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Fernando Vescio

Fernando Vescio

Fernando Vescio is a Toronto-based HR leadership veteran, former SVP HR & Corporate Services and CHRO at SmartCentres REIT, now a self-employed human resources executive.

Aug 19, 2026

The Authority Business Show

The Authority Business Show

Why HR Loses Trust And How To Earn It Back

Aug 19 · 38m

Stacey Chillemi
Stacey ChillemiHOST
4:16
recruiting, payroll function.
Fernando Vescio
Fernando VescioGUEST
4:18
And as HR needed more credibility, it became more of a professional field where you actually had to have a degree and be certified.
Fernando Vescio
Fernando VescioGUEST
4:27
with certain skill sets.
Fernando Vescio
Fernando VescioGUEST
4:28
And that's pretty well across the globe now.
Fernando Vescio
Fernando VescioGUEST
4:31
In Canada, we enjoy the Human Resource Professional Association, but there are many associations like that internationally that accredit you as an HR professional.
Fernando Vescio
Fernando VescioGUEST
4:38
Similar to being on the board, you have to be accredited, which I had to do as well because I worked with three different boards at one time.
Fernando Vescio
Fernando VescioGUEST
4:44
And so it evolved.

20 MINS LATER

David Cohen
David CohenGUEST
24:32
So they thought just give in for the sake of the business and not be a champion of the people.

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