Michele Mauger
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Chief People Officer
Auckland, New Zealand
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Chief People OfficerMercury NZApr 2026 - Current (6 months)- Chief People OfficerVocusMar 2025 - Apr 2026 (1 year 2 months)
- GM Employee Experience - 6 month interim roleJohn HollandSep 2024 - Mar 2025 (7 months)Engaged by John Holland Group's Chief People Officer, the role is a six-month interim contract role leading the Employee Experience team, including John Hollands Learning Academy, Leadership Development, Capability, Talent and Succession, Performance and DEI portfolios and supporting the CPO with an enterprise-wide 'Ways of Working' review.
- Chief People OfficerCleanaway Waste ManagementMar 2022 - Jun 2024 (2 years 4 months)
- Chief People & Corporate Affairs OfficerIncitec Pivot LimitedOct 2020 - Mar 2022 (1 year 6 months)
- Executive Director PeopleMetro Trains MelbourneMar 2020 - Oct 2020 (8 months)
- Executive General Manager People, Capability and CommunicationThiessMar 2017 - Mar 2020 (3 years 1 month)
- Group People Director - Corporate & Director Performance LeadershipWorleyParsonsOct 2015 - Aug 2016 (11 months)The role exists to; set the global people strategy in alignment with the overarching business strategy. To provide thought leadership and advice to the Group leadership team. Responsible to manage the overall provision of corporate People services, including the management of executive remuneration and group equity and employee share purchase plans. The role is accountable as the business process owner of global People frameworks, policies and systems, governing a global workforce of 25,000 employees and leads People related OD and M&A activity for the group. The role sits on the Talent Council and is accountable for the success of the WorleyParsons Learning Academy.
Note: WorleyParsons does not have a Head of HR at the executi - Group People Director - Major Projects & Director Performance LeadershipWorleyParsonsMar 2014 - Oct 2015 (1 year 8 months)The Group People Director – Major Projects is responsible to deliver a global People strategy, cascading from the corporate People strategy. Leading a global team of generalists and specialists, the role supported a workforce in excess of 3500, located across three execution centres, Houston, Calgary and London. The role reported to the Managing Director – Major Projects and was one of four People Directors leading the People function for WorleyParsons.
The Director - Performance Leadership led one of three strategic focus areas under the company’s transformation program. The role was responsible to develop and lead a program of work focused on growing leadership capability and improving performance management. In addition to th - People Director - ANZ, Global Group Functions & Global BusinessesWorleyParsonsNov 2011 - Mar 2014 (2 years 5 months)One of six People Directors globally and positioned as a senior People leadership role reporting to the Group Managing Director – People. The portfolio consists of over 7000 people globally. The People Director role provides strategic People guidance to the senior leaders and their teams and delivers effective and timely provision of global People group support to the location teams.
- Head of Human ResourcesGrocon Pty LtdDec 2007 - Oct 2011 (3 years 11 months)Grocon is Australia’s leading privately owned integrated Funds Management, Property Development and Construction group. Operating across four states in Australia and Dubai, the role provided strategic HR direction for the business, leading an HR team of 13 employees, including HR generalists, payroll, OH&S and IR. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the role was responsible for 1200 employees.
- Human Resources and Training Manager - RetailHouse of TravelJul 2004 - Dec 2007 (3 years 6 months)House of Travel is New Zealand’s largest privately owned and operated travel solutions provider with over 90 retail outlets nationally.
The role supported retail owners and their teams with Human Resources and training support and led the change management process during the transition from bricks and mortar (in-store) sales platform to a comprehensive online sales proposition, with a metric of driving 70% of the sales target to on line sales. House of Travel was the first travel company globally to offer an aggregate on line booking platform. The role was integral in engaging and influencing employees to adopt the new platform. Reporting to the Operations Manager - Retail, the role supported 900 employees. - Human Resources and Office ManagerNew Zealand Trade and EnterpriseMay 2002 - Jun 2004 (2 years 2 months)The New Zealand Consulate and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise office is responsible for providing Consulate services and developing New Zealand’s export trade with other countries. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is the New Zealand Government’s national economic development agency.
The role supported the New Zealand Consulate General in the daily running of the Consulate and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise office. The role was responsible for 5 employees. - Area Human Resource ManagerInterContinental Hotels Group IHGSep 1998 - Jun 2001 (2 years 10 months)Intercontinental Hotel Group offers seven hotel brands, 4400 Hotels in over 100 countries and territories around the world.
Reporting in to the Area General Manager - South Island, New Zealand, the role was responsible to lead the South Island HR team ensuing the provision of People support services was in alignment with IHG global policies. The role contributed to group initiatives, particularly with regard to regional talent identification and succession, training and development and OD activities. - Human Resources ManagerInterContinental Hotels Group IHGMar 1998 - Sep 1998 (7 months)Intercontinental Hotel Group offers seven hotel brands, 4400 Hotels in over 100 countries and territories around the world.
The role was a temporary secondment role responsible to introduce IHG systems, processes and policy in alignment with the IHG practices and to identify, appoint and train a local person as my successor. The KPI was achieved. - Front Office ManagerInterContinental Hotels Group IHGMar 1994 - Sep 1996 (2 years 7 months)Intercontinental Hotel Group offers seven hotel brands, 4400 Hotels in over 100 countries and territories around the world.
The role led the Front Office team in the daily operations of the Hotel. Key responsibilities included running effective and efficient processes to ensure maximum occupancies and rates were achieved. To achieve this it was paramount we had the right people in the right roles with the correct training and attitudes. Excellence in customer service and delivering on our promises was critical to our success, as was the ability to provide our customers with outstanding experiences they would never forget. - Human Resources CoordinatorInterContinental Hotels Group IHGJan 1993 - Mar 1994 (1 year 3 months)Intercontinental Hotel Group offers seven hotel brands, 4400 Hotels in over 100 countries and territories around the world.
As HR Coordinator I was responsible for recruitment, onboarding, induction, delivery of IHG training programs, monthly reporting, employee engagement initiatives, mobilising employees and collaborating with other IHG Hotels in the management of regional succession plans. My client group were the Hotel leadership team and 300+ hotel employees. - Hotel Receptionist and Human Resources Corporate TraineeInterContinental Hotels Group IHGNov 1989 - Jan 1993 (3 years 3 months)Intercontinental Hotel Group offers seven hotel brands, 4400 Hotels in over 100 countries and territories around the world.
As hotel receptionist, I was responsible for the daily check in and check out process of hotel guests, taking room reservations with the goal of maximising hotel occupancies and room rates, providing customers with great experiences and being an ambassador for the hotel, city and country.
As Human Resources Corporate Trainee, I worked part-time in the HR function over an 18 month period learning every aspect of Human Resources. At the end of the traineeship, I was mobilised to Auckland Centra to take on my first HR role.
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- CHigh SchoolChristchurch Girls High SchoolJan 1983 - Jan 1986 (3 years 1 month)
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