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HR Moves Wendy Nice Barnes
Alioune Ciss
Amelie Dionne-Charest
CPO
CEO
Chair of CanChamHK
Gitlab
Webb Fontaine
Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
Wendy Nice Barnes was appointed Chief People
Alioune Ciss brings to the role extensive
Amelie Dionne-Charest was recently appointed as
Officer (CPO) the addition will bring extensive
experience from the United Nations Conference
the Chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
experience to the company and will help GitLab
on Trade and Development where he had been
here in HK. Dionne-Charest is also the Co-founder
further its position as a leading DevOps platform.
for the last 10 years. Ciss has held the position
and Managing Director of AD MediLink, a health
of Executive Director of Sales and has been
insurance brokerage firm founded here in Hong
Sid Sijbrandij, co-founder and CEO, GitLab,
instrumental in the company's growth strategy
Kong and a lawyer by training and an entrepreneur
said “Wendy has an impressive history of
and management of world leading Customs
by accident, Charest started her career at the law
mentoring colleagues and growing leaders from
reform digitalisation projects across the globe
firm of Heenan Blaikie practicing with the medical
within organizations.”
with key Governmental partners
litigation group. She then focused on the need for
Barnes joins GitLab with over 20 years of Talent
Ciss said, "I am humbled and excited to be Webb
leadership experience in pre-IPO and Fortune 500
Fontaine's next Chief Executive Officer, working
companies. She served as Chief Human Resources
with some of the best minds in the industry. When
Dionne-Charest said, “While the pandemic and
Officer at Palo Alto Networks, Vice President of
Governments are facing significant challenges
economic crisis have made our work even more
Human Resources at eHealth, and held senior HR
in a time of disruption, we see opportunity in
challenging, there has never been a better time
leadership roles at Netflix and E*TRADE.
global Trade - assisted by our products offering
than today to redefine who we are and what we
real transformation through artificial intelligence.
do as an organisation and reimagine how to be
Barnes said “I am looking forward to joining
Webb Fontaine has made significant investments
relevant and effective. Dionne-Charest will be
such a transparent group of people, leading with
in all technologies and we are ready to unleash
key in building new revenue streams and utilising
the members of the executive team and working
new value for all; Perfectly positioning us to
content strategically for CanCham members.
closely with its DIB (Diversity, Inclusion and
partner with Governments across the world to
Belonging) and remote leaders to further the great
modernise their processes and systems."
people to be better informed in regards to medical
foundation set forth.”
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insurance and healthcare pathways.
