Andrea Ventrice: “The search for talent also tries to spill on the local community”

The manager of legal matters and corporate issues of Yamaha, Andrea Ventriceparticipated in the second panel of the event “Agile companies” of Debate scope And he shared his experiences in the company on topics such as Talent Management, HR and Diversity, among others.

It was moderated by the journalist and editor of policy of the field, Ariel Basile, and, in addition, was attended by Santiago Fernández Di PardoHR Country Manager of ABB Argentina Uruguay and Paraguay; Cecilia BulleraichSenior Talent Management Manager of Philip Morris Argentina; and Romina BisgliaTalent and Development of urban highways.

The transformation towards sustainable mobility

At the beginning of its speech, Ventrice said that generating mobility products requires constant innovation and that the company is incorporating financial services: “We are trying to expand the business towards other needs”. On this point, he said that human capital is always in the center of business objectives and highlighted the progress towards sustainable mobility.

In reference to the automotive industry, he mentioned that it is “traditionally masculine in the operational part.” “We have a program called ‘Expanding looks’, where we do practices on issues that do the everyday as diversity and inclusion. Our parent company has a strong commitment to human rights, our diversity policy comes from there,” he added.

Ventrice remembered the changes pushed by the pandemic and how that transitional experience happened to them largely through a screen. “We have Silver, Centennial and Millennial Generation. How to amalgamate that is key. I am very interested in delving into those spaces of intergenerational collaboration,” he said.

“The search for talent also tries to spill on the local community: technical schools, professionalizing practices, giving opportunities to local environment, agreements with universities, etc.” specified the executive. He also said that in Yamaha there is no leakage of talents, although he pondered as a challenge the constant motivation that all collaborators require.

Continuing with his speech, he emphasized the “Enhance” program, aimed at the middle managers of the company. “People participate very excited. There are also regional programs. We make a lot of focus on the environment, in local talent,” he completed.

Near the end, he recalled that “from the pandemic, we transform our way of working totally hybrid for a long time.” “Even the plant was stopped for a month. Our people see the hybrid regime as a value. We, beyond regional pressures, maintain the 2×3 regime: two days and three remote days,” He reflected.

He mentioned that today “there is a matter of returning to face -to -face” and that, therefore, “people ask in an interview and values ​​the hybrid regime, it is part of the package.”

Finally, the executive accent on the experience of the end user and said that innovation, globally, It goes that way. He also commented that Yamaha is implementing artificial intelligence in different processes, especially in back office areas.

As a closure, Ventrice remarked that Yamaha is resilient, since the automotive industry has short peaks. “This is a great moment in the entire industry: it will make us more competitive. The landing of other brands of other orites is expected,” he said.

And, to conclude, he said: “Anyway, we do not lose the focus: first people, ethical compliance and the strengthening of long -term leadership.”