Stephanie Kaplar

“HR Business Partner with global people leadership experience across Europe and Asia and deep partnership with Product, Design, and Data/Analytics teams. At Samsung, led a major integration and headcount expansion, partnering with TA/HR Ops/Talent/Comp and providing weekly SVP updates; credits the effort with helping grow revenue from ~$3B to $5B+ and onboarding/training new hires at a flagship location.”

“Global technology operations leader currently at WPP, managing teams across APAC, EMEA, LATAM, and North America. Has built large technology teams in India (Chennai and Bangalore) and managed product/product design teams in the US, and recently led a major org restructure shifting from a global to a regional operating model with change management.”

“Leader at PENTAX Medical with hands-on experience managing globally distributed teams (Japan, Singapore, Europe, Canada) and navigating cultural/time-zone challenges through structured written communication. Helped drive a major shift from regional autonomy to a global leadership model by defining roles, splitting functions into global teams, and identifying skill gaps—resulting in improved efficiency and reduced overhead. Currently building out an analytics function spanning IT, Sales, Marketing, and Finance, including Power BI and Salesforce ownership alignment.”

“Org design and change-management leader with experience running globally distributed teams across North America, Europe, and Asia. Has built and managed product/design/analytics functions and partnered with executives on restructures and product rollouts by clarifying decision rights, implementing structured communication rhythms, and using analytics to guide resourcing and planning.”

“HR/talent business partner with global experience supporting teams across the US, UK, and Canada, focused on adapting talent initiatives to cultural and legal requirements. Played a key role in a successful company integration, driving HRIS/process changes, compliance, and employee communications, and has supported product/design/analytics orgs with staffing, compensation strategy, and career mapping.”