Caroline Thom
Blonay
Summary
A senior polyglot manager who joined different organisations/departments newly created and actively contributed to their growth. Developing strategies, designing and implementing innovative projects in relation to operations, products & services to ensure highest performance and efficiency were amongst the key responsibilities.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Integrity Legal Manager
UEFA
01.2018 - Current
- Created new synergies to optimize processes between 5 units reunited in new integrity division, which were cost-saving and gained in quality.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Cooperated actively in leading of investigations (questionnaire drafting, finding experts, analysis of statements & evidence).
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
Anti-Doping and Medical Project Manager
UEFA
09.2011 - 12.2017
- Led & facilitated conception, development & implementation with multidisciplinary teams innovative projects in operations, education, prevention, services & products namely on three editions of the EURO TM (3rd most important world sport event).
- Created and developed with experts high performance programme to improve services and operations of our testing that involved 70 people from 25 different nationalities.
- Facilitated & accompanied people to develop, change and transform (culture change).
- Built excellent relationship with stakeholders, clients and partners.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
Anti-Doping Manager
UEFA
01.2005 - 08.2011
- Contributed to new strategy, development of structures, processes & framework.
- Built and led team of four people at headquarters, as well as 60 external officers (physicians) across Europe.
- Developed with IT experts communication tools, such as website, interactive E-learning platform, videos of famous players, brochures translated in 7 languages to reach football family (25'000 professionals), which decreased by 80% of youth cases. Furthermore, sports federations paid royalties to use E-learning tool, which covered 80% of development costs.
- Led organisation of international seminars, workshops and made presentations (up to € 100K budget)
- Planned, managed and controlled budget.
- Developed with IT team AD part of new internal administrative application for UEFA business.
Results Management Manager
WADA
03.2003 - 10.2004
- Provided support & advice to stakeholders in implementing rules, processes and programmes compliant and harmonised with Code.
Anti-Doping Manager
UCI
01.2001 - 02.2003
- Lead & managed the unit and a group of 80 externals.
- Organised and coordinated 5'500 testing missions per year worldwide.
Legal Manager
IMG SA
09.2000 - 10.2000
- Assessed, proposed actions in relation to high-level sports athletes' contracts.
Trainee
Ziegler, Poncet & Grumbach Law, CMS von Erlach Poncet Ltd
08.1999 - 07.2000
- Drafted cases statement in all fields of law, liaised with clients and plead court cases.
Education
Bachelor And Master in Law -
Fribourg University
Fribourg, SwtzerlandDemi-licence - International Law
Freie Universität
Berlin, GermanySkills
- Curious, dynamic & positive
- Holistic analysis
- Active listening
- Ability to lead
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to solve problems
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Decision-Making
- MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point), SAP
Certification
- Certified facilitator in sustainable teams around 18 factors Actitudes TM - 2023
- Facilitation in participative dynamics, Ordinata - 2022
- Leading from emerging future, U Theory, Massachusetts Intsitute of Technology (MIT) - 2021
Hobbies
Art, outdoor sports, culture, social life, self-learning
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Upper intermediate (B2)
Italian
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Beginner (A1)
Timeline
Integrity Legal Manager
UEFA
01.2018 - Current
Anti-Doping and Medical Project Manager
UEFA
09.2011 - 12.2017
Anti-Doping Manager
UEFA
01.2005 - 08.2011
Results Management Manager
WADA
03.2003 - 10.2004
Anti-Doping Manager
UCI
01.2001 - 02.2003
Legal Manager
IMG SA
09.2000 - 10.2000
Trainee
Ziegler, Poncet & Grumbach Law, CMS von Erlach Poncet Ltd
08.1999 - 07.2000
Bachelor And Master in Law -
Fribourg University
Demi-licence - International Law
Freie Universität
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