Béatrice de Surmont-Harhoura

Béatrice de Surmont-Harhoura has had extensive work experience in top executive and talent management roles. Béatrice currently holds the position of Executive Vice President Top Executives & Talent Management at Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, starting in August 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Henkel as a Corporate Director / Global HR Business Partner from April 2021 to June 2022.

Béatrice has also held several senior leadership positions at Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA. Béatrice was the Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Talent Management from September 2018 to March 2021. Before that, they served as the Vice President and Head of Corporate Talent Management from February 2016 to August 2018. Other roles they held include Senior Director Corporate Management Development, Head of Center of Expertise (CoE) Employer Branding, and Senior Director Corporate Management Development.

At Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA / arvato services, Béatrice was the Head of HR-Marketing from January 2008 to October 2010. Prior to this, they worked as the Manager HR Marketing & Management Development from September 2006 to December 2007.

Overall, Béatrice de Surmont-Harhoura has a strong background in talent management and HR, with a focus on top executive roles.

Béatrice de Surmont-Harhoura completed a Diploma in Psychology at the University of Koblenz and Landau from 2000 to 2006. In 2017, they also attended INSEAD to study Business Strategy for HR.