ALTIORA
Katrina Lancaster

About

I bring the experience of a senior HR executive, the perspective of a strategic advisor and the tools of a certified coach to help people and organisations move forward.

Katrina Lancaster

What drives me

One question has stayed with me throughout my career: how do we create workplaces where people feel supported, valued and able to perform at their best?

I have lived change from both sides of the table. That taught me that resilience can be learned, and that psychological safety is not about lowering standards or removing accountability.

Meaningful transformation starts when people see things differently and find their own answers.

Organisations don't transform. People do.

Professional qualifications & certifications
Swiss Federal Diploma in Human ResourcesBrevet fédéral RH · my principal professional qualification
NLP CertificationInternational Trainers Academy of NLP (ITANLP), 2025 · including New Code NLP, with certification signed by John Grinder, co-creator of NLP
Ericksonian Hypnosis DiplomaGraines d'éveil, Switzerland · trained with Trina Mohn
Languages

French and English (native). Swiss and British.

Professional development

IMD – High Performance Leadership

My journey

  1. Start

    Swiss vocational training, Swiss Federal Certificate of Competence (CFC), then my first roles in business.

  2. 2005–2012

    Human resources at the City of Lausanne.

  3. 2012–2015

    ADM: assistant to the EMEA HR Director, then HR Specialist and Senior HR Generalist for Switzerland.

  4. 2015–2018

    Dimension Data: Senior HR Business Partner, then Head of Human Resources, Switzerland, on the management board.

  5. 2019–2023

    Corteva Agriscience: HR Leader Switzerland and Benelux, EMEA project leader.

  6. 2024–2026

    Helen of Troy: Human Resources Director EMEA.

  7. Today

    Independent senior HR advisor and personal and professional development coach (ALTIORA). Executive coaching, career transition and outplacement with Grass & Partner. Leadership training with Dynargie Suisse.

In collaboration withDynargie SuisseGrass & Partner

Lausanne.
Online.
Worldwide.