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Helena Ferrari

Helena Ferrari

Fractional HR Advisor | Keynote Speaker | Author in Orange County, CA, USA

Helena Ferrari, GPHR, PHR, is a Fractional Chief Human Resources Officer, board member and founder of TheHRRx. She works with CEOs, boards and executive teams on the people decisions that affect company performance, including executive compensation, succession planning, talent assessment and organizational design. Helena has more than 20 years of global HR leadership across several industries, much of it with companies operating in more than one country. In senior roles she has led mergers and acquisitions, executive transitions and international expansion.

About Helena

Orange County, CA, USA
Fractional HR Advisor | Keynote Speaker | Author

Function Experience More information about Function Experience

100% HR & People

Industry Experience More information about Industry Experience

29% Consumer Products
14% Technology
14% Energy & Natural Resources
14% Consulting
14% Education
14% Manufacturing

Commitment Experience More information about Commitment Experience

43% Employee
29% Business Advisor
14% Consultant
14% Fractional Executive

Accomplishments

Fractional CHRO / Managing Advisor

Head of Global Human Resources
Pacific World Cosmetics
October 2026 - Present

Summary

Saved $6M through a 28% global consolidation Led an enterprise-wide workforce consolidation, met every customer order commitment and had no employment legal claims.

Certified Five Behaviors Facilitator & Interviewer

Facilator and Speaker
Wiley
October 2026 - Present

Summary

Delivered workforce SWOT and $2M annual cost savings

Fractional CHRO / Managing Advisor
HRRx — HR Advisory Services
January 2022 - Present

Summary

Created HR scorecard and reduced hiring costs 15%

Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources
Nexus Brands Group
January 2021 - January 2022

Summary

Led HR for 4 acquisitions and 6 executive transitions

Vice President, Global Human Resources
Pacific World Cosmetics
January 2014 - January 2021

Summary

Built compliance plan and reduced recruitment fees 15%

Senior Human Resources Consultant
Hanwha Q CELLS
January 2013 - January 2014

Summary

Built global HR function and led 3 M&A integrations

Director, Global Human Resources
SDC Technologies
January 2003 - January 2013

Summary

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Experience

Pacific World Cosmetics

People Operations

Saved $6M through a 28% global consolidation Led an enterprise-wide workforce consolidation, met every customer order commitment and had no employment legal claims.

Wiley

Leadership Coaching

Function: HR & People • Industry: Education • Type: Business Advisor

HRRx — HR Advisory Services

People Operations

Function: HR & People • Industry: Consulting • Type: Fractional Executive

Nexus Brands Group

People Operations

Function: HR & People • Industry: Consumer Products • Type: Employee

Pacific World Cosmetics

Change Management

Function: HR & People • Industry: Consumer Products • Type: Employee

Hanwha Q CELLS

People Operations

Function: HR & People • Industry: Energy & Natural Resources • Type: Consultant

SDC Technologies

People Operations

Function: HR & People • Industry: Manufacturing • Type: Employee

Skills

Workforce Consolidation Employment Law Compliance Cost Reduction Strategic Restructuring Enterprise Leadership