Susana Suarez Gonzalez

Susana Suarez Gonzalez offers more than 31 years of human resources experience, driving talent and growth in business-to-business organizations. Her most recent role was as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Diversity & Inclusion Officer at International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF), a NYSE-listed company with more than 24,000 employees and 150 manufacturing sites globally. During Suarez Gonzalez's tenure, she helped shape IFF's human capital strategy while the company emphasized growth through industry-leading R&D and innovation capabilities and successfully completed two multibillion-dollar transformational acquisitions.

Prior to joining IFF, Suarez Gonzalez spent 25 years at Fluor Corporation, one of the world's largest engineering, procurement and construction companies. At Fluor, she held leadership positions across several business groups and functions and led teams supporting business units in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Africa. Suarez Gonzalez later had responsibility for Talent Management, Compensation, Benefits and Communications globally.

Suarez Gonzalez holds an executive Master of Business Administration from IUDE University and a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Oviedo in Spain.