International Transformation Leader with extensive M&A

Primary specialism: HR Transformation

Markets with deep expertise: Europe & Asia Pacific - Currently EMEA & APAC Director for a Fortune 500 company. Specific indepth market knowledge in Germany (over 12 years), Belgium, UK, France, Spain, Netherlands, Finland, Estonia, China, Malaysia, Japan

Languages: English, German, Brazilian Portuguese

Salary expectations: from EUR 200,000 + package

Workforce types directly supported: FMCG, Chemical Industry, Manufacturing with high level of Unionisation and complex Works Council environments, extensive M&A experience

Current home country: Germany

Mobility: Home country only

Mobility Considerations: EU national, which comes with a Shengen visa

Team management: currently around 60 direct reports and 20 dotted lines

Current/recent employer: EUR 9.38 billion annual revenue in 2024 - 13,000 employees worldwide

Remits of particular interest: Particularly interested in transformational leadership roles in an international industrial environment with a challenging Union landscape

Unique expertise: Extensive experience in M&A, divestitures, HR integration, and the shaping and build up of shared service centers in international companies in a highly regulated and unionized environment

Commerciality: Turnaround of a non-performing HR shared service center in 6 months in India, where I was called in to lead an emergency task force - from extreme errors in basic local payroll and documentation to a fully performing shared service organization

Strengths: In depth knowledge in HR strategy building due to my consultancy experience, charismatic HR leader with 16 years of international HR expertise, with a high tolerance for ambiguity

Need to know: Deep and tangible knowledge on how to transform HR organizations and translate strategy into practice - in alignment with complex

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CMTS reference: 59305