Carole Decosterd
Carole Decosterd, head of Human Resources at Rolex SA, has stepped down after nearly three decades with the company.
As Rolex’s directrice des ressources humaines, she oversaw 10,000 employees in Switzerland and 15,000 globally, drawing on the skills of more than 150 métiers, from traditional watchmaking to gem-setting and advanced engineering.
A trained lawyer, Decosterd joined Rolex in the mid-1990s and first led HR in Bienne, where she built a broad network within the industry. Alongside her role at Rolex, she served as vice-president of the Association Patronale de l’Horlogerie et de la Microtechnique and sat on the company’s pension fund foundation board.
In July 2011, she replaced Christophe Bally as head of HR in Geneva, responsible for the organizational development across four sites with a company culture rooted in excellence and discretion.
Decosterd’s departure comes as Rolex prepares a major expansion in Bulle, with 2,000 new hires planned, a test of whether the brand can grow its workforce without compromising the reputation for quality.