Corporate practices: Mapfre’s talent management program uses international benchmarking to develop innovation

Since 1984, MAPFRE, the leading insurance company in Spain, has been steadily expanding its business at the worldwide scale. In response to this internationalization process, the company agreed to implement the “International Management Development Program” in 2009, with the objective of boosting international development, training, talent retention and mobility among MAPFRE’s managers. Focused on innovation, this training program also helps circulate good practices.  (Ref.  130325)
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Over the last two decades, the company has been growing overseas (in particular, in Latin-America) and, accordingly, human-resources strategies have been redefined at the corporate global scale, always bearing in mind local business needs and adapting practices to the local level. “Think global, act local,” recalls Elvira Arango, Human Resources’ Assistant Deputy General Manager -Training and Development Area. To date, five editions have been accomplished, but it seems that the program will rem

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