Sylvie Nicol

“I'm really convinced that there's no way to escape. You know, some people still think, oh, maybe no, there is no way to escape. It's like I always compare that to when we had our first computers because I've been living that period. First computer, you need to use it every day. There was no way out. Now AI is there. It...”

— From HR Talk with Lena Lindemann and Sylvie Nicol, ERGO Deutschland (April 15, 2025)

“I think our responsibility as HR is to make sure that the culture of the company is permanently adapting to this need for change and that we develop thoughtful leaders and we manage to keep a very engaged workforce.”

— From HR Talk with Lena Lindemann and Sylvie Nicol, ERGO Deutschland (April 15, 2025)

“first it's not the El Dorado it's not like you know it's going to solve everything and all challenges we have but it's certainly a fantastic opportunity um as long as uh we we go step by step you know we don't go too fast in in thinking it's going to solve everything and we need to adopt extremely fast on everything um...”

— From HR-Talk with Sylvie Nicol & Lena Lindemann, Henkel (May 16, 2024)

“change is here to stay we are surrounded by high speed of change between Technologies in Workforce expectations uh sometimes also in you know political unstability and that certainly will be with us for the years to come therefore I think our responsibility as HR is to make sure that the culture of the company is perma...”

— From HR-Talk with Sylvie Nicol & Lena Lindemann, Henkel (May 16, 2024)

“What motivates me is the challenge and the opportunity to make a difference. I believe that you have to be really passionate for the topic to push it forward. And if there is one thing I have learned since I took responsibility for sustainability on the management board last year it is that the issue is incredibly comp...”

— From "Collaboration is key" – Interview with Sylvie Nicol (Henkel), Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis (March 12, 2021)

“We have defined three priorities where we not just Henkel, all of us globally urgently need to accelerate progress. So the first one is climate change, the second one is circular economy, and the third one is social progress.”

— From "Collaboration is key" – Interview with Sylvie Nicol (Henkel), Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis (March 12, 2021)

“We firmly believe that digital transformation is something that is there to last. It's not a project, it's a journey in which we have engaged the company and the employees. It's there to stay because what we are facing at the moment, technology acceleration, changing consumers expectations but also trust tomorrow's exp...”

— From Digitalization and new leadership | Sylvie Nicol, Henkel: #SW, F15 ́ I Forbes DACH (June 10, 2020)

“The good thing is that the commitments have been very well accepted across the organization, across the generations. They are understood, accepted and considered as being the right way. What is more difficult is to behave according to them, to really put them in your day-to-day and to accept that the way you have been...”

— From Digitalization and new leadership | Sylvie Nicol, Henkel: #SW, F15 ́ I Forbes DACH (June 10, 2020)