health, with a purpose to deliver better everyday health with humanity. Haleon's product portfolio spans five major categories- Oral Health, Pain Relief, Respiratory Health, Digestive Health and Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements (VMS).

Previously, Line was Aliaxis’ Chief People & Sustainability Officer. Aliaxis is a private company and a leader in solving the world’s water challenges and enabling the transition to clean energy.

Prior to joining Aliaxis, she was Senior Vice President and Head of Transformation at GlaxoSmithKline (LSE/NYSE: GSK), a global pharmaceutical company. Before taking up this position in the global strategy team, she held senior HR roles in Belgium and the UK in the Consumer and Pharma Businesses.

Prior to GSK, Line worked at DuPont, where she was involved in setting up their global business services. She started her career at PWC and UCB, as a tax and reward specialist.

Since 2022, Line sits as a Non-Executive Director on Agfa-Gevaert’s Board and remuneration committee. Agfa (Euronext: AGFAt.BR) is a company specializing in analog and digital imaging systems and solutions.

Line holds a Law degree from the universities of Leuven and Barcelona, as well as a Master in Tax Management from Solvay Business School. She is currently based in London.

Steven Baert is chief people officer of GE Vernova. In this role, he is responsible for ensuring our people, organization, and culture drive our performance and align with current and future-state business needs, including workforce planning, talent acquisition and development, compensation and benefits, labor and employee relations, and HR operations as well as engagement and inclusion. He is also responsible for Safety, Health, Security and the wellbeing of our teams.

Steven joined GE Vernova in April 2023. Previously, he worked as managing partner and advisor on human capital to Private Equity and Venture Capital clients. Steven served as chief people officer and member of the Executive Committee of Novartis from 2014 until June 2021. He held various leadership roles within the company, including head of human resources for Emerging Growth Markets, head of human resources, United States and Canada, and global head, human resources, Novartis Oncology. Prior to Novartis, Steven held senior HR positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Unilever.

Steven also serves as a non-executive director and member of the remuneration committee, Servier SAS Supervisory Board, a privately held French pharmaceuticals company.

Steven holds a Master of Business Administration from the Vlerick Business School, Gent, a Master of Laws from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and a Bachelor of Laws from the Katholieke Universiteit Brussels.

Anna Penfold leads search, development and capability projects across all industry sectors focusing on the HR leadership community.