Summary
Delphine Chevallier brings to cybersecurity Industry her expertise in transforming skills and behaviors in large and fast changing multi national companies. She is the founder and CEO of Thalia NeoMedia, working with leaders to elaborate their cyber defense strategy to implement throughout their organizations. Thalia Neomedia’s approach puts people engagement and culture at the center to build protection and resilience to create trust across the business value chain.
She is the founder and President of ASSOVICA, a NPO supporting victims hit in their professional practice by cyber crime.
Her book, ‘Cyberattack – a nightmare journey into the world of the digital unknown’, written under the pen name of Angeline Vagabulle, has been awarded in its 2022 enriched edition by the International Cybersecurity Forum 2023. She has been awarded by the Vox Femina competition as ‘Prominent Woman’ in 2020, ‘Favourite’ and Finalist in the entrepreneur category, by the Cefcys in 2021.
Education & certification
2020 : CCI Paris – Cybersecurity specialist for small and middle-sized organization
2017 : INSEAD – Strategy in the Age of Digital Disruption
2011 : Harvard Business School – Leading in Professional Services Firm
2010 : Tracom – Social Styles®
2006 : EY Global – Coaching
2005 : OPP UK – MBTI®
2004 : EY Global – Train Trainers
2002 : EY Global – Design and Development of Learning Solutions
1992 : ESCP Europe Master 2 General Management
1996 : Université de Lille II Licence 2 in Law
1989 : Université Paris-IX Dauphine Licence 2 in Mathematics and Economics
Professional experience
2019 – to date: Thalia NeoMedia, Founder and CEO
- Design and facilitate customized programmes on cybersecurity (local and international) including cyber crisis simulations, speaker and facilitator of workshops to engage people and executive teams in protecting company’s digital assets,
- Consulting services to elaborate and implement cybersecurity strategy
- Publisher of ‘Kadna – activate and manage cybersecurity’, a web and paper magazine to engage leaders, managers and teams on cybersecurity.
11/2020 – 12/2022 : LHH (part time)
BU Leadership Development –Operations Director
- Led the sourcing and PMO team to ensure quality delivery of learning programmes and assessment center for clients.
- Designed and implemented a Center of Excellence for Career Transition France BU to enhance performance, secure quality of services delivered and data management,
- Project managed the implementation of the upgraded global digital platform for France clients’ candidate guided by LHH.
2011-2018 : DLA Piper International – Global Leading Law Firm, 6000 people
HR and Corporate University Talent Director EMEA, Asia-Pacific (job creation)
- Defined and implemented the talent development strategy articulating global objectives and local specificities,
- Established an international team of 20 people (14 FTE), m£15 budget,
- Operational set-up of programmes, established governance, a SSC in Warsaw, implemented LMS,
- Designed and implemented on-boarding, management, leadership and business development programmes (all levels), advised experts on technical programmes to improve learning efficiencies,
- Talent development programmes for key populations, career transition management (assessment, development centers, coaching, mentoring scheme),
- Impulsed change of working patterns to integrate use of AI, digital awareness programmes.
1999 – 2011 : Ernst & Young (EY) – Audit and consulting Firm (Big4)
HR BP, Financial Services Office EMEIA (2010-11)
Career Development Leader EMEIA (2008-09) (job creation)
Talent Development Director Southern Europe (2004-08) (job creation)
HR programme manager, Learning & Development Director, France (1999-2003)
- Set-up of a global HR/L&D/Talent function (HR organization, process description, HRMIS, LMS, competencies framwork, Shared Service Centers, rationalization of HR admin),
- Advised operational teams and executives, managed HR operations (sourcing, on-boarding, performance management, promotion, compensation, mobility, redudancy plans),
- Designed and implemented performance management and career development frameworks,
- Elaborated L&D strategy and implemented cost effective L&D operations across business units,
- Blended-learning programmes design and development (local and global),
- Facilitated management, career milestones and Train the Trainers programmes.
1996-1999 – Ernst & Young Audit & Conseil, HR Consultant, Financial Auditor
- HR process reingeneering and software selection (payroll, HR administration, sourcing),
- Financial audit for small and medium-size companies.
1994 – 1996 : City of Caen Chamber Orchestra, Managing Director
- Managing artistic productions, recruited artists, contracts management, social relations.
1992 – 1994 : Cap Gemini, HRMIS and organizational development consultant
- HR processes design, HR software selection.
Contact
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/delphinechevallier
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