We are honored to welcome back David E. Perry, nicknamed the “Rogue Recruiter” by the Wall Street Journal.

David has three decades experience recruiting senior executives as Managing Partner of Perry-Martel International Inc.

He has closed more than $300 million in deals on 5 continents with a 99.97% stick rate. He pioneered the professional recruiting practices described in “Hiring Greatness: How to Recruit Your Dream Team and Crush the Competition”. In March 2017 he launched “Executive Recruiting for dummies” with Mark J. Haluska, a book that covers the globalization of talent and the advantages of executive recruiting. It provides expert guidance on finding the right candidates, conducting hardy screening and interviewing processes, closing deals, and more.

Deiric is Head of International for Genos International, a world-leading provider of Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness assessments and education offerings, with responsibility for the management of 1,500+ Genos strategic partners worldwide.

Deiric is also a Genos Emotional Intelligence Master Trainer, and an accredited and experienced teacher of the Search Inside Yourself Mindful Leadership Program developed by Google. Deiric is also a two-time TED speaker.

Author of Leadership Charisma and several other books emphasising the critical role of engaging people to achieve business success; his particular expertise is in helping clients & partners implement EI and Mindfulness-based solutions that deliver measurable ROI – something he speaks upon regularly around the world.

Partner and director of Scuola di Palo Alto – Milan, Enrico Banchi is an expert communicator as well as a skilled consultant on the dynamics of interactions between genders, both on the personal and the corporate level.

Born in Milan, he moves to Venezuela when he is 16 years old. He graduates as civil engineer and, after working as building engineer for a decade, he changes his field of expertise, committing to executive management and becoming Chief Operating Officer of a South-American multinational. He is also professor of Consumer Behaviour at the European School of Economics.

He is the founder of the Positive Business Forum brand, the first event dedicated specifically to companies and businesses which explains how the Positive Science can help increase corporate productivity. Scuola di Palo Alto publishes The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor’s bestseller on this matter. His eclecticism leads him to perform in many different professional roles. He is a high-profile manager coach, a strategic consultant and a successful keynote speaker. At the moment, Enrico writes articles for several management and marketing magazines.

Claire SCHALENBOURG started her international career in HR and business at Société Générale Group in 2003. Before becoming the Executive Human Resources Director of BRD, she was the Head of Career Management of SG International Retail Banking and, later on, handled senior commercial and business development roles in Retail and Corporate Banking in France. She is obsessed by people development and customer focus and leads teams through cultural, digital and business transformations. Her motto: “It’s the people who make the difference”.

Luminița Florea is Director People & Culture at Philip Morris Romania and has almost 19 years of experience in Human Resources. Luminița has held various positions in diverse fields, from telecom, to oil & gas or pharma. In 2012, she joined Philip Morris Romania, and in 2017 she took over the position of Director People & Culture Director for both Philip Morris International affiliates in Romania, the factory in Otopeni and the commercial entity. Luminița and the team she leads define and implement the Human Resources strategy. About the 10 years spent in Philip Morris Romania, Luminița says that it was a journey that she enjoyed all the time, as she witnessed the change that the company is going through, but also a personal transformation.

Claudiu Ilian is the Director Commercial Operations at Philip Morris Romania. With 23 years of experience and 17 positions held within the company, in Romania and the United Kingdom, he coordinates the marketing activities of the company’s product portfolio. Claudiu leads a team of almost 1,000 employees and collaborators. Through the solid relations developed with the commercial partners and the continuous improvement of the channels of interaction with the consumers, the department he leads contributes to the mission of delivering a smoke-free Romania. He perceives he long period spent in the company as being very compressed because, as he says, he feels that he has worked for 4-5 different companies due to the changes that both the company and the market in Romania have gone through.

A manager with over 20 years of experience in marketing and the corporate benefits industry, Alina truly understands the needs and behaviors of her clients. This path has given her extensive knowledge which she uses to properly position the desired products and services in the market. Throughout her entire career, clients and their needs have been ranked first among her priorities, and she is aware that this is the starting point for shaping a successful business. Today, Alina holds the position of CEO of Salarium, the first platform for instant payment of salary advances. Her previous projects include Azimo UK, Medijobs, 7card, WorlClass and MyBenefits.

Armina is a self-discovery and personal development fanatic, who understands happiness comes from the “withinside”, a brutally honest truth-seeker, who believes we should avoid the comfort zone even more than the friend zone, an avid reader with a sense of humor, who thinks the playfulness of life is what makes it worth living and a disruptive professional who helps organizations turn their culture into popular culture for their people. Over the past five years, she has been working on creating the perfect recipe for a successful and happy life, in which limitations become opportunities for growth, fears spur change and regrets inspire gratitude. She is now sharing her breakthrough with the world, empowering people to kick-start their true, authentic selves.

Codruț Nicolau is the CEO of Edenred Romania & Benefit Systems. With an experience of over 20 years in the finance industry and with vast knowledge of business development (strategy, sales management, marketing, planning & controlling, project management, data science and risk management), Codruț Nicolau managed to inspire and lead teams towards high performance, furthermore bringing an extra dose of creativity and dynamism in all the businesses he has been involved in whether he was a member of the executive management team or the board of directors.

Desiree Diaconescu has an experience of over 22 years in Human Resources Management. She has been working at Tuborg Romania for over 24 years and since 2009 she has been the Vice-President of Human Resources. Desiree is a Law graduate, but she continued her studies in the field of HR, studies that were concluded with a Master of Arts in Human Resources Management from the University of Westminster in London.

Bogdan Merfea was the CEO of Patria Bank (recently merged with Banca Comercială Carpatica) and has over 10 years of management experience, whilst in the past he has also held the positions of CEO of Patria Credit IFN and Raiffeisen Bank Kossovo.

While developing his university career for more than 18 years, Mr. Merfea has coordinated numerous projects and programs since 1995 to support and promote small and medium enterprises in Romania.

A promoter of financial inclusion, Mr. Merfea is an active member of the European Microfinance Network and is still Chairman of the Board of Directors of Patria Credit. Merfea has extensive academic experience, having a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a Master in Business Management, currently participating in the courses of the prestigious INSEAD school.

The founder of Life Care, the largest Romanian direct sales company in Central and Eastern Europe, with a cumulative turnover of over 100 million €, with over 50,000 independent distributors in over 20 countries.

Mr. Onețiu is an antrepreneur present in the TOP 500 Forbes & TOP 300 Capital and an investor in real estate but also in start-ups focused on health, sports, wellbeing and longevity – with the help of technology.

Investor in the TV show “Imperiul Leilor” made by PRO TV.

He is the chairman of the Board in several Romanian companies, market leaders in their industry, which manage over 1,000 employees.

The mentor has over 1,000 entrepreneurs in online mentorship programs dedicated to companies moving to Scale-Up.

Voted by entrepreneurs in the “Romanian Start-Up Barometer – 2019 edition” as the most inspiring Romanian entrepreneur. He is also the author of the bestselling book “Start în Antrepenoriat”.

Simona Adelina Popovici is a certified senior member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in UK. Before joining Dacia and the Renault Group in Romania, Simona has built a solid career in Human Resources both on a local and international level. Simona was the Human Resources Director at KMG International Romania that handled global coordination for 17 countries, furthermore she has worked at the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company with assorted international leading roles varying from Organizational Development, Benefits and Global Business Partner.

Simona was al HR Director for Romania and Moldova at Coca-Cola HBC and Vodafone Romania. Furthermore, she was a consultant for numerous companies and international institutions such as USAID, World Bank and the Foundation for the Development of Civil Society. Simona Popovici has graduated Politehnica University of Bucharest (Faculty of Economic Engineering and Environmental Management) and an MBA program at the University of Ottawa (Canada) – School of Economic Studies & Academy of Economic Studies.

Over the course of her career, Simona has received numerous international awards: The European HR Challenge for the development of a multigenerational work environment – offered by Success Factors and The Excellence Award for outstanding contributions to the field of HR – offered by Great People Inside.

From 2019, Ionuț Gherle is the CEO of UCMS by AROBS, one of the most innovative Romanian companies, specialized in the development of integrated human resources management and payroll solutions. Ionuț has a professional experience of over 15 years in the software product industry and has developed in-depth knowledge of the FMCG industry after an 8 years’ experience in this field as Executive Director at AROBS Transilvania Software, playing a crucial role in the success of the Optimall Division (SFA, WMS, BI).

Driven by his constant ambition to achieve his goals and always searching new challenges, Ionuț Gherle has developed strong people management skills and business development abilities throughout his career. Ionuț is a graduate of the Faculty of Computer Science at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, has a master’s degree on Management and Business Engineering and has an Executive MBA Master’s Degree at Hull University, developing his passion for the field since early education years.

Delia Iliasa has over 21 years of experience, of which the last 12 were in the Health and Wellbeing industry. In recent years, she has been the Commercial Director of Medicover Romania and the Director of Operations at WorldClass. Since 2020, she has joined the SanoPass team as a member of the Advisory Board and, since January 2021, as a Managing Partner.

Mihai has a tremendous amount of experience in the field of Human Resources, gaining in over 15 years of activity a comprehensive vision on technologies, strategies and good practices in this field. Starting from the most basic needs of the HR department, such as payroll or general management, to career planning or talent management, Mihai believes in adopting sound principles of Human Capital and integrating them into the organizational culture of any company. Mihai has a Master’s Degree in marketing and strategic management from the University of Economic Studies in Bucharest and joined TotalSoft in 2016, taking over the responsibility of leading the division of the most popular software in Romania dedicated to human capital management – Charisma HCM.

Ambassador of Entrepreneurship within the Antreprenor 2020 project, I am an entrepreneur in constant search of new opportunities and ideas. I was born in Cluj-Napoca in 1979, and I studied Business and Marketing in Germany.

I worked in investments and real estate development fields. About 11 years ago I established PhotoMedia – later transformed into the EM360 GROUP – an expanding agency focused on creative marketing, media productions, communication, and reputational management. I have also gained a vast experience in television, both as a TV producer, and presenter, as well as a co-producer, and format developer. 

Thus, as part of the group, EM360 Studio was launched in 2019 – a web-TV channel focusing on premium sets of productions in infotainment, business / entrepreneurship and talk fields.

Ileana has been at Mega Image since 2001, accumulating 21 years of experience in retail. She has a double degree in Law and, Communications and Public Relations. She has 9 years of experience in the legal field and for the last 14 years she runs the HR department, as Vice President and she also is a member of the Executive Board of Mega Image. In 2008, she set up the Internal Communications team within the HR Department, to which areas such as Employer Branding and Diversity and Inclusion were added over time. Ileana is a Membership Committee Chair in LEAD Network (an international non-profit organization that supports and promotes women in business) and a member of the board of Global HR Manager (HR platform of ‘Oameni și Companii’).

Aurelian Chitez is the Director of Sales @Romanian Software, one of the leaders in the human resources software market through the colorful.hr platform.

Aurelian has over 10 years of experience in promoting digital solutions that support the work of HR departments through intelligent process automation software. All this time, thanks to the team he has formed, colorful.hr has become a reliable partner for over 700 businesses across the country.

When it comes to real trends and problems faced by HR specialists, Aurelian has the most valuable insights, but he is ready to come up with the best solutions. His goal is to give businesses a chance to not only keep up with change but to thrive.

Loving human being & optimistic partner / business angel / husband and father / business advisor / friend / dreamer & forever curious ;)

Mihail is a Training Manager and Philosophic Advisor at Autonom. He has 10 years of experience in sales, 8 years in management and over 7 years as Training Manager with activities ranging from counselling and philosophical consulting, training, coaching and consulting. He was the project coordinator for all of the successful programs through which Autonom obtained the “Best Employer” award for 5 consecutive years granted by AON Romania. He is also certified by WorldBlu that he promotes democracy and freedom within the organization.

Diana Zazula best embodies these 3 words: creativity, inspiration, courage.

She is a psychologist by profession, with a rich experience in the field of human resources and a special activity in a more creative and inspiring field, being the producer of a courageous psychological podcast.

Diana is a person who inspires through her way of being and lets herself be inspired by those around her, she is open-minded and goes out of her way in the way she approaches problems through the prism of the profession to which she has dedicated herself. She is a person with a highly developed common sense, creative and eager to do more and exceed her own limits. When you get in touch with the professional side of human resources, you will quickly realize the professionalism, dedication and commitment to the very last detail.

The 14 years of experience in the field of human resources and the multiple professional trainings in the field of psychology have made her the valuable person of today, who through everything she says not only helps, but also inspires the people who come in direct contact with her.

Alexandru Ene heads the Litigation & Compliance Department of our Bucharest office. He has extensive experience in process management and strategic mandate execution, especially in civil law, commercial law, labor law and real estate law disputes, as well as in insolvency procedures and white collar crime. He coordinates also the compliance practice, having experience in implementing and developing compliance programs, planning and structuring internal investigations as well as providing prevention programs and trainings.

Adrian has built his career in the area of corporate education, helping companies in different countries to implement innovative educational solutions with technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and BigData in projects with multinationals such as Volkswagen, Siemens or Mercedes.

Florinda Golu is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, Department of Psychology, and Vice-Dean, having as fields of academic and scientific interest developmental psychology, evaluation and psychological intervention, clinical psychology. Over the years, Florinda Golu has published numerous books as single author and co-authored, articles in journals and chapters in collective volumes, which were nationally and internationallypublished. Florinda Golu is also the Chairmain of the Methodological Comission, Romanian College of Psychologists. Also, Florinda Golu is a practitioner psychologist with over 15 years of experience and supervisor certified by the Romanian College of Psychologists.

She has over 15 years of experience in Human Resources and Business Development. Currently, she is the HR Manager within Maurer Imobiliare Group. “For me, the company is like my second family, and the biggest challenge I face, every day, is contributing to the development of a team of professionals, eager to grow alongside the company.

The Great People Inside Platform – GR8PI has won the Eurocloud Romania 2016 award for ”Best Cloud Startup”. During the past year, Great People Inside has evolved from a local Bucharest based Cloud startup up, to an international company headquartered in Singapore with subsidiaries in Europe, United Arab Emirates , Asia and North America.​

Doru Dima is the author of several books considered reference works in the Business field, including: “40 de Strategii pentru succesul în afaceri”, “Dicționar General de Afaceri”, “Managementul Resurselor Umane” and he also collaborated in the writing of many courses, books and science and business papers.

On top of that, he is the President of ​The Romanian College of Psychologists​ in Brasov, Member of The ​Romanian Association of Psychologists, President of its branch in Brasov and the reprezentative of the Romanian College of Psychologist in the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations ​(EFPA).