Founder of Ellumine, Roula Clerc-Nassar is a former Senior Executive, who has succeeded in climbing Corporate hierarchy in leading multinationals, up to highest levels. A seasoned Leader, Human Understanding expert, and an Insightful Researcher, Roula has consistently excelled in Growing Talent and Developing People, and has furthered her capabilities in this area through multiple Coaching accreditations. A truly multi-cultural individual, Roula has lived and adapted in numerous countries across 3 continents, and managed businesses and teams across the globe.
Founding Ellumine:
In 2016, Roula left the Corporate world after 24 years of service, to focus on her passion of growing people.
As a young girl, she had felt less considered, simply because of her gender, a feeling she has worked to dissipate. She has now decided to leverage her experience and skills, to ensure that no Woman is made to feel this way, and has founded Ellumine, a Consultancy and Coaching practice, that is dedicated to building and promoting Women Empowerment and Gender Diversity.
What she personally wants to bring to the party is her ability to climb the Corporate ladder, while retaining her female leadership style; in choosing the country where she wants to live; in more recently giving a new direction to her professional life, to better honor her purpose ; and lastly in adapting and bringing the best of the many cultures that she has been fortunate to work and live in.
Women Empowerment & Gender Diversity
Prior Work Experience:
Prior to founding Ellumine, Roula served as Vice-President Insights - Europe Sector at PepsiCo for 4 years.
Ahead of joining PepsiCo, she worked for 20 years in the Consumer & Market Knowledge (CMK) Function in P&G up to Director level, in an assortment of Local, Regional, and Global leadership roles, in Developing and Developed Markets, and on integration of new acquisitions.
Throughout her Corporate career, Roula has leveraged her leadership skills to step-change business growth via Consumer-Centricity, developed Corporate Capability particularly on driving leading edge Innovation, and built high performing Insights teams. She was also consistently recognized as one of the best at inspiring and developing people.
Background:
Roula grew up in Lebanon where she obtained degrees in Masters of Business Administration, and Bachelor of Science in Economics. She started her professional life in Morocco, before being tansferred to the UK, and then Switzerland, the country that is now her chosen home. Through her transfers, she has learned to adapt and thrive in new environments, bringing the best of her Middle-Eastern roots together with her Western culture of adoption. She is fluent in Arabic, French, and English.
