Noble Manhattan Switzerland

Empowering leaders, individuals, and organizations through world-class coaching and leadership development programs. Passionate about fostering growth, unlocking potential, and driving meaningful change in the professional and personal landscape. 

Our key offerings include:

- Advanced Applied Coaching Skills for Female Leaders: A transformative leadership program tailored for women.
- Corporate Coaching Programs: Designed to enhance team performance, resilience, and communication.
- Professional Coach Training: Accredited programs to develop certified and impactful coaches.
- Child & Adolescent Coaching: Supporting young people in building confidence, resilience, and life skills.
Life Coaching Programs for Non-Coaching Professionals: Helping individuals master personal growth and effective decision-making.
- Tailored Leadership Workshops: Customized solutions to address unique business challenges.

Co-Managing Director, Master Distributor

NoGap

Women face unique challenges when it comes to negotiating. With over 20 years of experience in commercial roles across diverse industries, I bring a wealth of knowledge to support women in navigating the challenges of the workplace. 

I specialize in advising women on negotiation techniques and strategies, helping them to achieve their career goals and manage difficult conversations with confidence. In particular, I provide personalized coaching and guidance to women on negotiating effectively in the workplace, including salary, promotions, and job offers.

Salary Negotiation to Women in Business, Career Strategist, Lecturer

Chili Pink

Chili Pink is a digital boutique dedicated to spicing up online social selling and personal branding on LinkedIn™. With a spicy mix of innovation, creativity, and expert insights, I empower professionals and businesses to stand out on LinkedIn™. My mission is to spice up your LinkedIn™ game through personal branding, content strategy, profile optimization, lead generation, and comprehensive social selling training solutions and workshops.

Chief Spice Officer

hVIVO

After leading the turnaround and successful sale of CRS Clinical Research to hVIVO Group, I joined hVIVO to take on group-wide commercial leadership responsibilities.

Appointed to lead the commercial strategy across hVIVO Group’s six specialized brands:

hVIVO – Human challenge trials for infectious and respiratory diseases
Venn Life Sciences – Drug development and regulatory consulting
CRS Clinical Research Services – Early-phase and special population trials
hLAB – Biomarker, virology, and immunology laboratory services
FluCamp – Volunteer recruitment and screening for clinical studies
CryoStore – Biostorage solutions and clinical trial logistics

My focus has been on aligning commercial efforts, unlocking cross-brand synergies, and delivering integrated, end-to-end solutions across the clinical development spectrum — from first-in-human studies through to regulatory success.

I also served as Integration Lead for CRS, embedding the organization within the broader hVIVO Group to ensure strategic alignment, operational cohesion, and shared growth.

Working closely with biotech and pharma clients, my goal has been to position hVIVO Group as a high-impact, science-led partner that accelerates development timelines while safeguarding quality and patient safety.

Chief Commercial Officer

CRS Clinical Research Services

As Chief Commercial Officer of CRS Clinical Research Services, a leading full-service CRO specializing in early-phase and special population trials, I spearheaded global commercial strategy and business development efforts that directly contributed to the company’s acquisition by hVIVO plc (London Stock Exchange: HVO).

Leading a cross-functional international team across Business Development, Inside Sales, and Marketing, I drove revenue growth, expanded key client partnerships, and positioned CRS as a strategic asset—culminating in its successful acquisition. The transaction validated CRS’s leadership in Phase I FIM and complex patient populations, while enabling hVIVO to enhance its European footprint and early-stage clinical trial capabilities.

This milestone underscored our ability to deliver scalable value, accelerate market expansion, and attract strategic investment—further solidifying CRS’s legacy in the CRO space.

Chief Commercial Officer & Chief DEI Officer

Stepping into the role of Chief Commercial Officer at CRS Clinical Research Services, a leading Contract Research Organization (CRO) renowned for its 40-year expertise in early-phase clinical trials my mandate is focused on shaping the company’s strategic direction and fostering growth across the global markets. 

As a member of the newly formed CRS management team, I lead a multifaceted international team dedicated to Business Development, Inside Sales, BD Support, and Marketing & Communications.

Labcorp Drug Development

As a Sales Leader at Labcorp, I oversaw the southern Europe biotech sales for the Central Laboratory division. My primary goal was to drive growth and success in the biotech space in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and France. As a Senior Director of Strategic Accounts, I worked as an individual contributor, responsible for developing and executing global commercial strategies for one of our key pharma partners in both Europe and the US. I focused on implementing retention and growth initiatives, driving continuous process improvement, and identifying new opportunities to create mutual value for both partners.

Director of Sales & Senior Director of Strategic Accounts

Sales leader of Labcorp's Central Laboratory European biotech sales team, responsible for driving growth and success in the biotech space. I bring extensive experience in sales and management to the role, leveraging my skills to develop and execute effective strategies that deliver results. My passion for biotech and healthcare drives my commitment to delivering our clients the highest level of service and support. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, I'm proud to lead a team that is positively impacting the industry and helping drive important healthcare advances.

Director of Sales - Biotech Europe

Fortrea

As a former strategic partner commercial liaison for Covance, my main focus was on developing and executing a global commercial strategy for one of our key partners in Europe and the US. 

My role encompassed overseeing account strategies, integrating therapeutic and pipeline profiling, implementing retention and growth initiatives, and driving continuous process improvement. As a strategic business developer, I was driven by a commitment to uncovering new opportunities that drive mutual value for both partners. My approach centered on identifying areas of need, offering innovative solutions, and leveraging partnerships to achieve both organizations' strategic objectives.

Senior Director of Strategic Accounts, Business Development

Premier Research

During my tenure at Premier Research, my primary responsibility was to drive business growth by promoting clinical development services to emerging biotech and medtech companies in Europe. I was entrusted with covering various territories, including Southern Europe and the DACH region, where I successfully identified new business opportunities and established meaningful relationships with potential clients.

Director, Business Development

Worldwide Clinical Trials

As an International BDD for Worldwide Clinical Trials, I successfully penetrated several mid-size and emerging pharmaceutical accounts across six different countries, including Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Israel. My work focused on promoting therapeutic solutions across a wide range of specialties, including oncology, rare diseases, and cardiovascular and central nervous system clinical trial research.

In this role, I developed and maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders, through targeted sales initiatives and effective communication, I was able to build a solid pipeline of business opportunities, resulting in significant revenue growth.

Director, International Business Development

Signant Health

As a key contributor to Bracket eClinical Technologies' sales team, I was primarily responsible for driving business development efforts across Europe. My responsibilities encompassed overseeing the implementation and delivery of sophisticated eClinical technology solutions such as IVRS, IWRS, ePRO, and eLearning.

Director, Account Management Europe

Portfolio Career Strategist | Business Development Veteran | Negotiation Expert | LinkedIn Personal Branding Trainer | Keynote Speaker | Noble Manhattan Partner | Contact me for Certified Coaching Training

C-suite executive and entrepreneur at heart, passionate about turning strategy into measurable growth and leadership into lasting impact.

I’ve spent my career driving commercial transformation across clinical research organizations, leading global teams, and shaping partnerships that accelerate innovation from early development to market.

Alongside that work, I’ve become deeply committed to advancing female leadership — helping women navigate pay equity, visibility, and influence at the highest levels.

I share insights on:
💡 Leadership at the Top: What it really takes to grow, lead, and sustain performance in the C-suite
💡 Female Advancement: Practical strategies to close the gender and power gap
💡 Commercial Growth: How inclusive leadership drives better business outcomes

I also lecture at leading business schools including EHL, IMD, St. Gallen, and EPFL, where I teach salary and contract negotiation, networking, influence, and strategic personal branding — the very skills that have taken me to the top of my career.

Founder of NoGap, a women’s negotiation consultancy dedicated to closing the pay and power gap, and Chili Pink, a digital marketing agency that helps leaders and brands tell their story with purpose and precision.
Co-creator of the Advanced Applied Coaching Skills – Female Leadership Program with Noble Manhattan, and co-Managing Director of Noble Manhattan Switzerland.

Swiss-Mexican-German executive near Geneva.
Mother to three remarkable young men and one silly dog.
Committed to building high-trust teams, elevating women in leadership, and turning ambition into action.

Catherine Canales

Jaguar Transit

Pioneering the world's first on-demand InsurTech platform for high-value secure logistics, transforming how valuable assets move globally. Architected and launched a cloud-native platform that secured regulatory approvals across ASEAN, GCC, and North America markets while attracting backing from major insurance groups and institutional investors. The platform maintains 99.8% uptime while processing millions in daily transaction value, built on a microservices architecture that enabled global scale from Day 1.

Under this technology leadership, Jaguar Transit evolved from concept to market leader through implementation of zero-trust security architecture meeting stringent compliance requirements, establishment of DevSecOps culture that reduced deployment time by 60%, and creation of real-time tracking systems with instant insurance coverage capabilities. Successfully scaled engineering teams across three continents while maintaining startup agility, introduced Agile methodologies that improved delivery velocity, and built strategic partnerships with global insurance carriers and technology vendors that accelerated market

Head of Information Technology

JA ASSURE

Driving digital transformation for Southeast Asia's innovative InsurTech provider through the launch of 9+ industry-first insurance products that revolutionized coverage for medical professionals and SMEs. Spearheaded development of DoctorShield and Clinic Indemnity platforms that digitized medical professional insurance, making coverage accessible at scale, while also creating HaxSafe, a specialized cyber insurance platform addressing emerging security threats for small and medium enterprises.

The transformation journey involved optimizing cloud infrastructure to achieve 15% cost reduction while scaling operations 3x, implementing automated underwriting systems that reduced policy issuance time from days to minutes, and building comprehensive data analytics platforms providing real-time business intelligence. Established enterprise architecture supporting multi-product, multi-market operations, led adoption of AI/ML technologies for risk assessment and fraud detection, and created an API ecosystem enabling seamless partner integrations that expanded distribution channels across the region.

Haniffa Pte Ltd

Transformed a 60-year heritage retail brand through comprehensive digital modernization, bridging traditional commerce with cutting-edge digital innovation. Architected an omnichannel platform that seamlessly integrated e-commerce, ERP, POS, and warehouse management systems, achieving 40% increase in digital revenue within 12 months while enabling real-time inventory visibility across operations in Singapore and Malaysia.

This transformation encompassed migration of legacy systems to a cloud-first architecture, implementation of PCI DSS compliant payment infrastructure ensuring secure transactions, and establishment of 24/7 monitoring systems achieving exceptional uptime. The initiative successfully positioned this heritage brand as a competitive digital-first retailer across ASEAN markets, reduced operational costs through strategic automation, and enhanced customer experience through personalized shopping features and data-driven insights.

Head of Technology

Servion Global Solutions

Delivered enterprise-scale cisco contact center solutions for Fortune 500 clients including ANZ Bank, MYER Australia, Idea Cellular, and Tata DoCoMo, managing platforms that handled 800,000+ daily customer interactions with 99.9% uptime across 5 data centers and 2 NOCs. Led a cross-functional team of 58 professionals across multiple regions, establishing ITIL-aligned processes that improved incident resolution while supporting a combined user base of over 1 million customers.

The role encompassed both technical excellence and strategic leadership, including negotiation of vendor contracts achieving substantial cost reductions, implementation of automation initiatives that significantly reduced manual operations, and design of comprehensive disaster recovery strategies minimizing potential downtime costs. Developed and mentored junior engineers achieving strong promotion rates, established SOPs and best practices that became standard across the organization, while consistently exceeding SLAs and maintaining strong client relationships that led to multi-year contract renewals.

Techincal Team Lead

Embera Technologies PVT LTD

Built foundation in infrastructure management and operational excellence through hands-on system administration for mission-critical business applications. Designed and implemented network solutions that substantially improved system connectivity, established proactive monitoring systems that dramatically reduced mean time to resolution, and created comprehensive documentation standards that were adopted company-wide. This formative experience developed deep technical expertise in troubleshooting, performance optimization, and infrastructure resilience that became the cornerstone for future leadership roles.

System Administrator

Head of Technology @ Jaguar Transit | Technology Strategy

Technology executive with 17+ years architecting and scaling enterprise platforms across Insurance, Financial Services, Retail, Telecom, and Secure Logistics. Bringing rare depth in both executive leadership and hands-on technical expertise – having delivered multimillion-dollar transformation programs, led cross-regional teams of engineers, and built cloud-first, security-driven solutions with measurable business impact.

Currently Head of Technology at JA Secure and JA Assure, pioneering Jaguar Transit – the world's first on-demand InsurTech platform for high-value secure logistics, now operating across ASEAN, GCC, and North America with backing from major insurance groups, government funding agencies, and institutional investors. Spearheaded the launch of 9+ InsurTech products including DoctorShield and Clinic Indemnity (transforming digital coverage for medical professionals), HaxSafe (specialized cyber insurance for SMEs), and ClinicProperty – platforms processing large daily transactions with 99.8% uptime, collectively serving thousands across Southeast Asia.

Technical expertise encompasses multi-cloud architecture (AWS Professional Certified, Azure, GCP, Alibaba), cybersecurity frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, GDPR), Agile program management (PRINCE2, ITIL), and enterprise infrastructure transformation. Consistently delivering measurable impact: 40% revenue growth through digital transformation, 15% cost optimization while scaling 3x, and 60% faster deployments through DevSecOps implementation.

Building high-performing global teams that balance innovation with operational excellence. From modernizing 60-year heritage brands to launching greenfield InsurTech platforms processing millions daily, the focus remains constant: technology as business accelerator, not constraint.

Certified across Cloud Architecture (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Microsoft Azure), Cybersecurity (ISC², CompTIA Security+), and Project Leadership (PRINCE2 Agile, ITIL). Active contributor to tech ecosystem through mentorship and strategic advisory.

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