Marcus Uzubalis, Director
Marcus is a data-driven HR leader with over 20 years’ experience in delivering HR transformation and change programmes. Before Marcus joined LACE Partners in 2024 as a Director focusing on client delivery, he worked in global, matrixed organisations spanning multiple industry sectors, including management consulting, financial services, aviation, and pharmaceutical logistics.
Marcus is passionate about optimising organisation design and establishing HR as a strategic partner to the business. He holds deep, practical understanding of the HR Operating Model gained from in-house roles in regional and global business-facing HR, Centre of Excellence, and programme management with a focus on organisation design, and mergers & acquisitions. He has attained extensive international experience from having lived and worked in the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, the UAE and Italy over the course of his career.
Outside work, Marcus is a keen traveller and avid gym-goer to both indulge, and offset, his love of good food and wine.
Skills
- Organisation and Operating Model Design
- Mergers and Acquisitions, Integrations and Divestments
- HR Change and Transformation Delivery
- Programme Management
- Cross-cultural Ways of Working
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