Senior Manager HR Africa, Euro-Asia and Netherlands
CHC Helicopter Services
Total years of experience :31 years, 2 Months
Our customers in the oil-and gas industry, do short term exploration projects. We set up helicopter bases and provide the transportation. I am responsible for all HR related topics and the international and national staff on those bases.
Enthusiastic international experienced HR executive, looking forward to a new challenge in the EAME region
Manager HR & Admin
Médicins sans Frontières, Ethiopia Mission
December 2011 - July 2012
MSF-Holland Ethiopia Mission is the largest Mission of MSF worldwide. The Emergency mission in Ethiopia with a separate reporting structure has to be integrated in to the regular mission. In total MSF-Holland Ethiopia Mission employs around 700 national staff members and a fluctuating number of expats.
• Responsible for adequate HR execution for all national staff of MSF-Holland Ethiopia Mission. Integrating the Emergency Mission HR practices in to the activities of the Regular Mission.
• Responsible for all payroll related activities
• Responsible for all legal related topics, from labour law issues to contracts with a wide range of 3rd parties
• Participating in the set up for a harmonized HR practice across 3 MSF sections in Ethiopia
• Implementing outcomes of internal and external audits
• Leading the HR & Admin team and streamlining the activities
Entrepreneural experience in W-Africa
August 2010 - October 2011
To expose myself to more Africa experience, I set up my own Bag-line and had it handmade in Western Africa. It recently made the shops in Amsterdam.
Ambassador for Care for Natural, a small local organization in Gambia that works with local produce. I helped them set up a proper administration, channeled products to the European market and help with fundraising activities.
Vice President Human Resources
Strauss Coffee B.V. Amstelveen
January 2008 - August 2010
Strauss Coffee is the 6th largest coffee producer worldwide, operating mainly in Eastern European countries and Brazil. They employ 5.500 people
• Creating a HR structure across all the Strauss-coffee countries, by leading the 6 HR country directors, designing the overall HR strategy and integrating the HR disciplines by developing an annual HR work plan
• Leading the Global employee survey across the organization, engaging the local management teams in the results and designing the action plans on a global level, supporting the local HR organizations with their specific action plans
• Helping to define and realize the local Corporate Social Responsibility programs, engaging with the local communities and councils to establish a durable social development.
• Besides HR activities, also active involvement in the Internal Communication practices, marketing and legal affairs and all IT and web related topics.
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Manager HRM a.i.
GVB Amsterdam
June 2007 - January 2008
GVB is the public transport provider of the Amsterdam region. They needed to transform from a governmental organization to a public organization. They employ 4.400 people.
• After leading the HR management team for two months, in charge of the whole HR team including administration (total of 90 people)
• Initiated and led the improvement of all HR processes and organizational development, from transactional to legal and recruitment. This included the supporting HR-IT systems
• Organized and created an annual HR plan, involving all levels of the organization
HR Director a.i.
De Bijenkorf Amsterdam
March 2007 - June 2007
De Bijenkorf is the Netherlands leading premium department store. It belongs to the Maxeda group. De Bijenkorf employs 4.500 people
• Provided guidance for organizational restructuring within the De Bijenkorf organization and across the Maxeda group. Advising the CEO and leading the discussions with the workers council
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Consultancy a.i Enkhuizen
September 2006 - January 2007
Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness. After having been employed for three years, I was asked to do several consultancy tasks for them.
• Advised the Management Team about implementation of action plans on the outcome of the employee survey and how to monitor
• Facilitated and led meetings with teams working on the outcome of the survey and on the action plans
Global HR Manager
Syngenta Seeds B.V. - Global Vegetables Division Toulouse/Enkhuizen
October 2004 - September 2006
Within Syngenta Seeds, the Vegetable division is the growth sector. They operate globally across all continents and the continental organizations are headed by the global team. I was asked to take on this role next to my local and European responsibilities. The Vegetable division employs 2.500 people
• Succeeded in creating talent pool and succession management across continents and across functionalities, this led to actual appointments and improved organizational development in general.
• Organized, designed, facilitated and trained the trainers on sessions for all employees, concerning the group strategy, mission, leadership model and brand in order to implement the new Syngenta philosophy
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Led the global HR Vegetable division team, consisting of 4 regional HR directors (Asia-Pacific & Oceania, Europe-Africa Middle East, North America and South America) in collaboration with HQ in Switzerland.
• Delivered HR strategy to the Global Research & Development Vegetable Seeds team.
Manager HR
Syngenta Seeds B.V. Enkhuizen
October 2003 - September 2006
Syngenta Seeds in the Netherlands employs 900 people, active in research and development, marketing and sales of mainly vegetable and flower seeds. The Dutch organization is part of the EAME regional structure and has many international working employees
• Main representative of a delegation of three for negotiating Collective Labor Agreements on behalf of the industry.
• Implemented pilot of SAP HR for Syngenta Seeds EAME
• Set up Leadership Development Program for all local Leaders, highly impacting the organization. At present, this is still considered a major organizational breakthrough within the company.
• In charge of 4 sequential restructuring projects, writing the social plans and negotiating these with the unions, setting up the support for the employees concerned.
Manager Human Resources
Alcides Amsterdam Zuid-Oost
January 2002 - January 2003
Heineken Nederlands Beheer BV 's Hertogenbosch
April 1999 - July 2001
Heineken is the Netherlands largest beer-producing company. The Den Bosch brewery is the eldest, it's employees in service for tens of years, not continuously developed and very well represented by unions. The brewery employed 1.200 people at the time.
• Responsible for the Human Resources policy-implementations and the organizational development of the Brewery (1200 employees) . Negotiated with unions on specific projects.
• Led the HR team and Management-team in designing a breakthrough organizational development structure to enhance the team-based set-up of the company.
• Appointed project-officer to implement SAP-HR information-system throughout all units of Heineken Netherlands (5.500 employees)
Diverse HR positions, operational to policy making
Royal Netherlands Air force
November 1990 - April 1999
Organizational Design and Restructuring for the whole organization (20.000 FTE)
Trainer and designer for Leadership development
HR Manager
Liaison Officer for the UN
Middle-East
1995-1996
• 1986-1990 Business Administration KMA (Royal Military Academy), Breda
• 1979 - 1986 Grammar School FRC Raalte
