Etienne Kassnel

Senior HR Director, Europe & Asia | Global People & Culture Leadership | Scaling Organizations at International Scale

Stuttgart Region

About

Global HR Director with end-to-end responsibility for people and culture across Europe and Asia. I partner with executive leadership to drive global people strategy, organizational design, leadership development, compensation governance, and HR due diligence in M&A, while building scalable, high-performing HR functions grounded in a progressive, business-driven mindset. I thrive in complex, intercultural environments and am deeply committed to deliberate culture building and developing leaders at scale.

Experience

  • FoodChain ID ()
    • Senior HR Director Europe & Asia
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

      Providing end-to-end HR leadership across multi-country European and Asian markets Driving strategic HR partnership to enable business growth, transformation, and organizational effectiveness Building and scaling a high-performance HR function (HR Operations, Shared Services, Organizational Design, Talent Management) Leading HR due diligence and post-merger people integration in M&A environments Owning global Total Rewards strategy (compensation frameworks, governance, pay equity, scalability) Shaping and sustaining company culture across geographies Establishing and leading a PMO delivering complex, cross-functional change initiatives Coaching senior leaders and strengthening leadership capability

    • HR Director Europe & Asia
      May 2023 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Full end-to-end HR leadership for all employees across European and Asian markets Driving strategic, global HR initiatives aligned with business growth and transformation Building and scaling a world-class HR function through self-service models, robust processes, leadership development, and organizational design, grounded in a progressive HR mindset Leading HR due diligence and people integration activities in M&A contexts Global ownership of compensation strategy, frameworks, and governance Deliberately shaping and sustaining company culture across geographies Establishing and running a Project Management Office (PMO) to deliver cross-functional initiatives Coaching senior leaders and developing high-impact leadership capabilities

  • Stokke (4 yrs 9 mos)
    • Human Resources Director
      Apr 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Driving strategic & Global HR projects Leading a team of HRBP’s & HR Advisors HR responsibility for Europe, North America and APAC HR Due Diligence in M&A Strategic Workforce Planning Culture & Leadership Works councils & coaching

    • Senior Human Resources Business Partner
      Nov 2021 - Apr 2022 · 6 mos

    • HR Business Partner
      May 2020 - Nov 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Driving Global HR Projects and leading a team of HR Professionals HR responsibility for Europe (excl. Norway) Global Recruiting & Online Employer Branding Employment Law & Contracts Experience in dealing with works councils Talent acquisition Onboarding & Offboarding HR Development Direct people responsibility Event planning HR Administration Payroll Coaching Responsible for Stokke Linkedin page (posting routine, content, articles and active sourcing)

  • engineering people GmbH (2 yrs)
    • Recruiting Team Lead
      Dec 2017 - Jul 2018 · 8 mos

      Functional managerial responsibility of a team of Recruiters Talent acquisition Process ownership in Recruiting Application management Interviewing Active Sourcing Process management Supervision of graduates Team leading Fair and exhibition management

    • Personnel Offficer
      Aug 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Talent Acquisition Process ownership in Recruiting Application management Interviewing Active Sourcing Process management Supervision of graduates Team leading Fair and exhibition management

  • Junior Recruitment Consultant at SThree
    Feb 2016 - Jul 2016 · 6 mos

    Talent acquisition Interviewing Business Development

  • Foreign Relations Officer at First National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
    Feb 2013 - Jul 2013 · 6 mos

    Research Organization of Events Contact with international customers Working in several different languages Microsoft Office