Unilever’s potential exit from its Foods division could reshape Big Food, triggering supply‑chain shifts, leadership changes, and major competitive realignment.
With more than 20 years’ experience in executive search, Laura Zolla has a record of accomplishment in every aspect of high-level recruitment, from strategy and research to management assessment on the local and international level. She has worked with major national, multinational and foreign companies in a range of sectors, with a focus on consumer & retail and the luxury segment.
Professional Focus
- Over 25 years’ experience in executive search
- Member of the Consumer & Retail Practice and Healthcare & Life Sciences Groups
- Focuses on fashion, lifestyle and luxury goods and retail
- Expertise in consumer, healthcare and life sciences, cosmetics, financial services and manufacturing
- Experience in talent strategy, management and execution of C-Level search projects, management assessment, pipeline and organizational survey. Also consults in organization, compensation and profile definition
- Specialises in working with national, multinationals and international companies on local and international projects
- Fluent in Italian and English; basic knowledge of German and French
Business Expertise
- Member of the Board of Directors of a leading Italian company in the telecommunications, digitization and ICT services sector
- Partner with a leading executive search firm boutique; led search assignments and was involved in business development
- Participated in a search firm start-up that she managed as Chief Operating Officer
- Recruiting Manager for a fashion and beauty products retailer
Additional Expertise
- Financial Services
- Luxury
- Manufacturing
- Pharma
- Retail & Apparel
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Public relations degree from University Institute for Modern Languages (IULM) in Milan
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