We were happy to welcome George Terziev , VP Head of Group Treasury at Hitachi Energy, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. Paul Toms begins the podcast lightheartedly, reciting a language joke that made George smile. After the laughter, we discover that after a year-and-a-half at Hitachi, George is still very happy in his Finance role. He is excited to be part of the company culture, with a diverse and international team, surrounded by great people. Praises are given to Hitachi for being a good c...
Aug 30, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 141
In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we are joined by Jens Svolgaard , Vice President Tax, Treasury and Internal Audit at Bolt. “As a leader, give them direction and context and then get out of the way and enjoy the view.” Paul Toms begins the podcast lightheartedly, with Jens giving mention to his wonderful partner Sabine and his four children, who make him smile every day and are always in his heart. Jens offers his advice to aspiring leaders on the importance of getting joy out of...
Aug 23, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 140
We were proud to welcome Rubén Alejandro Ramirez, Group Head Diversity and Inclusion at Syngenta, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “By being accepting of others and letting other people express themselves just as they are can bring more harmony to the workplace.” Having been in his current role for almost two years, Paul Toms asks Rubén how it feels to be Group Head of D&I. Despite his successful career as a Marketing professional in Latin America, Rubén was looking for ways to help his comm...
Aug 16, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Thank you to David van der Velden, Regional Talent Acquisition Lead at DSM, for joining us on the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “For me, recruitment is a team sport.” Early in the episode, Paul Toms delves into why David chose a recruitment career. Although a career in recruitment wasn’t part of his initial career path, David has always known he wanted to help and have a positive impact on people’s lives. David believes having an efficient and effective recruitment process depends on the relationshi...
Aug 09, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 138
We were pleased to introduce Top 50 Thinker Dorie Clark to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “Begin to take the steps to feel okay about running our own race.” In this episode, Dorie takes listeners back to the world pre-pandemic, detailing how the previous networking events were ineffective and the challenges of networking experienced at these organized events. Instead, she offers tips and advice on how to network effectively, emphasizing how using the correct event management techniques can help y...
Aug 02, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 137
We were honored to welcome Alan Panter, the CFO of Fossil Group, Inc., onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “Productivity and end goal comes from bringing the best out of the teams of people.” In this episode, Alan speaks to Paul Toms about the transformation of Fossil and the preconditioning it endured before the pandemic arrived. He explains that, with the change-oriented culture of the organization and resilience of the people behind it, Fossil was able to make the most of the opportunity to fu...
Jul 26, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Thank you to Marco Plattner , Group CFO at Cerdia in Basel, Switzerland, for joining us on the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “You need to have the right teams around you – without that, it’s not possible.” Marco moved to Basel five years ago, but actually changed roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although Cerdia has a small headquarters in Switzerland, he realised that he needed to communicate more consciously when working remotely. Ensuring informal conversation between colleagues still took plac...
Jul 18, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 135
We were pleased to welcome Michaela Dedic , Global Diversity and Inclusion Leader at Novartis, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “The simplest way for HR to influence is to take an active lead in developing the culture with the executive teams.” To kick off the episode, Michaela shares the last thing that made her smile with Paul Toms ; she’s been battling a bird that keeps pecking at her plants. It’s a hobby that Michaela has invested in since working from home more during the pandemic. She co...
Jul 04, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 134
In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we’re joined by Marco Dirren , the CFO at Implenia in Switzerland. “No matter what your area of expertise is, you need to fit the culture of the company.” Marco speaks to Paul Toms after a “challenging” two years, in which Implenia went through a transformation, at the same time the world was dealing with the pandemic and developments in Eastern Europe. Marco feels the whole company learnt a lot on how to cope with these situations, which he belie...
Jun 10, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 133
We were honoured to welcome Greg Vlasek , Group SVP Head of ABB Way Finance Transformation at ABB in Switzerland, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “I’m going to take this risk, I’m going to jump, but I’m always going to make sure I have one solid leg to stand on, because when you jump – if not – you fall.” Greg tells Paul Toms how ABB started its transformation programme during COVID-19. Although it was difficult not seeing people face-to-face, Greg found that, on the flip side, executives had...
Jun 06, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Thank you to Markus Graf, VP HR, Global Head of Talent at Novartis, for joining us as a guest on the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “Listening, to me, is a superpower.” Markus spoke to Paul Toms from his home office in Switzerland, where he’s spent more time with his family due to working from home during the pandemic. He feels he’s been “gifted” with a positive attitude, always reflecting on what life offers him and acknowledging any setbacks. As a teenager, Markus owned a start-up business, but he ...
May 30, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Thank you to Lou Corapi , Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Gulf Cryo based in Dubai, for joining us on the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “I love that it’s not simple, that the challenges are changing – it keeps me very engaged.” Lou spoke to Paul Toms from his “second home” in Barcelona, where he met his wife and where their first daughter was born while he was on an assignment with GE. When he’s away from his friends and family, Lou likes to stay connected through technology, such as playing virtua...
May 23, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 130
We were pleased to welcome Markus Studhalter , the Chief Audit Executive at Barry Callebaut, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “If you work with great people and have a job that you love, and privately things are in order, that helps to remain calm.” Markus explains to Paul Toms how he learned the importance of maintaining relationships, particularly with family members, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Markus is entering his 24th year with Barry Callebaut, a company that has given him “different op...
May 09, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 129
In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were pleased to speak to Tal Volok , the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Evalueserve in Switzerland. “The things that you did really well that made you a great Financial Analyst are not going to make you a great manager.” Tal explains to Paul Toms how he’s taken many positives from the COVID-19 pandemic – one being his role with Evalueserve. When the world went into lockdown in 2020, Tal was working for SITA, an IT provider for the air transpo...
May 03, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 128
We were proud to welcome Angela White, aka The Running Granny , to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “If this body can do that, what else can it do?” Angela joined Paul Toms , our Founder, at the end of January, a time when people typically set their goals and targets for the coming year. Angela’s prime target for 2022 is to “get strong again”. Due to recent COVID-19 restrictions, she didn’t get out into the hills for training as much as she’d like to recently. After running the 875 miles from John ...
Apr 25, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 127
In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we speak to David Burkus , bestselling author and keynote speaker on how teams can do their best work. “It’s what you do, at a senior level, to help individual team leaders have a positive culture – that’s what’s going to matter much more.” David tells Paul Toms about the stress experienced at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as his wife is an ER doctor. Although he was “really freaked out at first”, he feels his family has been a lot lucki...
Apr 19, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 126
We were pleased to welcome Ian Wells, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Hoya Vision Care in the Netherlands, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “I don’t come to work for a paycheque; I come to work because I want to build something.” We start the episode on a positive note, with Ian revealing the silver linings of working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He tells Paul Toms about the joys of his two young children coming into his home office during the work day. A skill that Ian has learned d...
Mar 14, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 125
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, we were honoured to welcome Clark Agno Gonzales onto the podcast. Clark is a medical volunteer with Operation Smile, the official partner of the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “I’ve got this skill, I’ve got this talent, there’s really nothing that’s going to hold me from helping these kids.” Clark is a nurse with the NHS in the UK. She also volunteers as a recovery room nurse on Operation Smile’s medical missions around the world. She explains to Paul Toms...
Mar 08, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 124
In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were honoured to welcome Francesca Gino , Harvard Business School Professor and bestselling author of Rebel Talent and Sidetracked . “What I love is seeing what ideas can do when shared.” Francesca joined Paul Toms , our Founder, after spending quality time with her four children over the holidays. She tells a sweet story of building a snowman during a recent snowstorm in Boston, Massachusetts. Francesca explains how her career has not been lin...
Mar 03, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 123
We were delighted to welcome Denis Ranke , CFO/COO at Xovis, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “I believe in the potential that everyone has, then I try to find the trigger points to get the team to their best potential.” Speaking to Paul Toms , our Founder, after almost two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Denis explains the routine he’s put in place to ensure a healthy mindset during working from home. These new habits have also enabled him to balance his work and family life. Denis actually sta...
Feb 21, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 122
In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were proud to welcome Tim Mezheritsky , the Senior HR Director – Global Supply Chain and Europe Operations at BD in Switzerland. “If you talk about one thing, but then people see different behaviours from the leaders – no matter what they say – it’s not going to help you drive that culture.” The episode starts on a light-hearted note, after Paul asks Tim what the last thing to make him smile was. Tim cheerfully recalls a recent business trip, w...
Feb 15, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 121
In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were proud to be joined by Ron Veldhuizen, the Corporate Director Capex & Project Management at FrieslandCampina. “I have two ears, I only have one mouth, so I try to listen more than I speak.” As the COVID-19 topic is difficult to avoid, our Founder, Paul Toms , kicks off the episode by asking Ron about the positives he’s taken away from the situation. As well as escaping three-hours’ traffic per day by working from home, Ron has also enjo...
Feb 07, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 120
EMEA Recruitment was pleased to welcome Marco Aspesi , the SVP Global Head of Internal Audit, Risk & Internal Control at Hitachi Energy, to the podcast. “Make sure you work when you need to work, but you rest when it’s time to rest, because it doesn’t work otherwise.” Marco spoke to Paul Toms following a challenging period during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite finding it difficult to welcome newcomers into his team remotely, Marco enjoys nurturing young talent and watching them give everythi...
Jan 28, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 119
For this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we welcomed Dominique Kull , the Co-Founder and CEO of SGProtein. “If you have a learning mindset throughout your whole company, you can thrive.” Although both Dominique and Paul Toms , our Founder, expected the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic to be over by the time of recording, Dominique has taken the best out of the situation of the past two years. Having not left his home of Singapore during this period, new ways of working have enabled him to...
Jan 20, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 118
In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we were proud to welcome Daniel Pink , New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including the forthcoming The Power of Regret . “What we end up regretting is not taking the risk; our regrets about taking risks are relatively small.” With his new book coming out this year, Paul Toms , our Founder, asks Daniel how he got into writing in the first place. It was something that he discovered over many years, after writing as a hobby on the sid...
Jan 14, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 117
The EMEA Recruitment podcast was pleased to welcome Alex Hunt , Divisional Finance Director at IMI Hydronic Engineering in Switzerland. “Hire for talent, because that talent will get up to speed, even if they don’t have experience right away; their talent and driven will make up for that.” Alex spoke to Paul Toms from his office, where he has been working flexibly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s an approach that has worked well for IMI, which has seen high, “if not higher”, productivity level...
Jan 04, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 116
The EMEA Recruitment podcast was proud to welcome Bas Walraven , the Director Accounting, Risk and Compliance at bol.com. “If you want to get somewhere, it takes time, it takes effort, and in the end, when you reach the finish line, it’s really rewarding.” Bas explains to Paul Toms why he now favours the hybrid working model and how he feels it helps his team. Looking back at the beginning of his career, Bas recalls moving to Australia with PwC with his then-girlfriend (now wife). Although it wa...
Nov 26, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 115
We were honoured to welcome Tiffani Bova , Global Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “Make time each day to be a student in the profession you’re in.” Tiffani spoke to Paul Toms , our Founder, from Los Angeles, California, although it was a recent trip to her home state of Hawaii that was the last place to really make her smile. Usually travelling 600,000km every year, Tiffani hasn’t been on a plane for work purposes since the COVID-19 pandemic began...
Nov 21, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 114
In this episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast, we welcomed Dr. Wieland Noetzold , Senior Executive Officer, Governance, Compliance and Audit at Sunstar. “I realised relatively early in life that my Japan link was an asset, which I had to use.” “I can leverage almost everything I’ve learned in my life so far in this particular job and I’m still learning, because it’s a journey.” “I believe – genuinely – most people in the morning, when they wake up, have good intentions.” Wieland joined Paul To...
Nov 09, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 113
We were delighted to welcome Simone Giles, Head of Human Resources , and Dagmar Droogsma, AVP, European Strategy & Engagement, at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Europe to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “We know the work we do is important; we know it changes lives, but – beneath that – it’s really crucial that people joining us have full access to the decision they’re making about whether we’re the right organisation for them.” Simone and Dagmar spoke to Jenny Callum , Associate Director in...
Nov 01, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 112
