Toronto-based hypergrowth startup BenchSci has announced the appointment of Vanessa Ribreau as Chief People Officer, effective August 10, 2021. Ribreau will lead BenchSci’s response, including to design and champion BenchSci’s people strategies, processes, and programs.
Ribreau brings more than ten years of experience growing, scaling, and optimizing global departments and aligning and leading HR teams. She holds both an MBA and a master’s in psychology. Ribreau was formerly the global VP of people, places, and technologies at AlayaCare. She led a team of more than 20 people who supported critical aspects of the business, including internal solutions, information technology, talent acquisition, HR business partners, and people operations. Before this, she held a senior HR leadership role at Shopify.
“We are delighted to be bringing someone with Vanessa’s expertise, skills, and energy to the team,” says Liran Belenzon, CEO, BenchSci. “Her growth mindset and passion for leading through change will be instrumental as we continue to grow exponentially here at BenchSci. And her progressive approach to HR will help us thrive as we adapt to the changing nature of work. Our company is our people, and our people are our company, and investing in them is critical to our success, including by adding Vanessa in this role. I look forward to collaborating with her to continue building the greatest work experience we can.”
“I’m genuinely thrilled to be joining BenchSci with its impressive mission, surmounting of challenges, and amazing team,” said Ribreau. “It is truly inspiring and exciting. What sold me beyond that is their ‘success beyond success’ approach: being successful at achieving ambitious goals while doing it the right way. A lot of companies aspire to that, but very few are walking the talk to the point of making it their guiding principle.”
Ribreau joins BenchSci’s senior leadership team of Tom Leung, Chief Science Officer; Eran Ben-Ari, Chief Platform Officer; Craig Newell, Chief Architect Officer; Luigi Gentile, Chief Revenue Officer; and Simon Smith, Chief Marketing Officer.
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