Cecile Cornu
About Cecile Cornu
Cecile Cornu serves as the Senior Director of Reward & Diversity at SITA, where she has worked since 2013. With a background in human resources and a focus on compensation management, she has implemented significant programs and strategies across multiple regions.
Current Role at SITA
Cecile Cornu serves as the Senior Director of Reward & Diversity at SITA, a position she has held since 2013. In this role, she is responsible for managing compensation, incentive, and benefits program strategies across 137 countries. Her leadership focuses on enhancing diversity and inclusion within the organization. She has played a key role in repositioning the Reward team to function as a business partner, aligning compensation strategies with organizational goals.
Previous Experience at SITA
Cecile Cornu has extensive experience at SITA, having worked in various HR roles since 2001. She served as HR M&A American Practice Manager from 2001 to 2002, followed by a position as Sr. Manager HR Services Canada from 2002 to 2006. She then held the role of HR Director, Business Partner from 2007 to 2011, and Sr. Director of Regional HR Services from 2011 to 2013. Throughout her tenure, she introduced a talent pool compensation management program and implemented automation for salary reviews and annual incentive plans.
Education and Expertise
Cecile Cornu holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences from Concordia University, which she completed from 1995 to 1997. She also earned a Master of Arts in Business & Administration from ESSCA - Ecole Superieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers between 1991 and 1995. In addition, she completed an Executive Education program in Leadership & Business at Harvard Business School in 2005. Currently, she is participating in a bespoke Leadership Development program at IMD Business School, which she began in 2020.
Key Initiatives and Contributions
During her time at SITA, Cecile Cornu has led significant initiatives aimed at improving HR practices. She was instrumental in the review of SITA's Performance Management practices, enhancing the effectiveness of employee evaluations. Her efforts in automating salary review processes and annual incentive plans on a SaaS platform have streamlined operations and improved efficiency within the HR department.