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Helen is a tech. focused, Chief People Officer who has worked with Executives, CEO's and Boards in developing and delivering the People Strategy with passion, kindness, drive and effective performance outcomes. Her experience has been gained in small to large, complex, global, multinational Organisations, from private equity to the ASX listed. Industry experience includes Fintech, Biotech, Automotive, Retail, Finance, FMCG, Supply Chain, Mining and Healthcare. Helen is Masters qualified, a deep thinker, high achiever, quick learner, early adopter and futurist. She delivers with proven outcomes including great leader capability, employee engagement, wellbeing and retention, inclusion and belonging and aligning Culture to Strategy. Her purpose is to create an inspiring future by empowering and energising People.

HELEN HOVENGA
M.Bus.HRM & IR, BA (Psych)

Roles & Organisations

Telix Pharmaceuticals Global Chief People Officer

  • Afterpay Executive Consulting – Organisation Design

  • Western Health and Mildura Hospital Executive Consulting – Strategic Workforce Plan

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Executive Director People & Culture

  • Newcrest Mining Limited Group Manager Culture & Organisation Design

  • Cleanaway Waste Management Head of Talent

  • Carlton & United Breweries (Sabmiller) Head of Business Transformation and OD – Supply

  • Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Head of HR Strategy

  • Vicsuper Executive Manager (Head of) People & Culture

  • Mars P&C Effectiveness Manager

I believe in creating an inspiring future by empowering and energising people

Expertise

  • Helen is an accomplished speaker and presenter in the area of Strategic Human Resources Management, engaging teams and organisations to get the best for and from people with Agility, Empathy, Courage, Influencing and Curiosity.

  • Helen cultivates a future by empowering and energising people. Using Consulting, Influencing, Stakeholder engagement, as well as advanced Change Management, Business Transformation expertise and Culture diagnosis and Culture Change, Helen creates an environment that enables people to thrive.

  • Helen has expertise in Talent Identification, Talent Management, Talent Development and Talent Acquisition and Leadership Development, using assessments for identifying and developing leaders and talent.

    Helen builds and expands organisations on a growth trajectory toward maturity in a global setting with extensive experience in Organisation Development, Organizational Design and Workforce Planning.

  • With a strategic mindset, focused on an organisation’s true north, Helen uses her background in HR Information Systems and Shared Services establishment to create the People & Culture Strategy, policies, systems and processes for a sustainable high performance organisation.

Transformation

Global OD and Transformation training - SABMiller

Change

People Centred Implementation (Change Management Accreditation)

LSI and L/I

Human Synergistics LSI and L/I Accredited Practitioner

Insight

Insights Discovery Practitioner

Assessments

SHL Assessment Accreditation including OPQ

Competencies

Lominger Competencies/Korn Ferry Accredited Practitioner