Bart Van Bambost

CHRO at Nipro Europe Group Companies

Brussels Region, Belgium

About

Vision driven Change leader - Impactful HR Director - CHRO +20 years of international HR experience in Europe, USA, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Lead several M&A and major international change projects in Europe, Middle East and Latin America. Main Sectors: Retail - FMCG - Pharma & Healthcare - Industry - Media and Finance Fields of Expertise: Strategic & Operational Human Resources - Change Management Strategy & Implementations - The Future of Work - Organisational Design - HR Technology & Innovation - Leadership Development - International Employee Relations - Merger & Acquisitions - Executive Coaching HR Key words: Customer centric - Simplify HR - Smart data

Experience

  • Chief Human Resources Officer at Nipro Europe Group Companies
    Feb 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 5 mos

    Leading the EMEA-US-India-China HR transformation project driven by CARE - BELONG - PERFORM. Building a High Performance culture and a Great Place to Work.

  • Sr. HR Director (Interim & In-company) at ThinkTalent - Unleashing Human Potential
    Jan 2013 - Jan 2026 · 13 yrs 1 mo

    ThinkTalent unlocks human potential through HR interim projects - team and individual coaching and international Reload programs. Personal HR Projects I have worked on: + Lead HR Transformation project for a stock-listed healthcare company with EMEA-US-India-China as geographical scope (2019-now) + Enhancing the trade union relations - building a high performance culture and implementing an employee engagement action plan in a Belgian industrial company.(2018) + Advised the HR-Tech start-up 'Meet Roger' on their go-to-market strategy and HR needs (2016-17) + Lead successfully the People strategy & implementation of a major Media merge (4 media brands into 1 new brand). (2015-2016) + Defined, implemented & coordinated a new Learning & Development strategy for the social enterprise 'Streetwize - Mobile School'. Results: a yearly top line consecutive growth of 34%, 29% and 72% respectively. (2013-2015) + Coached executives and senior managers in the following sectors: retail – industry – finance and media (2013-2018)

  • Nike (4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Sr. HR Director Nike Retail Europe
      Nov 2009 - Dec 2012 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Overall HR responsibility Nike Retail Europe: $750m revenue, 180 stores, 3500 employees. Main focus on Talent Management, Organizational Design and Leadership. Coordinated community projects in Romania and Amsterdam Interim role as HRD Nike France (2010)

    • HR Director Rapidly Emerging Markets
      Sep 2008 - Nov 2009 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Final regional HR responsibility for Russia - Turkey - South Africa - Middle East and Distributors. Business scope of 1bn Euro with a forecasted yearly growth of 30%.

  • Regional HR Director Eastern Europe - Middle East - Latin America at Danone (Baby Food & Medical Nutrition)
    Sep 2006 - Aug 2008 · 2 yrs

    Final regional HR responsibility for 15 countries, 3 divisions, 26 management teams. Business scope of €800m with yearly net sales growth of 25-30%.

  • Founder and Managing Partner at Minds in Motion group
    1999 - 2006 · 7 yrs

    Founder and Managing partner of an HR Development & Organisational Development company (15-20 consultants), active in Europe, Africa and Middle East. Created 7 years of double digit growth. Activity: HR consulting in M&A and start-up companies - Leadership & Management Development programs - Executive Coaching Major clients: DHL - Microsoft - Nike - Honda Europe - Nawras Oman - Coca-Cola - Proximus - Bekaert - Eastern Sugar - Equator Valley Farm Uganda - Exonmobile - Kraft - VRT- Batelco Bahrain. A European top ten score (3.9/4) in the independent European Q*For Quality audit. Introduced as first consulting company in Europe to donate 3% of the yearly turnover(!) towards international social projects.