Esther Lea Jehle

Esther Lea Jehle has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Esther Lea is currently working at Villeroy & Boch as the CHRO - Vorstand Personal/Organisationsentwicklung, a role they started in 2023. Prior to this, they were the Global HR Leader at Villeroy & Boch from 2020 to 2023. Before joining Villeroy & Boch, they worked at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG as the Global HR Leader from 2019 to 2020. Esther Lea was responsible for HR strategy and operations for a business with 11,300 employees.

From 2016 to 2019, Esther worked at Johnson & Johnson in various HR roles. Esther Lea served as the HR Director EMEA Strategy & Central & Eastern Europe, where they led HR strategy for 20 countries and was involved in HR transformation for the EMEA region. Esther Lea also held the role of Director Human Resources J&J Consumer Central Europe, where they oversaw HR operations for 12 countries and implemented talent development strategies.

Prior to Johnson & Johnson, Esther worked at Wella as the HR Director Wella & M&A Lead Coty from 2012 to 2016. Their responsibilities included driving sales force effectiveness and managing negotiations with works councils.

Their career started at Procter & Gamble, where they held various HR roles from 2004 to 2012. These roles included SR. HR Business Partner M&A Health Care EMEA, HR Business Partner Commercial Operations DACH, HR Business Partner Austria and Switzerland, and Talent Supply Manager DACH.

Overall, Esther Lea Jehle has a wealth of experience in HR leadership and strategy across different industries and regions.

Esther Lea Jehle pursued their education in a sequential manner. Esther Lea began by attending the University of Nuremberg from 1999 to 2004, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a focus on Business Administration and Management. In 2002, they participated in the Erasmus Program at the Prague University of Economics and Business, studying International Management for a year. Prior to their university education, from 1997 to 1999, they engaged in an Apprentice Program at the IHK Trier, specifically at a German Bank, to gain practical experience in the banking sector. However, the field of study for this program is not specified in the given information.