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Human Resources Director - Belgium - iCEO #97539

Experience

Senior Global HR leader with 18+ years’ experience across EMEA and the Americas. Drives strategic transformation while nurturing inclusive, high-performing cultures. Skilled in scaling HR functions and leading companies through change and growth paths. Aligns people strategy with evolving business priorities.________________________________________

Major Achievements

-Built and scaled the workforce organization for a greenfield automotive factory in Croatia, hiring 18 roles in 6 months and achieving -10% time-to-productivity. -Led decentralization and restructuring of global departments (BE→RO/MX), using virtual and AI enabled learning platform to capture and transfer knowledge, cutting costs by 20% while preserving critical talent -- Designed group-wide L&D strategy and rolled out a leadership curriculum for 600+ managers, strengthening the succession pipeline • Directed HR due diligence and integration for complex cross-border divestment, managing TUPE/payroll migrations, averting €6M in legal exposure, harmonizing HR strategy & policies across 7 countries and retaining 95% of critical talent - Averted €2,5M in claims by resolving legacy employment cases in Italy pre-divestment; partnered with legal teams to build defensible positions and ensure clean exit. - Delivered €3M in cost savings through restructuring programs while preserving leadership capability and creating cultural alignment.

Industry Sector Competencies

Consumer Goods

Medical Equipment

Automotive

Leisure Industry

Private Equity

Professional Objectives

Function: CHRO, VP HR

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time, coaching on demand

Prefered Locations: REMOTE

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Belgium

China

France

Spain

USA

Operational Competencies

AI strategy (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)

Close down or sell off (Expert)