EMEA Recruitment Podcast

In the latest podcast from EMEA Recruitment , we spoke to international fundraiser and keynote speaker Charles Hammerton about his struggles with mental health. "Someone needs to stand up and say, something's not right here – we need to talk about it." This podcast episode not only addresses the difficulties of mental health issues, but details how Charles has learnt from his past – and who helped...

EMEA Recruitment were honoured to welcome Heather Price as a recent guest on the EMEA podcast, to discuss Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace.  "I grew up and left school and went to university wanting to be given the opportunity to address the inequities that I witnessed all around me."… This podcast is not only beneficial to those looking to leverage Diversity & Inclusion in their business st...

It was an honour for EMEA Recruitment to welcome Roger Martin as a guest on our podcast recently. In 2017, Roger Martin was named the world's #1 management thinker by Thinkers50 , a biannual ranking of the most influential global business thinkers. He was ranked 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th in the other ranking years over the past decade. Roger is a trusted strategy advisor to the CEOs of companies world...

"Allow yourself permission to fail" EMEA Recruitment were honoured to welcome the author of International best seller "Go for No!" as a guest onto our podcast earlier this year. This is a great listen for anyone looking for inspiration to push themselves out of their comfort zones, and to embrace rejection rather than fearing it.  "Go for no!" is a refreshing look at the art of personal and busine...

"I want to be the best I can be and make my parents proud"  EMEA Recruitment were honoured to welcome Abbe Luersman from Ahold Delhaize as a guest on the EMEA Recruitment podcast recently.  This is a great interview, with lots of valuable and thought provoking insights from Abbe, who won CHRO of the year in 2018.  Some of the areas we cover are:  Why Abbe chose to Human Resources as a career path...

"It's my life's mission to help women negotiate their worth" EMEA Recruitment were honoured to welcome Wies Bratby as a guest on our recent podcast.  Originally from The Netherlands and having lived in different countries, she now calls Switzerland home. Through her coaching and consulting practice Women In Negotiation , she helps women across the world realise their worth, communicate it and get...

"Just go for it & be bold!"    EMEA Recruitment were delighted to welcome Erik Neutzner from Liberty Global as a guest on our podcast recently.  In this episode, the focus is very much on learning, development and career progression.  You will find some great advice here for anyone looking to emulate Erik's fantastic career across a range of different countries, which he refers to as his "Internat...

We are delighted to publish our next podcast at EMEA Recruitment with Alex Davies, Global Talent Partner HQ at ABB in Zurich. We covered some great things in our podcast, including: The changing pace of technology and challenges that Talent Acquisition needs to adapt to as a result The half life of degrees and how this impacts on hiring decis ions around learning agility How to recruit based on po...

Rob Briner is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Queen Mary University of London and Scientific Director of The Centre of Evidence Based Management. In this episode, he covers how his work in evidence based practice uses scientific findings, organisational data, professional expertise and stakeholder values to enhance individual and organisational decision-making.  He'll also be discussing...

Philippe Verclytte is Indirect Tax Leader for EY. In this episode, he covers: - How the big 4 has changed since he returned after 13 years - The impact of Brexit for global businesses and how they can best prepare  - The impact on demand for VAT and direct tax specialists This episode was recorded at the beginning of 2020 and things have moved forward in the VAT, especially in the UK with Brexit b...

Walter Bosschieter is Finance Director at Bio-Rad in Zurich. In this episode, he covers: - The difference between working environments in the Netherlands and Switzerland - How he motivates his teams through positivity and encouragement - The attributes he looks for when recruiting     The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Lo...

Anders Liu-Lindberg is Senior Finance Professional and Senior Finance Business Partner at Maersk. In this episode, he covers: - How he has coupled his finance experience with his interest in marketing and writing  - How he talks about finance on social media   The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of th...

Georg Lange is Global Head of Human Resources at EFTEC in Switzerland. In this episode, he covers: - How he had an interest in people as a child - indicating his career path  - The impact of the correct hire into a business - Changing culture and improving efficiencies   The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both...

Georg Lange is Global Head of Human Resources at EFTEC in Switzerland. In this episode, he covers: - How he had an interest in people as a child - indicating his career path  - The impact of the correct hire into a business - Changing culture and improving efficiencies   The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both...

Steve Ingham is Director and Performance Scientist at Supporting Champions. Steve has supported over 1000 athletes of which over 200 have achieved world or Olympic medal success. In this episode, he covers: - What makes a high-performance team  - Applying science to the elite athlete - How we can use the principles of learning and adapting to reach our maximum potential in business   The EMEA Recr...

Mathieu Verger is CFO at Sonos in The Netherlands. In this episode, he covers: - What attracted him to work with Sonos - How he promotes an environment of inclusive leadership - The importance of habit forming   The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul and Jenny will be offering career...

Hein Knaapen was Chief HR Officer of ING Bank in Amsterdam and is now Managing Partner of CEO Works. In this episode, he covers: - His approach to organisational change  - His thoughts on attracting new talent to the business - How in his own development he has influences which continually stretch his own thinking   The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through...

Giulio Campanella is VP and Controller, Finance at Duracell and previously had a long career with Procter & Gamble In this episode, he covers: - How he kept his roles fresh within the organisation, - The differences between interacting with colleagues from different countries  - What he misses about Swiss life now he is living back in Italy   The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny C...

Whitney Johnson is  the CEO of boutique consultancy WLJ Advisors and one of the fifty leading business thinkers in the   world as named by Thinkers50, an expert on helping high-growth organizations develop high-growth individuals. In this episode, she covers: - The main two challenges that she sees people face in business today  - Which of her books is her favourite and why  - What is next for her...

Joris Dierick is CFO of TBAuctions in the Netherlands. He previously spent 18 years working for Microsoft finishing there as CFO of Central and Eastern Europe. In this episode, he covers: - The importance of CFOs to have curiosity and to connect with the business - About his most memorable achievement from 18 years working at Microsoft  - Why he finds Richard Branson inspiring because of his outlo...

Wayne Clarke is Founding Partner of the Global Growth Institute. In this episode, he covers: - His approach to defining world class management - How empathy is the skill that managers and CEOs most commonly need to develop - How the owner of his local dry cleaners inspires him!   The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking...

Nelsy Perez is VP Head Internal Audit at Swissport International In this episode, she covers: - Her view of heading up an internal audit function of a global business - The best piece of advice that she's ever been given  - Discussing the changes that she would like to see in terms of equality in Switzerland.   The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through ever...

Fabienne Doerig is COO and CFO of Starmind in Zurich. In this episode, she covers: - What she found to be the biggest learning curve in moving from the big 4 to a commercial business - The goal of Starmind's AI model - Why Switzerland is a good place to form a start-up The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both si...

Caspar Berry started his career as an actor, moved to writing and then became a professional poker player in Las Vegas and uses this experience to talk about risk-taking and decision making in business. In this episode, he covers: - The biggest risk he's taken - The concept of failing your way to success - Moving from acting into professional poker and then speaking   The EMEA Recruitment Podcast...

Suzanne Stanton is Senior VP at RGP, a global consulting firm working across 48 countries. In this episode, she covers: - The main challenges that she finds in recruiting - Explaining what practices RGP have in place to ensure good employee retention - Words of encouragement to aspiring female business leaders   The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through eve...