Johan’s extensive international expertise in leadership, strategy and management development has been built over a 25-year career in key Human Resources roles and senior positions with international companies in the US and Europe. His work included leading major transformation projects concerning business realignment, leadership development, talent and performance improvement, organization and culture change as well as developing strategic tools to ensure sustainable success. Johan has worked in many countries around the world and understands the complexity of delivering global programs across different cultures, languages and businesses.

Professional background

As well as coaching and training, Johan teaches International and Managerial Economics in the Global Executive MBA at NEOMA School of Business in Paris. He has also worked as a headhunter in Switzerland and Germany.
Johan held senior management HR positions in large international companies across several industries and continents. He developed his expertise in leadership/management development and strategy in various top management corporate roles lately as CLO in Novelis (Atlanta – USA) (2005 – 2007). He became trusted advisor to the CEO and the Chairman of the Board and was a member of the Human Resource Committee. His CLO role included senior management recruitment & assessment, talent & succession management, organizational restructuring, executive and management development.
Prior to Novelis, Johan served as Director Leadership Development of The Nielsen Company (2000 – 2004), responsible for implementing major organizational changes in 18 European countries, as well as assisting senior management in developing and implementing their strategy for sustainable growth. Furthermore he was responsible in concerted effort with the CEO and his senior management team for global leadership programs and talent management.

Education and qualifications

Johan holds an MS in Industrial Sociology and an MS in Microeconomics from the University of Antwerp.
He is certified as Executive Coach and holds accreditations in Emotional Intelligence by the Hay Group.

Personal

Johan is based in Belgium but lived in Germany, United States and Switzerland. He conducts workshops in English, Dutch, German and French and has carried out assignments in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and South-East Asia.