About us
Our management, leadership and development programmes provide clients with international benchmarks and clear measurable outcomes for your business. Our Innovative Human Resource Management Workshops focuses on practical skills expertise that impacts positively on the business.
In 2012 we added Executive Career Management and Outplacement Programmes to our services. These programmes are delivered by senior executives in talent acquisition, talent management and assessment.
Our work is 100% client referenced and our code is simple: we deliver our services with personal integrity, honesty, expertise, commitment and humility and we guarantee complete confidentiality and discretion at all times.
We are licensed in continued professional learning and development so clients can take advantage of local government tax benefits on our tailor-made training programmes or individual workshops.
Need a flexible solution for your Human Resources that is result focused and cost effective?
To find out more about what we can do for your organisation. TALK TO US.
Catriona McDermott Owner/Managing Consultant
Catriona created The Ark in 2005 and since then has managed international Executive Search/Talent Acquisition assignments. She also works as an in-house contract and HR resource for companies. Previously she spent 12+ years working with leading UK and US corporates on successful product launches as well as European operations management for pay-tv and pay-audio service in the Satellite and Telecommunication industries. Since 1998 she has worked in Luxembourg as a senior HR professional in consultancy search (Rowlands) and for Lombard International Assurance - creating the HR function and developing strategic processes for improved performance for 150+ staff. Catriona has worked with Thomas International Assessment Tools (DISC) since 1998 and is a licensee since 2005.
Catriona is one of the founding members of the LPRA and has served on the Conseil d'Administration for InterFormation asbl.
Youssef Ouadi MBA, Ph.D Leadership Candidate
Youssef is an expert in leadership skills development. He has 10+ years in Corporate Development notably continuous performance management cycles, leadership skills - development impact and training. Youssef has lead many long term performance management and management leadership development programmes at Executive Committee and local management level in Canada, Europe and the Middle East for both public and private sectors. He has helped small to medium sized organisations in their successful evolution through customised programmes that focused on Optimisation of a Performance Appraisal, Communications - as a Leader and the Development of Leadership.
Béatrice de Jonghe d'Ardoye
Béatrice has 16+ years management experience with leading advertising agencies in the Benelux and 5+ years with Russell Reynolds heading up searches in consumer goods and services, industrial, healthcare and IT sectors. Béatrice is fluent in English and French. Since 2000 Béatrice has worked as a HR consultant and licensee and trainer of Thomas International Assessment Tools (DISC). Béatrice specialises in Executive Diagnostic and Development Programmes and HR Workshops.
Find out more about us and the work we do call us:+ 352 27 112 7301 or email info@theark.lu
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