Leadership Development & Culture, Assistant Director, EY Germany

• Develop and execute DE&I strategy for Germany, focusing on the following diversity dimensions: Gender, LGBTQ+, ethnic and socio-economic background, working with a disability, and age; Results include inclusive employee experience and employer brand (e.g., 2x stern Top Employer Diversity Award based on employee feedback) and more equitable talent management programs (increased focus on fair representation in the hiring and promotion process).

• Design and moderate recruiting and employer branding events, positioning the company as one of the first movers in selected diversity dimensions such as the socio-economic background (e.g., recruiting event for first-gen academics and candidates from low-income households).

• Design and facilitate DE&I leadership training: Women Leadership Journey, Inclusive Leadership, and Unconscious Bias (Facilitator rating based on participant feedback: 4.7-4.8 out of 5).

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness Lead, Germany

•Designed and implemented a new leadership curriculum for EY Partners in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria (learning and coaching, both in-house and through external providers); Coached 100+ executives and high-performing employees (individual and team coaching), resulting in improved team dynamics and leadership skills. 

• Coordinated succession planning for strategic leadership positions in close alignment with senior leadership with a strong focus on gender equity.

• Facilitated global and regional leadership development events for the partner pipeline, resulting in top-rated facilitator feedback.

Leadership Development for Partners

Workmazing

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Founder and Career Coach

UniCredit

• Designed and coordinated talent development programs for the Global Unicredit Investment Banking Division (Europe, USA, and Asia): Promotion process for top executives, talent management for high-potential employees, graduate recruiting program, and employee engagement surveys, ensuring a structured and aligned approach across all countries.

• Executed a global regulatory project in close collaboration with senior leadership, leading to full compliance and aligned, optimized global guidelines for cost allocation and global mobility policies.

• Designed and moderated global leadership development events, bringing together top leadership and high-performing employees, resulting in increased employee engagement and leadership buy-in.

Global Learning & Development, HR Vice President

• Designed and rolled out a new global banding system: Introduction of a global job catalog, competency language, and job titles for 140.000 employees in 20+ countries.

• Coordinated a project team of 10+ project members across countries and business divisions.

Global Project Manager, HR Senior Associate

UniCredit Bank a.d. Banja Luka

• Created monthly P&C reports to leadership and the bank’s Group Bodies. 
• Coordinated the budget and forecasting process.
• Helped set up the new Planning & Control function during the company merger.

Financial Planning & Control, Associate

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Les Cowie Consulting, LLC

Consultant to enterprise organizations wanting to implement XR training for occupations.

Chief Executive Officer

Promising People Enterprises, LLC provides:
-  Consulting services for occupation skills development and execution.
-  Employment for graduates of Promising People curricula
-  Assistance in securing funding for those needing financial help for a second chance at life
-  Faith-based support for re-entry into the community

Author; Public Speaker; Principal Consultant

Are you tasked with analyzing occupations, designing job experiences and then developing the optimal learning experiences to improve productivity and employee retention?  Do you manage people and care about your colleagues reaching top productivity quickly and delivering excellent customer service?  Visit https://www.lescowie.com, view the short videos and download the free tips.  On your drive to work, listen to the helpful podcasts.  Les published a book:  "7 Steps for Employees to be Successful Quickly" for In-Company Mentors.

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Promising People Enterprises, LLC

Les Cowie Consulting, LLC and 7 Steps, LLC provide consulting as needed to the team at MetaVRse, the acknowledged leaders in the field of spatial computing (AR, VR, MR, AI).  7 Steps LLC provides the 7 Steps software that accelerates the analysis and capture of job content so that everything about the job is in one place.  7 Steps generates the checklist and drafts scripts for learning experiences = especially spatial computing-based learning programs. MetaVRse connects developers with the leading producers and software developers to turn occupation content into real live learning experiences.

Learning Experience Development Consultant

The Promising People Program changes peoples’ lives through all its community-based Reentry Program elements. It will provide skills training using the latest technologies proven in practice in the U. S. Military and will guarantee jobs, especially for previously incarcerated - many of whom are limited because of inadequate education, physical limitations, and spiritual emptiness. This program also focusses on the families and communities the reentry people must support. It is primarily a faith-based mission that also funds growth opportunities for deserving people.

President and CEO

Amano

Developed new US and International markets for Amano's time, security and parking equipment and software.  Managed a sales force of B2B sales people and a large network of resellers.

Executive Director of Sales, Marketing and Business Development

Worldwide Brands, Inc

Worldwide Brands, Inc ("WBI") is a research organization providing assistance to Internet Retailers to determine "What to Sell" and "Where To Get It."  

For a one-time, lifetime Membership fee, WBI Members get unlimited access to a database of over 7,000 Suppliers and more than 4 million products (growing daily).  

Premium Members also secure unlimited access to education materials showing how to optimize Internet Retailing profits through multi-sourcing from Drop Shippers, Light Bulk Wholesalers, Volume Wholesalers, Importers and Liquidators.

Director of Business Development

Cay Clubs International

Cay Clubs International acquired resort properties and developed them into luxury condotels.  Non Property Interests managed by Les Cowie included:  Coal Reclamation; Gold Prospecting; Liquor Distilling and Distribution (Key Lime Vodkas and Rums);  ESPN2 Fishing Series: "The Billfishing Extreme Release League"; Property Rentals in the Florida Keys, etc

Vice President of Acquisitions and New Business Development

Corexpand

Developed new market segments for mass distribution of products via B2B web-based systems.

Vice President of Business Development

PRE-Solutions, Inc

Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Pre-Solutions a company distributing and processing pre-paid credit and gift cards primarily through convenience retail stores.

Vice President of Marketing and Sales

First Horizon Merchant Services, Inc

Develop a sales team selling Merchant Services/Payment Processing solutions to brick-'n-mortar retailers in Orlando, FL

Vice President - Regional Sales - Florida

INCAT, Inc

Marketing and sales of engineering design services, hardware and 3D design software for the automotive, aerospace and ship building industries.

IVI Checkmate, Inc (later Ingenico, Inc)

Manufacturing of payment terminals and development of payment processing solutions.

Marketing Manager

Les Cowie provides consulting using intellectual property using his proprietary 7 Steps methodology backed by his proprietary computer software for analyzing occupations, capturing 'how to' knowledge and generating checklists and lesson scripts using artificial intelligence.

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