Samantha Mendes

Samantha Mendes currently serves as the Head of COE Talent Acquisition for Europe, Africa, Middle East, and India at Air Liquide, where responsibilities include designing and implementing a Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence across 28 countries. Previously, Samantha held various roles at Danone, including Global Talent Acquisition & Executive Search Lead, overseeing recruitment for executive positions, and Head of HRBP for Research & Innovation, managing HR initiatives for research teams. Prior experience also includes strategic HR roles at Renault Group, focused on talent acquisition, employer branding, and HR business partnership, as well as a foundational role in recruitment at Hudson. Samantha Mendes holds a Master 2 in Human Resources from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne, among other educational qualifications.