Degree in general economics | Post-graduate degree in Human Resources | Started working in the Human Resources function with an international IT company in 1989 | Further training in Human Resources focussing on HR management, personnel development and compensation & benefits with a leading international FMCG group in 1995, spent several years abroad in Paris and Vienna as regional Compensations Manager with responsibility of over 7,500 employees in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East | Took over as Divisional Head of Human Resources with an international life sciences group in 1998, with responsibility for over 4,500 employees | In 2000 co-founded BOSS Business Consulting | Currently Managing Partner with consulting focus on compensation & benefits, international assignments, management of employee potential, individual assessment and HRservices.