Previous meetings held by British American Tobacco

With a backdrop of Tokyo Tower and sprinkled cherry blossoms in a nearby park, ChapmanCG’s Japan representatives, were joined by co-founders Matt Chapman and Oscar Fuchs at British American Tobacco for a round table session on ‘Successfully Managing Change.’ This was followed by an afternoon meeting at Microsoft on how companies are using ‘Data in HR’. Successfully Managing Change Same-same but different–Japan and Korea are similar in that no one talks or asks questions when they’re in a meeting, but right after, around the water cooler, groups gather to complain. Yet there are differences, especially when it comes to each…

The Chapman Consulting Group held a series of Turkey HR Leaders meetings in Istanbul, hosted by British American Tobacco and Microsoft. The meetings were attended by a great group of participants, including representatives from Citi, Coca-Cola, Danone, General Electric, KPMG, Mitsubishi, Oracle, PepsiCo, and Unilever. The discussion topic focused on trends for the global HR profession 2015 and beyond, as well as fundamental HR trends with Generation Y talent.

The Chapman Consulting Group hosted two meetings for Korea HR Leaders in Seoul recently, as part of the Asia Pacific Series of HR Leaders Sessions that were held throughout the month of November. The two meetings in Korea were held at Alcatel-Lucent and British American Tobacco, both located in the exclusive Gangnam district of Seoul. Attendees included senior Korea-based HR decision-makers from a wide range of companies across multiple industrial sectors. Two particularly interesting issues took centre stage at these meetings, as follows. HR Self Service as Internet Banking One of the key points raised across both meetings was the…

The Chapman Consulting Group has completed the European leg of its Global HR Leader Series this week in Gothenburg, Sweden. Matthew Chapman, CEO and Oscar Fuchs, Director, both presented at the series. Stefanie Cross-Wilson, International President, was not present in person but was closely involved in the organisation of the meetings, and Tim Rayner, Director, attended half of the sessions. The series, held between 17 and 24 September 2012, involved eight separate focus groups of 15-20 Global HR Leaders, and was held in London (United Kingdom), Frankfurt (Germany), Zurich (Switzerland), Paris (France), Brussels (Belgium) and Gothenburg (Sweden). The London sessions…

The Chapman Consulting Group is about to set off for a series of meetings with groups of Global HR Leaders in principal locations across Europe. Thanks go to our co-hosts for their support: British American Tobacco & Organisation Solutions (London, UK), IPG Mediabrands (London, UK), Boehringer Ingelheim (Frankfurt, DE), Swiss Re (Zurich, CH), Sodexo (Paris, FR), Alcatel-Lucent (Paris, FR), Mars (Brussels, BE) and Mölnlycke Health Care (Gothenburg, SE). These meetings have been designed for small groups of 20 Global HR Leaders to gather in informal settings and discuss matters concerning HR and Talent in Asia and Emerging Markets. The Chapman…

The Chapman Consulting Group held a meeting of APAC HR Leaders at the British American Tobacco offices in Hong Kong. The meeting was attended by a great group of participants, including representatives from Cathay Pacific, Colgate-Palmolive, Emerson, Odgers Berndtson, and the Walgreens Boots Alliance. The discussion topic focused on second quarter HR market updates in the region.