Karin van Meurs

About

Experienced and energetic senior international HR Business Partner looking to implement practical solutions that serve business needs. Hands-on, teamworker, international mindset. Change manager that seeks always to improve organisational performance through people. Win-win focussed, authentic and multilingual. Experience in organisational development and European compensation. Business focussed, pragmatic/ hands on and people oriented. Excellent understanding and cross-country HR experience in Europe, leading multicountry teams and peole with focus on Germany, France, Belgium, UK and Netherlands Certified MBTI & Leadership Architect (Lominger) practioner Specialties: Business Partnering, European Restructuring, Change Management, Leadership & Team Development, Individual Coaching, Talent & Capability Management, HR Transformation, International/ Cross-country HR Experience, European Compensation Expertise

Experience

• Belden Inc. (Full-time · 8 yrs 11 mos)
  • VP, People - EMEA & Global Business Partner Digital & Operations
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • VP Human Resources EMEA
    Aug 2017 - Feb 2026 · 8 yrs 7 mos

• HR Director EMEA, Foseco, foundry division of Vesuvius at Foseco, Foundry Division of Vesuvius
  Sep 2014 - Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• HR Director International Chromalloy at Chromalloy
  Oct 2011 - Sep 2014 · 3 yrs

  Overall HR Accountability for overseeing Chromalloy's International units in UK, France, Thailand, Israël and Netherlands

• European HR Director (Interim) at Dywidag Systems International
  Mar 2009 - Sep 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  European HR Management for around 800 employees with focus on Germany and France. Several change projects, member of European Business Management Team and leader of HR Organization

• HR Director (EMEA/ Benelux) at Henkel
  Aug 1998 - Feb 2009 · 10 yrs 7 mos

  HRD Benelux (Henkel) Overall responsibility of HR integration of National Adhesives in Henkel Benelux Management of diverse HR team for transformation in new HR structure HRD EMEA (National Adhesives - now Henkel Industrial Adhesives) Management of HR part of company sell off to Akzo Nobel on European level Management of change programme for integration in Henkel Member of European Executive Team for Adhesives Business