Gyongyver Szabo is a global talent leader and career strategist with 25+ years of senior HR experience across complex international organisations. She has designed and led enterprise-level talent management, succession and leadership development frameworks globally, including serving as Global Talent Lead at GSK in London. Her background spans senior HR Business Partner and regional HR leadership roles across the UK, Europe and Central & Eastern Europe, working in matrix environments and advising senior executives on talent, capability and workforce decisions. Today, Gyongyver combines her global corporate experience with strategic coaching and advisory work through Best Chapter, supporting experienced leaders at career crossroads and organisations ready to evolve their talent strategy, succession and leadership systems.
About Me
My talent is guiding leaders spot, articulate and make the most of theirs.
Before working one-to-one with leaders, I spent 25+ years in senior HR and global talent roles within complex international organisations, including serving as Global Talent Lead at GSK in London. I partnered closely with executive teams across multiple regions globally, shaping talent strategy, succession and leadership systems at scale. This experience allows me to support individual career decisions with a deep understanding of organisational reality — how talent decisions are really made.
The style of support I offer is nourishing, rejuvenating, and liberating.
I go beyond traditional career coaching, helping you reground yourself in who you are, what makes you special and uncopiable — and make the best choices for the life and work you want now.
Alongside my one-to-one work, I am occasionally engaged by organisations on senior talent and succession topics.
Midlife career transition is at the heart of my work.
In my corporate life, I kept hearing stories from colleagues, of all backgrounds and cultures, about how career progression slows down and job opportunities become harder to find beyond a certain age.
This always troubled me — professionally and personally — until I encountered The 100-Year Life by Lynda Gratton and Andrew J. Scott. It helped me see how longer lives are opening up entirely new ways of working, learning, and contributing over time.
Research such as The Longevity Leaders 2020 Longevity Trends Report points in the same direction: if we are living and working longer, our careers need to evolve with us — not shrink. This calls for new models of ambition that are more expansive, not more limited.
When I made my own career change, I brought this perspective into my work: that midlife and beyond can be a best chapter — not because it’s easier, but because ambition becomes more informed, selective and intentional.
