Véronique Girma

Co-founder Turningpoint, Managing Partner, Senior Executive Coach

Paris, France

French

English

Véronique leverages her diverse and multicultural background to help senior leaders tackle their leadership challenges, navigate complexity, gain in maturity, deepen their sense of purpose and channel their impact for the common good.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

Stephen Covey

Career history

She started her career with 15 years in marketing, finance, and human resources roles in the audiovisual and cultural sectors in Paris and Amsterdam, combined with entrepreneurial experience in branded entertainment in Greater China. These experiences have shaped her awareness and approach to management and leadership development in multicultural contexts.

In 2002, after five years in the Netherlands, she settled in Hong Kong, where she spent 20 years. To strengthen her ability to support clients in cross-cultural environments, Véronique built on her foundation in business management with a Master’s degree in Anthropology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, focusing on Chinese culture.

Coach expertise

In 2012, she co-founded Turningpoint’s APAC subsidiary in Hong Kong, which she developed and led for ten years, expanding its operations across most countries in the region. Since then, she has supported the leadership development of senior executive managers—both Asian and Western—in international environments, through individual and team coaching, co-development sessions, and the design and facilitation of leadership programs.

Since 2023, she has been one of Turningpoint’s Global Managing Partners, based at the Paris headquarters. She coaches C-suite executives, Heads of Regional Functions, Managing Directors, and Executive Committees. Her coaching experience spans a wide range of sectors, including global luxury and beauty, banking and hedge funds, travel retail, FMCG, global engineering, construction, and the energy industry.

What people are saying about Véronique Girma at Turningpoint

Véronique is genuinely interested in people’s diversity and uniqueness. She feels energized when humor can work its magic freely and lighten interactions.

Coach experience

Certified coach ProgressU (2012), Supervisor
WABC and ICF
AI, Systemic, Gestalt, GlobeSmart, 360 feedback, Talents, Hogan, TMP, EgoChange, Harrison Assessment, Strengthfinder.

Career history

Co-founder of a film production, and entertainment producer, Greater China
Marketing & Finance roles for ARTE TV and UFCA
Cultural events and training: HR and program content director.

Academic qualifications

Master II in Business & Management, cultural organizations specialization, Dauphine University (DESS – Paris)
Master in Anthropology, (Chinese University of Hong Kong)