Global senior corporate practitioner and advisor with 24+ y. of experience in matrixed international organizations, with Rewards, HR, and management consultant background. Trusted Partner and representative in Switzerland / Continental Europe of WorldatWork.
Founder and CEO of Zereon Associates GmbH, CH-based global boutique-type management consultancy Firm; Big-4 Compensation part-time “of-counsel”. GRP®-, CECP®- and CSCP®- certified, Mario personally teaches WorldatWork certifications and courses for global corporation practitioners (recently, from Philip Morris, Zurich Insurance, Takeda, Julius Baer, Holcim, etc.). Mario and his faculty consistently receive great ratings for their teaching skills and mastery of all topics related to the Total Rewards field.
Previously, Mario held executive-level positions in Global and Regional HR, Compensation and Benefits and Mobility at Indra, SR Technics, Ball Corp, Ecolab, Altadis-Imperial Tobacco, Mercer, and Arthur Andersen (EMEA, Americas and APAC, 35 countries).
Education: 2 international EMBAs (ESADE-Babson, ESCP-Paris); Digital Transformation, Venture Capital and Agile diplomas (MIT top 2%, ZHAW, Berkeley, EXIN); MA & BA in Business (ICADE Spain). Mario is a cited speaker and author, scale-ups mentor, active member of Swiss and global Reward communities, and member of different HR, Reward and MBA alumni associations.
- Global Remuneration Professional (GRP®)
- Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP®)
- Certified Sales Compensation Professional (CSCP®)
- 2 international EMBAs (ESADE-Babson, ESCP-Paris)
- Digital Transformation, Swiss Boards, Venture Capital and Agile diplomas (MIT top 2%, ZHAW, Berkeley, EXIN)
- MA & BA in Business (ICADE)
Global senior corporate practitioner and advisor with 24+ y. of experience in matrixed international organizations, with Rewards, HR, and management consultant background. Trusted Partner and representative in Switzerland / Continental Europe of WorldatWork.
Founder and CEO of Zereon Associates GmbH, CH-based global boutique-type management consultancy Firm; Big-4 Compensation part-time “of-counsel”. GRP®-, CECP®- and CSCP®- certified, Mario personally teaches WorldatWork certifications and courses for global corporation practitioners (recently, from Philip Morris, Zurich Insurance, Takeda, Julius Baer, Holcim, etc.). Mario and his faculty consistently receive great ratings for their teaching skills and mastery of all topics related to the Total Rewards field.
Previously, Mario held executive-level positions in Global and Regional HR, Compensation and Benefits and Mobility at Indra, SR Technics, Ball Corp, Ecolab, Altadis-Imperial Tobacco, Mercer, and Arthur Andersen (EMEA, Americas and APAC, 35 countries).
Education: 2 international EMBAs (ESADE-Babson, ESCP-Paris); Digital Transformation, Venture Capital and Agile diplomas (MIT top 2%, ZHAW, Berkeley, EXIN); MA & BA in Business (ICADE Spain). Mario is a cited speaker and author, scale-ups mentor, active member of Swiss and global Reward communities, and member of different HR, Reward and MBA alumni associations.