Michelle Holmes has worked for leading global Companies in the manufacturing and telecommunication industries in both the US and France. In 1994 she moved to Switzerland to join the Corporate Human Resources (HR) team of a Swiss headquartered Global Financial Services Company where she assumed various responsibilities within Executive Education, International Assignments, Performance Management and Compensation. In 2003, Michelle Holmes became responsible for all of the operational management of the Group Compensation function. This was a global responsibility covering such diverse markets as the US, Latin America, North Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. Two years later, she assumed the role of Group Head of Compensation where she built a global Total Compensation Philosophy and implemented a truly global function supported by common tools and processes. She also managed the Executive Compensation area, working closely with senior management and the Board of Directors.
Fluent in English, German and French and with a good level of Spanish, Michelle’s main passions are travel and theatre. As a frequent traveler she loves to explore exotic locations. As a dedicated amateur dramatics fan she is heavily involved in, and on the Committee of, her local amateur dramatics group “Zurich Comedy Club”.