Analysis

February 16, 2022

Here’s what’s keeping Europe’s chief people officers awake at night

These are the top challenges faced by Europe’s chief people officers right now


Europe’s chief people officers have had a rough ride over the last two years. 

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- Mira Magecha, Chief People Officer at Getir (UK)
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anta Rožkalna, Chief People Officer at Printful (Latvia)
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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