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In her tenure with Schneider Electric, Mai Lan Nguyen has held a range of HR positions around the globe—from directing talent development and performance management initiatives in Paris and later, Shanghai, China, to heading the HR operation for South America, based in São Paulo. For the last seven years, she has helmed HR for North America, now in Boston.
Her 21-year journey with Schneider is one that Nguyen, one of this year’s HR’s Rising Stars winners, says reflects the company’s deep commitment to developing lasting opportunities for all employees, as its talent function increasingly becomes a strategic driver of business success.
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“HR has always been a very strong partner to the business at Schneider,” she says. “In the last few years here, I’ve really seen the HR function become a force multiplier for innovation, trust and operational excellence.”
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Developing Schneider Electric’s 40,000 North American employees has been a core focus for Nguyen.
For instance, she is credited with securing leadership approval for Coursera licensing company-wide and for becoming a leading voice shaping Schneider’s approach to AI upskilling.
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