EMEA Recruitment Podcast

For the 100 th episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were delighted to be joined by Jasko Hrnjic and Rafa Cruz Guzman . Jasko is the Finance Director FP&A for APAC at Microsoft in Singapore and Rafa is the Senior Finance Director – International Finance at Delivery Hero in Berlin. "We manage things in Finance that are very complex; you need to be able to bring that complexity to very simple...

EMEA Recruitment was pleased to invite Debbie Brupbacher , a Leadership Transformation Coach and Co-Founder of Permanent Beta, to the podcast. "Time is one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself." Debbie spoke to Paul Toms , our Founder, from her home in Bern, Switzerland, where she's spent the "best quality time" with her teenager daughter during the COVID-19 pandemic. She speaks about th...

We were delighted to invite Alejandra Garcia , the VP Global Procurement at DSM in Switzerland, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. "We don't have to be male to be good leaders; value your talents, value your skills, value your experience." Alejandra reflected on the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our lives with Paul Toms , our Founder. She not only spent a lot of time at home with her...

In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were delighted to welcome Christian Nilsson , the CFO for the ABB Electrification business.  "The more diverse the crowd you spend your life with, the wider your learning ought to be." Christian joined Paul Toms , our Founder, via a video call, which has become the norm for communicating across the business world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pau...

The EMEA Recruitment podcast was proud to welcome Daniel Johansson. "I've picked people who make sure my blackspots are covered, so that, together, we become one unity." Daniel spoke to Paul Toms , the Founder of EMEA Recruitment, virtually, due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation kicks off with the reasons that Daniel can speak seven languages – his curiosity...

In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we speak to Shavanka Ratnayake , the Chief Financial Officer, nexus at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore. "A career is a marathon, not a 100m sprint. There will be many ups and downs, so you need to be prepared to ride through the hard times." The theme of cycling came up consistently throughout Shavanka's conversation with Paul Toms . In fact, S...

In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we speak to Lidia Niculai , the Global Shared Services Center Senior Director at Duracell.  "My aspiration in life was never making a living. My aspiration was to really make a difference." Lidia joins our Founder, Paul Toms , from her home in Barcelona, Spain, after a period of adjustment and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation...

In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were delighted to be joined by Devopriya Pau l, the CFO Asia Pacific Middle East & Africa – Business Unit Transformers at Hitachi ABB Power Grids. "If you want to be successful in this highly integrated, global economy, you need to understand different cultures and evaluate options from different lenses." As a regional Chief Financial Officer (CF...

We're excited to welcome Fritz Von Hardenberg , the CFO Central and Southern Europe at eBay Marketplaces, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast.  "Even when you have a bad day and you come to work and everybody else is positive, it drags you along." Our Founder, Paul Toms , spoke to Fritz at a time when he's struggling with the challenges of sitting in front of a screen all day and conducting meetings v...

In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we're joined by Lidiya Nadych-Petrenko , the Head of Global Talent Attraction at JTI (Japan Tobacco International). "I draw the picture for my team, so that they share it with me, then we go there together." Lidiya shares her wealth of experience in recruitment and talent attraction with Paul Toms , our Founder. She explains why she believes the rec...

We were pleased to be joined by Andreas Lindner , the Group CFO at ORIOR in Switzerland, on the EMEA Recruitment podcast recently. "You never win alone, you're part of a team." Andreas speaks to Paul Toms , our Founder, at a time when he's looking back on the past year and feeling well-prepared to tackle the challenges that 2021 presents him with, both personally and professionally. Andreas has fo...

For the latest episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were joined by Tatiana Egorova , the VP Finance at Oriflame in Switzerland. "People need to be prepared to work a bit harder than normal if they would like to achieve something." Tatiana speaks to Paul Toms , our Founder, about her 30-year career in Finance . She discusses the different positions and countries that she's worked in, explain...

The EMEA Recruitment podcast is pleased to welcome Francisco Canchanya , the Director Controlling Excellence & GPO Report-to-Decision at Swarovski in Switzerland. "Instead of being really good at doing a particular thing, be really good at learning how to do new things."  Francisco speaks to Paul Toms , our Founder, after recently starting his Doctorate in Business Administration. His love of lear...

We were honoured to welcome Astrid Balsink , the Global Head of Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) for Philips, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast.  "Diversity is being invited to the party; Inclusion is being asked to dance." Astrid is a passionate I&D leader on a mission. As the Global Head of Inclusion and Diversity for Philips, she is building an ecosystem that creates a movement to drive sustainable...

For this Human Resources -focussed episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were joined by Keith Bunnell , the Director Global HR Business Partnering at DKSH.  "There's nothing worse than not having feedback; if someone's not been successful, we give them value-added feedback on where their pitfalls were, so you build them up as successful when they go for another role with another company."  K...

The EMEA Recruitment podcast is proud to welcome Rahul Kalia , the Head of Human Resources, Asia Pacific at Bayer Crop Science. "If you go with this mindset of curiosity, you start enjoying it. I'm not saying you won't have anxious moments; you will have. But you'll enjoy those moments as learning opportunities. You'll fail fast, but you'll learn fast and move on."  Although it has been a disrupti...

The EMEA Recruitment podcast was delighted to welcome Stuart Howes , the Head of Group Controlling at On AG, for our latest Finance episode. "A lot of things can be solved if you just talk to each other." Stuart speaks to Paul Toms , Founder & Co-Owner of EMEA Recruitment, from his home in Switzerland, where he's been connecting more with his family and airing out his collection of trainers since...

We were delighted to welcome Niels Janssen , the Senior Director Corporate Development, EMEA at Equinix in the Netherlands, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. "If you want a promotion, you have to start acting on the level that you want to get to." It's been a hectic start to the year for many of us, but Niels explains how his family has managed to turn the situation caused by COVID-19 around into s...

We are proud to welcome JB Helip , Global Head – Payment Outsourcing & Governance at eBay, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast.  "In order to grow and develop, you need to make tough decisions and try things that you wouldn't have done otherwise." JB spoke to Paul Toms , our Founder, from his home in Switzerland, where he's lived for the past ten years. Previously, he lived in and worked in his home c...

The EMEA Recruitment podcast was proud to welcome Bee Roseboom-Van Kessel to our latest episode. Bee is the Director, Global Business Finance at Trinseo.  "You can't display any of those other values, like honesty and self-development, if you don't have the courage to start with."  Bee spoke to Paul Toms , Founder of EMEA Recruitment, from her home in Switzerland, where she enjoys the natural beau...

In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were joined by Elena Jasvoin , the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Management Board Member, at Ringier Axel Springer Media AG in Zurich, Switzerland.  "You need to really, sincerely care about your people and put them into the focus." Elena spoke to Paul Toms , our Founder, remotely, which was the topic of conversation for the opening part of the...

We were pleased to welcome Rory Matthews , a CEO and Managing Director across the credit risk management and consumer data sectors, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast.  "I've been in it for over 30 years and I find it as stimulating as when I first started." After living in Europe for ten years, Rory now resides in Australia, where he's learnt more about the Asian market, but hasn't managed to learn...

The EMEA Recruitment podcast was proud to welcome Afsheen Ismail-Wey , the CEO, HR Advisor and Leadership Coach at The Phoenix Coaching Co.  "I absolutely believe in the potential of the human spirit to expand their skillsets to manage whatever may come their way." Our Founder, Paul Toms , spoke to Afsheen via Zoom from her home in Switzerland. Afsheen enjoys the view from her bedroom window so mu...

It was an honour to recently welcome Anastasia Sharonova , the Chief Financial Officer Asia Pacific at Coty, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. "I don't think about the failure, I'm envisioning the success." Anastasia spoke to our Founder, Paul Toms , from her home in Singapore, where she moved to last year. With her 15 years' experience in Finance , Paul wanted to know what keeps her motivated and...

We were thrilled to be joined by Bianca Eder , the Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Upfield , to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. "My best moments are when I hired somebody and a year, two years down the road, you hear from everybody: 'Wow, this person is so great!'" Austrian-born Bianca now resides in the Netherlands, where she's been working from home (much like the rest of us) since March. We...