Financial Services
Hospitals and Health Care
Utilities
Technology, Information and Media
Active

Denisa Smejc

Chief People Officer

About Me

I am a Group Chief People Officer with experience leading HR across a fast‑growing, multi‑country healthcare platform. Proven in building scalable People operating models, strengthening leadership and governance, and aligning performance, reward, and engagement with long‑term value creation

Jurisdiction

Czech Republic

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
Group Chief People OfficerFutureLife
2024 - Present

People Strategy & Leadership • Defining and executing the overall people strategy across European locations, ensuring alignment with business priorities and growth plans • Building strong partnerships with senior leaders to shape organizational design, strengthen leadership capability, and drive high performance • Serving as a sparring partner to the Board (as a Board member), providing strategic HR insights and support Culture, Transformation & Growth • Driving the company to the leading edge in Human Resources and Employee Engagement • Shaping the company culture and building high-performing teams in an international, multicultural, and multilingual environment • Leading Human Assets strategy and change management, supporting organic growth and M&A • Transforming HR from a reactive to a proactive function HR Excellence & Operations • Ensuring effective delivery of core HR functions, including hiring, performance management, employee relations, total rewards, and compliance • Simplifying HR processes to enhance efficiency and speed of delivery

Group Chief People & Culture officerSolek Holding
2022 - 2024

As a Group Chief People & Culture Officer, I am accountable for our operations in LATAM and Europe: • Championing a culture that recognizes and upholds the vision, mission, and values of LATAM and Europe • Ensuring strategic alignment and due diligence during M&A (people, process, system) • Developing strategy including the Centers of Excellence: Talent Acquisition, Talent & Performance Management, Learning and Talent Development, Total Rewards and Operations, etc. • Ensuring alignment of P&C objectives with the business strategy • Providing expertise and support to all Leaders in LATAM and Europe and nourish the growth • Designing and executing IDPs of the Global Leadership team • Managing overall budget for LATAM & EU.

Group Chief People OfficerPPF Group
2017 - 2022

As an HR Manager, I am responsible for our global IT/Technology company’s talent and culture, overseeing Human Resources/People agenda, strategically altering the key areas deeming people in the center, connecting people to purpose, and building a culture of trust, attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining the heart of each company - our people - with a strong focus on empathetic leadership, positive employee experience, fair remuneration, diversity & inclusion in IT domain. Additionally, I am accountable for Internal Communication, Employer Branding, and Facility Management.

Education

Masters of Human Resources managementUniversity of J.A.Komensky
2002 - 2007
Diploma of HR managementCornell University
2012 - 2014

Skills

Core skills0
Languages3

Languages

English
Czech
Spanish