Guido Regazzoni

I am a multilingual global mobility professional with over 20 years experience both as an in-house practitioner and exterior consultant. 

March 2019 – July 2023

Global Mobility Lead – Refinitiv, subsequently London Stock Exchange Group – Refinitiv acquired by LSEG in January 2021

• Collaborating with senior peers in talent and reward to integrate mobility into the employee value proposition
• Operational direction of mobility programme including policy design and maintenance
• Strategic leadership of 4 mobility advisors on a tri-regional basis in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pac managing 35 assignments and 150 permanent transfers per year
• Selecting, managing, and assessing all vendors providing outsourced services globally
• Providing expert advice to HR and business stakeholders on all matters relating to global mobility
• Representing and managing the global mobility function on global and regional projects and work streams, including technology transformation and business integration
• Keeping up to date with trends through industry specific forums and events
• Overseeing the global immigration process, including guidance for the Authorising Officer in the UK

September 2012 – February 2019

Global Mobility Manager - Thomson Reuters, subsequently Refinitiv – the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters was divested to form a new organisation, Refinitiv, in October 2018

• Directing internal SBUs, responsible for stakeholder management, reporting and exception management
• Managing the end-to-end expatriate assignment life cycle, single point of contact for relocating employees
• Global mobility policy counselling, policy review and benchmarking
• Preparation and peer-review of cost estimates, assignment letters and other assignment-related documentation
• Vendor co-ordination including relocation, immigration, and tax
• Managing annual compensation review cycle for the globally mobile population

August 2010 – September 2012

Senior Associate - Mercer Human Resources Consulting

July 2005 – July 2010

International Compensation Consultant - ORC Worldwide, subsequently acquired by Mercer in August 2010

• Account manager for large multinationals, responsible for assisting and advising on international compensation, expatriation, and cost of living allowances. Clients include Thomson Reuters, UBS, Mars, Zurich Insurance, Diageo
• Data and mobility consulting including global mobility programme design & implementation, segmentation of policy, benchmarking, best practice and current trends
• Responsible for undertaking both internal and external mobility training including client-specific training 
• Facilitating and speaking at global mobility roundtables
• Bespoke survey design and implementation around best practice and mobility programme satisfaction surveys

July 2003 – June 2005

Senior Relocation Consultant - Weichert Relocation Resources

The largest independently-owned relocation company, part of the Weichert family of companies including Weichert real estate. The client base included Kraft, Nokia & P&G.

• The single point of contact and co-ordination for the individual going on assignment
• Policy counselling/implementation and liasing with assignees in order to manage expectations
• Managing Third Party Vendors including Weichert’s Global Network, immigration services, spousal support, cross- cultural training
• Tenancy Management including lease negotiation, inventory check in/out, renewals
• Ongoing assignment and repatriation support
• Compiling, analysing and interpreting data to ensure accuracy in client reporting

July 2002 – July 2003

Property IAC, Global Assignments Team on site at CSFB, London - Cartus Mobility

• Managing and co-ordinating the delivery of tenancy management services for employees of CSFB whilst on assignment in the UK
• Ensuring that all pre/post tenancy requirements were in place prior to the move date
• Managing CSFB’s lease renewal and termination processes
• Liasing with assignees, letting agents/landlords and tenancy lawyers to ensure the best possible letting conditions

May 2000 – June 2002 

International Assignment Consultant - Cendant (now Cartus) Mobility

Cartus are one of the largest relocation and assignment management companies. The client base at the time included companies such as CSFB, GE, Microsoft, and Orange.

• Responsible for day to day interface with assignees and clients
• Relocation expense administration and assignment cost projections in line with the client’s relocation policy including COLA, etc. calculations
• Preparation of assignment offer letter in line with client’s policy
• Proactively coordinating/enhancing the relationships with Cendant’s internal departments and external suppliers in order to meet and exceed the client’s needs

• 1997-1998: The University of the West of England, Bristol – Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing
• 1994-1997: University of Bristol – BA in History