
Ana
Loya
Odgers Berndtson
Lisbon office
Ana Loya has been Managing Director of the Odgers Berndtson Group in Portugal since 2003. She has led and managed important HR projects, working extensively in Executive Search, Recruitment and Management Assessment.
Ana has a wealth of experience from her over 20 years of experience with practically all the major Portuguese and multinational companies operating in Portugal, specializing in Business & Professional Services, Financial Services, Human Resources, Industrial, Information & Communications, Life Sciences.
Her career began in 1980 with a leading British consulting firm where she was in charge of creating and developing the Recruitment, Selection and Assessment Division in Portugal. Between 1991 and 1992, she worked at DDI International where she was Recruitment Project Leader for the Ford/Volkswagen alliance in Portugal - AutoEuropa. In 1993, she joined Hay Selecção as General Manager Portugal.
Ana Loya has a Degree in Psychology from the Universidade de Lisboa. She is also certified in Targeted Selection and in the DDI (Development Dimensions International) Methodology as well as in McBer Techniques (Hay Group). She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Portuguese Psychological Society.
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