Ioanna Pappa

Ioanna is a global Talent and Leadership Development executive with a proven track record of enabling high-performing organizations through enterprise talent strategy, leadership capability building, and workforce transformation. As Head of Talent, Learning & Development at METLEN Energy & Metals, she leads the organization’s talent, leadership, succession, and learning agenda across a dynamic, international FTSE 100 listed business.

With more than two decades of experience in leading multinational organizations—including METLEN, Merlin Entertainments, Virgin Media, and Diageo—Ioanna has designed and delivered enterprise-wide initiatives that build leadership pipelines, accelerate organizational capability, and create lasting value through people.

An accredited ICF executive coach with advanced qualifications in coaching, Hogan, MBTI, and talent assessment methodologies, Ioanna is passionate about unlocking human potential and helping leaders navigate complexity with confidence, authenticity, and impact. She brings together deep expertise in people development with a pragmatic business lens, ensuring talent strategies translate into measurable organizational outcomes.

A sought-after speaker on leadership, future skills, organizational capability, and workforce transformation, Ioanna brings a distinctive blend of strategic perspective, practical insight, and global experience to conversations on the future of talent and leadership.