Giovanni Manchia is the SVP Human Resources Risk, IT and Corporate Functions within Rabobank, a global leader in food and agri financing and sustainability-oriented banking with 60.000 employees in 44 countries.
Giovanni Manchia joined Rabobank in 2011, where he managed the transformation of the global human resources function within the bank, creating a more agile HR organisation with a strong business orientation. In addition to his current role, he also acted as the Global Head of Talent Management a.i. for the bank until July 1st 2016. Prior to Rabobank, he spent more than 15 years in international HR leadership positions at various multinationals. He worked as the HR Director Benelux, Middle East and Africa within American Express. Before joining American Express, he worked at Shell in various international positions such as HR Manager for Shell Hydrogen and Global HR Business Partner for its IT division.