VII Employment Congress

Asier Urzelai

Bachelor's and master's degrees in Psychology from the University of Deusto. Human resources specialist with over 25 years' experience in difference companies and sectors, working in recruitment and selection of profiles of all kinds, diagnosis, execution and assessment of training plans, defining employment pathways, implementing career plans and designing processes to motivate and recognise people, among other functions. He also specialises in employment legislation, conflict management and collective bargaining. He is an expert in occupational risk prevention in all specialist areas, and is accredited by the Basque government to draw up emergency and self-protection plans. In October 2015 he joined CIC energiGUNE as Director of the people area and member of the site management committee, responsible for the processes of attracting and developing talent, human resources administration and health and safety. CIC energiGUNE is a research centre for storage and conversion of electrochemical and thermal energy, a strategic initiative of the Basque government. It is recognised as one of the top 3 research centres in Europe in its field and employs over 200 people of 30 different nationalities from all 5 continents.