Curriculum vitae van kandidaat f4406a

 

Voornaam       Ed

Woonplaats   Uden

Geboortejaar  1958

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Jan 2002 – present              : Consultant & Interim Manager

                                                Overview of major projects/assignments as independent

 international HR Professional

 

October 2007 –  Present

Interim HR Project Manager REDEVCO/RRD Romania

based in Bucharest, Romania

REDEVCO/RRD is a JV of the European REDEVCO organization with international headquarters in Amsterdam and EMCT, a Romanian real estate development company. REDEVCO is one of the leading companies in the development and management of retail real estate portfolio in Europe. Current portfolio in Europe is around € 7 Billion. The role of interim HR Project Manager is based in Bucharest and includes the following responsibilities/activities:

 

• Alingment of organizational structure and processes
• Recruitment of key staff
• Coaching senior staff members
• Design and implementation of compensation and benefits policy
• Implementation of REDEVCO HR standards
• Alignment of HR processes
• Application of Romanian employment law

 

Nov 2006 –  Oct 2007

Interim HR Project Manager REDEVCO Turkey

based in Istanbul, Turkey

REDEVCO Turkey is part of the European REDEVCO organization with international headquarters in Amsterdam. REDEVCO is one of the leading companies in the development and management of retail real estate portfolio in Europe. Current portfolio in Europe is around € 7 Biljon. As a result of further expansion REDEVCO is starting up commercial activities in Turkey. The role of interim HR Project Manager is based in Istanbul and includes the following responsibilities/activities:

• Alingment of organizational structure and processes
• Recruitment of key staff
• Coaching senior staff members
• Design and implementation of compensation and benefits policy
• Implementation of REDEVCO HR standards
• Alignment of HR processes
• Application of Turkish employment law

 

March 2007 –  June 2007

Interim HR Project Manager Johnson & Johnson Consumer Europe

based in Zug, Switzerland

Johnson & Johnson is a US-based global pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer. The European headquarters for Consumer Europe (supply chain consumer division) are based in Zug, Switzerland. End 2006 J&J completed the acquisition of the Pfizer Consumer Healthcare division. To support the integration process my role as  HR Project Manager include the following activities:

• Set up manpower plan for the new/integrated organization
• Recruitment of key staff
• Benchmarking and alignment compensation
• Alignment of incentive plans

 

                                               Feb 2006 –  Sep 2006

                                               Interim HR Function Head Amgen Central and Eastern Europe

                                               based in Vienna, Austria

Amgen is a US-based global biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human therapeutics based on advances in cellular and molecular biology.  The  role of interim HR Function Head Amgen Central and   Eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, Hungary, Baltics, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech) is based in Vienna, Austria and includes the following responsibilities/activities:

• Coaching of and supporting  the recently appointed General Manager
• Managing the HR department
• Application of Austrian employment law (contracts, benefits)
• Development and implementation of HR processes across the region
• International recruitment: senior management positions in Russia, Austria, Czech and Hungary
• HR lead in start up of organization in Moscow, Russia including recruitment senior management positions

                                              

                                               Sept 2004 – Feb 2006:

               Interim HR Director Amgen International HQ Switzerland

based in Luzern, Switzerland

Amgen is a US-based global biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human therapeutics based on advances in cellular and molecular biology. The International HQ International  is based in Luzern, Switzerland. The role of interim HR Director for the International HQ includes the following responsibilities/activities:

• Building and managing the HR department
• Liaising with HR Amgen US on various matters
• Development and implementation of HR processes
• Application of Swiss employment law (contracts, benefits)
• International recruitment
• Outsourcing of non core HR processes
• Development of an international relocation policy
• Development and implementation of a competency model for the Medical Affairs organization across Europe

  

                                               Oct 2003 –  March 2004:

                                               Interim HR Director Amgen Netherlands

Amgen is a US-based global biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human therapeutics based on advances in cellular and molecular biology. The European Logistics Center, the European IT organization and the Netherlands Marketing, Sales & Medical organization are based in Breda, the Netherlands. The role of interim  HR Director for these organizations includes the following responsibilities/activities:  

• Management, coaching and development of the HR department
• Membership and coaching of the Management Teams
• Liaison with Amgen HR Europe based in Switzerland
• Implementation of HR processes in line with corporate standards/objectives
• Management of contacts/negotiations with Works Councils

 

                                               May 2003 – Sep 2003:

                                               HR project manager DAF Trucks

DAF Trucks (app 6500 employees) is a 100% subsidiary of the American company PACCAR Inc. PACCAR is one of the world’s largest truck manufacturers. DAF Trucks focuses on the development, production, marketing, sale and service of medium-heavy and heavy trucks. Besides the production facilities in the Netherlands and Belgium, across Europe DAF Trucks has sale- and service branches in the Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland,  Denmark, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and  Slovakia.  My activities as HR project manager are focused on the sale- and service branches in Europe:   

• Inventarisation and review of the compensation & benefits practices within the various organizations in Europe
• Development of a consistent job grade model
• Based on the job grade model the development and implementation of a consistent compensation structure including a variable incentive program
• Development of a consistent lease car policy
• Legal audit on the implementation of change in employment conditions including role and position of  local employee councils

 

                                               Dec 2002 – Oct 2003:

                                               HR project manager AXA Netherlands

AXA Netherlands (app 1100 employees) is part of the international operating AXA Group. Core-business is financial protection (insurances) and wealth management. AXA Netherlands considers the outsourcing of the back-office functionality and related IT support for a specific product-line to a joint venture to be set up with a partner organization (Accenture). The overall objective of the HR project is to provide    the board of  AXA Netherlands with a recommendation on a joint venture partner. The objectives  include:

• The legal examination/assessment on the transfer of employees and on employment related issues as a result of transfer of undertaking
• Provision of an overview of employment related and social consequences
• Recommendation on process for restructuring/downsizing IT department
• Provision of a recommendation on issues to be covered by a ‘social covenant’
• Provision of  a strategy and plan on formal communication with employee council and labor unions
• Development of  HRM evaluation criteria
• HR Due diligence/assessment of candidate partner-organizations
• Communication and negociation with employee council and labor unions on HR related items

                                               July 2002 – Jan 2003:

                                               Interim HR manager Europe C-COR

C-COR is a global operating US-based company and a leading supplier of technology and services used to facilitate and manage delivery of video, voice and data over advanced broadband networks. Early July 2002 C-COR announced the intended acquisition of the global Philips Broadband Networks Division. During the transition/integration period (July – December 2002) my role of interim HR manager Europe (Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, France, Spain and Portugal) includes the following responsibilities/objectives:                                              

·         Inventarisation/mapping of employment conditions PBN division in the various countries including  State National and Local Collective Bargaining Agreements and Philips national CBA’s and employment conditions

·         Proposal for transfer and integration of employment conditions from Philips environment to C-COR environment in line with applicable national laws

·         Assessment of financial impact employment conditions to be transferred

·         Communication/negotiation with (local) employee councils/representatives and unions (only NL) on transfer and integration of employment conditions

·         HR input for national Local Asset Transfer Agreements and Service Level Agreements before ‘closing’ date

·         Set up of HR admin infrastructure where necessary

·         Externalization of internally Philips managed pension plans and employee insurances in various countries including selection of future providers

·         Establish and maintain lines of communication i.e. with Philips national HR Directors and local offices of Clifford Chance (legal advisor C-COR)

 

 

AS EMPLOYEE:

 

June 1998 – Dec 2001         : Sr Director HR EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)

                                                 Sykes Enterprises Inc

Sykes Enterprises is a global operating US-based Information Technology company with worldwide app. 15000 employees. Global HQ is based at Tampa, USA. Sykes is listed on NASDAQ.  HQ  EMEA is based at Amsterdam, Netherlands.  Headcount EMEA app. 6000 employees. Sykes Enterprises is a global leader in providing vertically integrated, technology based solutions for the IT and Telecom industry worldwide. By utilizing its IT customer support centers and e-commerce platform, Sykes is able to provide services at all stages of its client’s products and services, including initial development, documentation, localization, e-commerce development,  IT hardware and –software technical support and helpdesk services. Since my start with Sykes the headcount of EMEA has grown from 1500 to 6000.

Responsibility/experience with Sykes Enterprises:

·         reporting to the Executive Sr VP HR Global based at Tampa

·         as business partner responsible for development and implementation HR strategy for EMEA region (Netherlands, Germany, UK, Ireland, Belgium, France, Sweden, Italy, Turkey, Hungary and South Africa)

·         development of international framework for recruitment, performance management, training and development, compensation and benefits

·         formation and  management of a professional HR organization within EMEA

·         organizational development EMEA

·         restructuring sales organization

·         integration of internationally acquired companies in Sykes structure and culture

·         (re) structuring, downsizing and relocation of companies

·         start-up of greenfield operations in EMEA

·         communication/negotiation with employee councils/employee’s representatives in various countries in EMEA

·         basic knowledge of employment law in various countries in EMEA 

·         management of cultural differences

·         international recruitment of senior management including VP level

 

 

July 1996 – June 1998         : Head Personnel Department Philips Medical Systems

Core business of Philips Medical Systems is development, production, sales and service of medical-diagnostic equipment (‘scanners’). High-tech industry, global operating. As Head Personnel Department I was HR responsible for the business-units focused on development and production of MRI and CT scanners and the sales/service organization for Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

 

 Responsibility/experience with Philips Medical Systems:

·         member management team

·         management of the personnel department

·         implementation HR policies within five separate business-units (total headcount app. 1100 employees)

·         management of change processes with the marketing department and the corporate IT department

·         Management development

·         member of the job grading committee Philips for higher management positions

·         expatriate issues

·         member of the international HR council

 

 

Nov 1990 – Aug 1996         : Head Personnel Department with Arcadis

 Arcadis is an international operating engineering company focused on

infrastructure, irrigation, drainage and rural development. Company within services              industry.  Globally belongs to the top-10 companies in this line of business. Organization of professionals. Within Arcadis,  I was HR responsible for the business unit Euroconsult,  only operating outside of the Netherlands,  mainly in Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan) Latin- and South America and Africa.

 

Responsibility/experience:

·         member management team

·         development and implementation of international HR policy

·         organizational development within the scope of internationalization and decentralization

·         contribution to the strategical development of the company

·         formation and development of HR department

·         fine-tuning of HR responsibilities between international (operational)management of local organizations/subsidiaries and corporate HR department at HQ

·         formation planning, -management and –budget control

·         Management development

·         member steering committee management development Arcadis

·         training plan

·         job grading and (international) compensation issues

·         international labor conditions

·         international recruitment

·         participant of international consultative bodies

·         execution of HR audit at companies targeted for acquisition (international)

·         management of reorganization and downsizing processes and integration of acquired companies

·         expatriate issues

·         member of representative employers committee of Arcadis during negotiations with Labor Unions

 

 

June 1980 – Nov 1990         : Human Resources Officer with the Royal Netherlands Air force

                                                  (Military rank 1990: Major)

The Royal Netherlands Air force is a non-profit organization focused on peace  enforcing and peace keeping.  Headcount app. 16000 employees. Globally active. organization of professionals with a dominant role for technique.

 

Responsibilities/experience with Royal Netherlands Air force in various HR positions (including a posting of three years in Germany):

·         development and implementation of HR policies 

·         management HR department

 

·         organizational development and management of organizational change processes

·         advising management on HR policies

·         recruitment and selection

·         training and development

·         employment  conditions

·         performance management

·         management of HR information systems

 

 

EDUCATION

1970 - 1976                            : high school/grammar school

 

1976 – 1980                           : Royal Military Academy Netherlands. Education Human Resources Officer with the           Netherlands Air force:

·         3 years study on Psychology and Sociology at the Military Academy

·         1 year study on business administration at the Technical University Enschede, faculty business administration

 

1983                                       : supplementary education human resources management

 

1989                                       : Higher Management Program Royal Netherlands Air force

 

1991                                       : GITP training program leader-manager

 

1993                                       : De Baak module financial management   

 

1997                                       : Philips internal training marketing

 

1999                                       : MA degree Industrial Psychology

 

2000                                       : INSEAD Executive Education

 International Executive Program Fontainebleau/Singapore

 

2003                                       : London Business School Executive Education

                                                 Mergers and Acquisitions Program

 

2006                                       : Certified as Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) by the

                                                 HR  Certification Institute/Society for Human Resource Management USA

 

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Netherlands                         : mother tongue

English                                  : fluent

German                                  : fairly

French                                   : fairly/passive

             

 

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Society                                  : 1995 President regional Junior Chamber

Professional                         : 1994 - present: member of the Chapter International of the Dutch Association for Human Resources Management (‘NVP’)

                                               : 2003 - present: member of the Global Forum of Cross-Border Human Resources Experts  (www.XBHR.com)

                                               : 2005 - present: member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) USA