Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
PERSONAL PROFILE
PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS
LANGUAGE
TRAINING
References
HOBBIES
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Hongping(Brayna) Chen

Hongping(Brayna) Chen

Mönchengladbach

Summary

Senior HRBP, HRD, Head of HR

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Resources Director, Wolong Europe/ATB

Wolong Electric Group Co., Ltd.
04.2022 - Current

Lead the HR Management and Provide the HR life-cycle service and consulting to both management and employees in the entire European region (Covers Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Serbia, Russia). Mainly focus on:
•Strategic HR Leadership – Develop and implement the European and ATB BG HR strategy aligned with Wolong Group’s global objectives, supporting business growth, integration, and transformation.
•Talent Management & Workforce Planning – Oversee talent acquisition, succession planning, leadership development, and workforce planning to ensure the availability of critical skills across European operations.
•Employee Relations & Engagement – Lead employee relations, labor negotiations, and engagement initiatives, fostering a high-performance, inclusive, and compliant workplace culture.
•Compensation, Benefits & Performance – Improve and manage compensation, benefits, and performance management systems consistent with market benchmarks and group policies.
•HR Operations & Compliance – Ensure full compliance with European and local labor laws, regulations, and works council requirements, while standardizing HR processes and policies.
•Organizational Development & Change Management – Drive organizational design, restructuring, M&A integration, and change initiatives to support operational excellence and continuous improvement.
•HR Systems & Data Analytics – Lead the implementation and optimization of HRIS and data analytics to enhance decision-making, reporting, and HR service efficiency.
•Leadership & Stakeholder Partnership – Act as a trusted advisor to senior management, collaborate with global HR teams, and lead the European HR organization to deliver measurable business impact.

Human Resources Director, Global Sales & Marketin

Wolong Electric Group Co., Ltd.
09.2021 - 03.2022

• Lead a global HR team of total 9 people for Global Sales & Marketing
organization;
• Guide and manage the overall provision and implementation of Human
Resources services, policies, programs in HR full life –cycle practices, including
areas of, daily staffing, talent acquisition and development; performance
management, Com. & Ben, etc.
• Originates and leads HR objectives that will provide an employee-oriented, high
performance culture focused on empowerment, quality, productivity, standards,
and goal achievements
• Lead on New HR Initiatives, Continuous improvement on HR processes &
procedures, and practices;
• Supports management by providing HR advice, counsel, and decisions;
analysing information and applications.
• Be a true HR Partner For Global Sales & Marketing,

HR Manager (European Sales)

Wolong Electric Group
01.2018 - 08.2021
  • Provide the HR life-cycle service and consulting to both management and employees in the entire Sales organization across the European region;
  • Create and execute the sales workforce planning that underpin strategic business goals and objectives;
  • Partner with business leaders to drive the sales objective setting, target reviews and incentive plans; and to deliver HR solutions maximising & strengthening people performance;
  • Facilitate the personnel & organizational changes, restructuring and development initiatives;
  • Responsible for employee relations activity and managing the disciplinary and grievance process;
  • Liaise daily with works council to build & maintain the teammate cooperation with them;
  • Conduct the recruitment activities and go through the whole selection process to get the right talent and put them in the right positions;
  • Establish the local policies, and act as a link between HQ (China) and Europe to deliver the global HR strategy, to drive the company culture building, as well as to facilitate the effective mutual communication.

HR Manager Europe

Johnson Electric Group
07.2014 - 01.2017
  • Manage HR projects cross European region, i.e. engagement survey, annual celebration activities, on boarding process optimizing etc.
  • Participate in European decision-making and policy formulation, and Cooperate with Headquarter (Hong Kong) and European countries (Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany, UK, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Israel, etc.) to implement global HR strategies
  • HRBP service for shared functions and expats
  • Execute Bonus & Incentive plans as well as annual salary review process
  • Plan European HR budget, and run monthly European HR reports
  • Maintain European staff database, staff profiles and organization charts.

HR Business Partner

Johnson Electric Group
07.2011 - 06.2014
  • Provide HR consulting and Business Partner services for 2000 employees
  • Conduct recruitment, retention and on boarding activities
  • Coordinate people development activities
  • Maintain employee relations and defuse the legal issues
  • Drive performance management and evaluation
  • Manage rewards and benefits

Education

HRM - Human Resources Management

CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
UK
01.2016

Bachelor of Arts - English Language and Literature

Xi'An International Studies University
Xi'An, China
06.2012

PERSONAL PROFILE

  • Name: Hongping Chen (English name: Brayna Chen)
  • Nationality: China
  • Date of Birth: Feb.1988
  • Civil Status: Married
  • Permit(EU): Permanent Residence Card

PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • 15 years’ Experience of International HR management;
  • HR Strategy & Business Partnering, HR life-cycle Consulting and Management; Global Project /System / Data Management
  • Proactive, Optimistic, Reliable; Dedicative, Results & Detail Oriented; Team Player, out-standing Communication Skills; Strong Pressure Resistance, international team management (max. 23 teammembers )
  • Experienced in big and multi-culture global companies; international mindset,
  • CIPD Certificate, Fluent English, German(learning)

LANGUAGE

Mandarin (mother language)
English (fluent)
German (B1)

TRAINING

  • 06.2017-04.2018 German Course, Fribourg, Inter-Professional Improvement Centre
  • 01.2017-05.2017 BINplus, Professional Integration with Language Promotion, ECAP Bern
  • 06.2015 Learning Agility, Korn Ferry Via EDGE, Hong Kong

References

Reference available upon request

HOBBIES

Reading, Music, Traveling, Sports (Hiking, Gym, Tennis, Jogging)

Timeline

Human Resources Director, Wolong Europe/ATB

Wolong Electric Group Co., Ltd.
04.2022 - Current

Human Resources Director, Global Sales & Marketin

Wolong Electric Group Co., Ltd.
09.2021 - 03.2022

HR Manager (European Sales)

Wolong Electric Group
01.2018 - 08.2021

HR Manager Europe

Johnson Electric Group
07.2014 - 01.2017

HR Business Partner

Johnson Electric Group
07.2011 - 06.2014

Bachelor of Arts - English Language and Literature

Xi'An International Studies University

HRM - Human Resources Management

CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
Hongping(Brayna) Chen