We were proud to be joined by Stuart Whiting , Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain – Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, on the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “The Supply Chain leaders of the future are the ones that are truly end-to-end.” Stuart spoke to Paul Toms after taking “a tremendous number of positives” away from the COVID-19 period. He reveals the four key learnings that he’s experienced during the pandemic, as well as the biggest challenges that he’s faced both personall...
Oct 25, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 111
We were honoured to welcome Aashim Malhotra , the Vice President and Managing Director, Asia-Pacific Region at Dole Packaged Foods, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “Together, we are all fuelled by passion, by purpose; we truly want to do our part to contribute in making the world a better place.” Although COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Asia as this episode was recorded, Aashim spoke to Paul Toms following a period of resilience, of which he believes we will emerge stronger, wiser and be...
Oct 18, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 110
For this special episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, to mark one year of our partnership with Operation Smile , we were joined by Dr. Lara Watson and Dr. Priya Chadha , surgical trainees in maxillofacial and plastic surgery respectively, Founders of Acquisition Aesthetics , and Business Ambassadors for Operation Smile . “We agreed that our collective ambition was to try and support smiles.” Paul Toms spoke to Lara and Priya amongst their incredibly busy schedules. Lara, for instance, joined...
Oct 08, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Thank you to Stefan Schoenbeck , the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Central & Eastern Europe at C&A in Austria, for joining us on the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “Leading people is mostly about coaching people and getting them to the next level and being happy in their roles.” Stefan spoke to Paul Toms as he returns to some normality after nine weeks of school holidays over the summer. He has known Paul for a number of years now, but begins the episode by describing his role at C&A. C&a...
Sep 28, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 108
In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were pleased to welcome David Lloyd , the Vice President, Corporate Financial Controller and Treasurer at Greif. “There is never an end of things to get involved in and develop an interest and some skills in; always be learning.” Paul Toms , our Founder, spoke to David after a summer of travelling for his son’s swim meets. As life gets back to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic, David explores how the culture at Greif has changed. As a leader i...
Sep 15, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 107
We were delighted to welcome Seamus Tardif , the Head of Growth at Jiva, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast recently. “One thing that I think is quite universal is the resilience and adaptation of people.” Seamus spoke to Paul Toms after almost two years of living through the COVID-19 pandemic. While he never thought that he’d be able to work from home, Seamus is now experiencing an opposite truth; he’s more distracted when he’s working in the office! Nevertheless, balancing people’s productivity a...
Sep 03, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 106
In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were pleased to welcome Sanjay S Singh , the Global Chief Human Resources Officer at UPL in India. “The only way to succeed in the world is having diversity at the top leadership level.” Paul Toms , our Founder, kicked off the conversation by asking Sanjay a question that he asks himself “all the time”; what does it feel like to be a Global CHRO at a company like UPL? UPL is the fifth largest company in the production sector globally, having gr...
Aug 27, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 105
The EMEA Recruitment podcast was proud to welcome Olga Miler and Jude Kelly CBE , the Co-Founders of SmartPurse, a financial toolkit to support women in becoming confident with money. “We want to scale SmartPurse globally, in order to inspire many more women, but also to unite many more women, in a global conversation around money, finance and economic empowerment.” Paul Toms starts the episode by asking how Olga and Jude – who come from very different backgrounds – met and discovered their shar...
Aug 03, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 104
We were honoured to welcome Mailu Mizumoto , CEO & General Manager at eBay Payments in Singapore, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “I do believe things happen around you for a reason; all we need to do is embrace it and look at the positive side of everything.” Mailu explains to Paul Toms why the COVID-19 period has been a “blessing” for her, allowing her to work from home and spend more time with her family. Having started a new role during the pandemic, Mailu has had to learn not only how ...
Jul 26, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Thank you to Jose Bianconi , the Managing Director, Coty Beauty, South East Asia and India, for joining us on the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “Throughout these 16-18 months, I have seen that our ability to find ways to adapt is infinite.” Jose spoke to our Founder, Paul Toms , after an “extremely challenging” past year during the COVID-19 pandemic. He reveals the lessons that he’s learned about himself over the period: resilience and to focus on what we can control. They’re strong traits that many...
Jul 19, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 102
We were proud to welcome Christian Wurzinger , the Group CFO at Klosterfrau Group in Switzerland, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “In order to be successful, you must realise that the human is at the centre of everything.” Christian spoke to Paul Toms , our Founder, about the positives he’s taken from the past year-and-a-half during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of his key learnings is how effective remote working can be within large organisations. He’s also found it an important time to focus on ...
Jul 13, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 101
For the 100th 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 terms, to become truly influential and identify what really matters.” Virtually, they joined our ...
Jul 07, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 100
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 the three things she’s learned during this period: resilience, reflection and growth. Debbie explains ...
Jun 21, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 99
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 twin daughters, but Alejandra also realised how powerful it is to have good relationships with colle...
Jun 04, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 98
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. Paul kicked off the conversation by asking whether Christian has taken any positive learnings from the p...
May 27, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 97
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 stems from an interesting source! Daniel has over 15 years’ experience in global Procurement & S...
May 10, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 95
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, Shavanka used the extra time he had during the COVID-19 pandemic to learn to ride a bike. His average...
May 07, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 96
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 kicks off with Lidia explaining the need for getting more organised during the past 12 months. With s...
Apr 20, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 94
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 (CFO), Devopriya was used to working virtually before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional w...
Apr 16, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 93
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 via video calls. At the same time, Fritz is amazed by how well people and businesses have adjusted to ...
Apr 14, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 92
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 recruitment process remains subjective, despite the level of automation in the industry. Nevertheless, ...
Apr 12, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 91
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 found that the COVID-19 pandemic has taught him and his management team a lot, resulting in great impr...
Mar 30, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 90
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, explaining that the only thing that hasn’t changed during her career is that she’s still in Finance! Tatian...
Mar 25, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 89
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 learning and breaking out of your comfort zone is a theme that runs throughout the whole conversation...
Mar 22, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 88
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 change by involving all. Top down and bottom up. With a background in journalism and having w...
Mar 17, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 87
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.” Keith spoke to Paul Toms , our Founder, from his home in Thailand. He’s hoping that global vaccination ...
Mar 15, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 86
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 disruptive year for most of us, Rahul feels lucky that his home country of Singapore has controlled the COVID...
Mar 08, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 85
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 the COVID-19 pandemic shook the world last year. Stuart found the challenges presented by the pa...
Mar 04, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 84
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 something positive. He’s grateful for the work-from-home environment that he has, but acknowledges th...
Mar 01, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 83
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 country of France, before moving to Canada for seven years. JB discusses the different cultures an...
Feb 17, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 82
