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Chiara Strano

Transformational Leader and Coach

About Me

🌍 MULTILINGUAL & MULTICULTURAL: Strategic, people-centered leader with with 10+ years of global corporate experience. Fluent in Italian (native), English, Spanish, and German. Lived and worked across Italy, Germany, Spain, Canada, and USA - bringing deep cross-cultural intelligence to every engagement. 🔄 Executive Coach & Change Catalyst, recognized for driving transformation in multicultural environments and fostering high-performing, collaborative teams. 🎯 By combining strategic thinking with a human-centric approach, I empower individuals and teams to achieve both professional growth and personal fulfillment. 💬Valued for active listening, empathy, and clear communication, I create safe and engaging spaces where people can reflect, connect, and unlock their potential. 🚀 My ability to navigate ambiguity, anticipate risks, and foster collaboration has been key to co-leading two major regional restructurings, enabling smoother transitions, stronger alignment, and measurable operational improvements. ✅ Reliable, analytical, and results-oriented, I excel at delivering impactful solutions that drive sustainable change.Reliable, analytical, and results-oriented, I excel at delivering impactful solutions that drive sustainable change.

Jurisdiction

Regions: Europe, Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa, Polar

Notable Employer

  • Regional EMEIA Head, Governance & Transformation at Boehringer Ingelheim España
  • Trainee Global Dept. Purchasing at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & CoKG, Germany
  • Advisory Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young Financial-Business Advisors S.p.A, Milan

Experience

Seniority LevelMid-Senior level
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
ACC & NLP Coachna
2024 - Present

● Delivered 150+ hours of one-to-one executive coaching sessions, supporting professionals' capability building and leadership development across industries. ● Partnered with a consulting organization to support employees' change adoption and readiness through workforce transformation driven by Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies.

Regional EMEIA Head, Governance & TransformationNotableBoehringer Ingelheim España
2022 - 2025

Co-led two transformation phases of the Global Facilities & Engineering (GFE) organization in EMEIA: first phase (6 months) integrating EHS, Security, Real Estate, Facility Management, and Engineering under a global structure; second phase centralizing global operations and removing the regional layer, directly impacting my role: Coordinated the regional EMEIA team, ensuring governance, alignment, and effective collaboration, Guided site teams through tailored change management plans to embrace transformation confidently, Created the EMEIA Change Ambassadors Community that support spreading the word and conducted surveys internal and external to catch pulse, Co-designed organizational structures with HR to strengthen alignment and efficiency, Co-created and facilitated interactive workshops and townhalls to foster engagement and knowledge sharing, Created a Financial Acumen upskilling program that improved budget adherence and accuracy, adopted globally as best practice, Facilitated 200+ regional initiatives, driving operational efficiencies and continuous improvement adopted globally as a best-practice learning initiative Moderated the Global GFE Summit with 80+ participants, facilitating strategic discussions and knowledge exchange. Created the global "Break Free" Peer-Coaching program within GFE: managed and delivered end-to-end coaching sessions supporting colleagues in leadership development and career transitions

Senior Sourcing Manager & Sourcing Governance Manager Boehringer Ingelheim España
2018 - 2022

● Developed and executed category strategies to strengthen competitive positioning and manage supplier/market risk across HR, Consulting & Training; Congresses & Meetings; and Packaging, partnering with stakeholders across multiple business functions. ● Negotiated international vendor agreements strengthening business continuity, achieving savings of over €1M on a single contract, through structured stakeholder alignment and relationship management. ● Led governance activities and process-compliance reviews, including the 2020 Source-to-Pay audit, ensuring alignment with organizational policies and achieving a highly positive final evaluation. ● Pioneered a new Learning & Development supplier ecosystem, partnering with a key provider as single point of contact for all training vendors, improving stakeholder alignment and delivering 1,600 hours in efficiency gains. ● Managed the "BI4Future" leadership transformation initiative, embedding digital, simplicity, and innovation capabilities across the organization — an enterprise-wide culture-change and capability-building effort.

Trainee Global Dept. PurchasingNotableBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & CoKG, Germany
2016 - 2018

Global Category Marketing & Sales Services | Global Category Contract Sales, Meetings, Print & Trade Services: Developed and executed the Print sub-category strategy, optimizing the supplier base and delivering cost and process efficiencies, Negotiated and closed a major global contract for MSL services in partnership with German Business Partners, Supported strategic sourcing and daily operations for Congress & Meetings, Print, CSO, and Sales Training, enhancing supplier performance and stakeholder satisfaction. Completed a six-month business assignment in Spain, leading strategic sourcing for the packaging category related to the construction of a new plant

Advisory Senior ConsultantNotableErnst & Young Financial-Business Advisors S.p.A, Milan
2012 - 2016

Managed complex consulting projects in organizational development, process improvement, and IT assurance across multiple industries such as: Redesigned and optimization of the organizational and administrative processes of the Court of Aosta. Gained early experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, and structured problem solving within cross functional environments

InernshipItaly America Chamber of Commerce, New York
2011 - 2011

Search of potential business partners, market analysis, assistance in the organization of events, assistance to companies participating in trade shows to increase the visibility of Italian brands in the U.S. market. Provided analytical and operational support to trade promotion and internationalization initiatives

Education

Degree of Business Innovation Coaching For ExecutivesYucan Srl
2025 - 2026
Degree of Licensed NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) CoachRichard Bandler NLP Academy
2024 - 2024
Degree of Master in strategic communication, problem solving, and Coaching Centro di terapia strategica
2024 - 2025
Diploma of Global Leadership Development ProgramIESE Business School, Barcelona
2024 - 2025
Masters of MsC in Economics and Management of Innovation and Technology Bocconi University
2010 - 2012
Degree of Undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Management Bocconi University
2007 - 2010

Certification

Total Certifications2

ACC Coach

ICF

2026 - 2029

NLP Coach

Richard Bandler NLP Academy

2024 - 2030

Skills

Core skills10
Interests7
Languages5

Skills

Large Scale Change Management
Strategy execution
Stakeholder management
Strategic Coaching
NLP
Effective communication
Sourcing
project management
change management
talent development

Interests

Coaching
Personal development
HR
Organizational transformation
Organizational development
Change management
Talent development

Languages

English
Spanish
German
French
Italian