Marie-Pierre Defoin

Marie-Pierre Defoin has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Marie-Pierre is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer at John Cockerill since June 2022. Before that, they were the Business Owner at M.V.International - Human Capital Consulting starting in February 2020. Prior to that, Marie-Pierre held the position of Chief Human Resources Officer at Schréder from February 2020 to May 2021 and was a Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee from May 2019 to February 2020.

Marie-Pierre has also held significant roles at Rockwell Automation as the HR Director for the EMEA Region from October 2009 to December 2019. Marie-Pierre was the HR Director for Europe at Owens Corning from June 2005 to October 2009. Before that, they worked as an HR Manager at Cargill from April 2002 to June 2005 and at Eridania Beghin-Say from May 1999 to April 2002.

Marie-Pierre's early career includes positions at Cerestar, where they served as the European Packing Technology Manager from April 1995 to May 1999, a Team Member for Business Process Re-engineering Project from September 1993 to April 1995, and a Production Manager from May 1990 to September 1993. Marie-Pierre started their career as an Engineer Process at 3M from October 1986 to May 1990.

Marie-Pierre Defoin has a background in engineering and chemistry. Marie-Pierre completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry at Juniata College in 1985. Later, from 1981 to 1986, they attended HEI - Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur for a degree in Engineering with a focus on Chemical studies.

In terms of further education, Marie-Pierre Defoin obtained certifications such as the Foundations for Digital Transformation Certification from Stanford University School of Engineering in 2021. Marie-Pierre also received a certification in Human Resource Strategy in Transforming Organizations from the London Business School in 2004. Additionally, they completed the Montedison International Management Programme at INSEAD in 2002.

Marie-Pierre Defoin has also obtained several professional certifications throughout their career. These include the Korn Ferry Assessment of Leadership Potential (KFALP) from Korn Ferry in 2018, the PRINCE2® Foundation certification from PeopleCert in 2018, and various certifications related to learning agility and leadership from Korn Ferry Hay Group in 2012. Lastly, they obtained the Cubiks PAPI 3 (Personality and Preference Inventory) certification from Cubiks in 2003.