Manuela Montagnana

Manuela Montagnana is Criteo’s Chief People Officer. She brings more than 20 years of experience as a people executive, leading global teams in the manufacturing, service, and technology industries. Manuela has a proven track record of accelerating performance through human capital management in a transformation context in both highly matrixed organizations and those undergoing hyper growth. Most recently, she served as Vice President, Head of Human Resources for Product and Engineering at Compass, where she built and led her Human Resources team in the US and India while serving as the business partner to the Chief Technology and Chief Product Officers. While at Compass, Manuela led major transformational projects including the opening of a new development center in India and the talent integration of two tech startups following their acquisition. Manuela grew up in Germany and attended the University of Paris X and Strasbourg studying Law, later completing her Master's in Business Administration at IAE - Écoles Universitaires de Management in Strasbourg, France.