Lydia van der Meulen

Client Partner, Country Manager Netherlands at Pedersen & Partners

Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

About

Lydia van der Meulen is a Client Partner and Country Manager for The Netherlands at Pedersen & Partners. With over two decades of end-to-end Life Sciences Executive Search project management experience, she brings local expertise to NL and Belgium. And, with the strong international presence of Pedersen & Partners in many established markets and emerging economies, she is keen to support clients local to her with senior hiring needs in teamwork with expert colleagues from across Western, Central and Eastern Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Africa, India, ASEAN region and Greater China. Lydia's main strength is in supporting clients' senior hiring needs in Life Sciences, Healthcare and related Advanced Technology industries. She draws on an extensive track record and expertise gained in senior-level international assignments across a broad range of commercial, technical and scientific functions in the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Medical, MedTech and Diagnostics industries, as well as for Healthcare and Clinics. During her 20+ year career in executive search, Lydia has worked for start-ups, mid-sized organisations and multinationals, publicly-listed, privately held, and PE/VC-backed businesses. M: +31-651-366836 E: [email protected] http://www.pedersenandpartners.com

Experience

  • Pedersen & Partners (9 yrs 10 mos)
    • Client Partner, Country Manager Netherlands
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

      As Country Manager NL, I am leading and inspiring a diverse, smart team of six experienced executive search consultants and leadership consulting experts. While continuing to focus on Life Sciences & Healthcare, my colleagues bring expertise in Digital, Consumer, Industrial, Sustainable industries and the domain of PE/VC.

    • Client Partner & Head of Life Sciences & Healthcare Practice Group
      Jan 2020 - Jan 2025 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    • Client Partner Life Sciences West Europe
      Oct 2016 - Jan 2020 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Pedersen & Partners is a leading international Executive Search firm that operates 54 wholly owned offices in 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia & the Americas. At Pedersen & Partners consultants work as one team worldwide, in one global profit centre, whether conducting a cross-border or a national search – a truly global integrated firm. With strong global presence Pedersen & Partners is offering relevant expertise to clients where it is needed. Lydia's main focus is to strengthen the presence of Pedersen & Partners in Life Science and related Advanced Technology industries in West Europe - in particular in Netherlands and Belgium, as well as supporting our UK and France offices. In addition she coordinates with cross-border searches for senior hiring needs in other geographies around the world, thus making the most of the unique global presence of Pedersen & Partners. Her experience includes: General Management, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, Market Access, Public Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Medical & Clinical, Quality, R&D, Manufacturing, and Technical Operations. M: +31-651-366836 E: [email protected] http://www.pedersenandpartners.com

  • Member at Rotary Club Breda - Mark en Aa
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Managing Director at ZRG Partners
    May 2012 - Sep 2016 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    ZRG Partners is a global, mid-sized executive search firm that is data-driven and results-focused. International executive search consultant in the Life Sciences, Industrial, Consumer and Technology industries, responsible for executive recruitment throughout Europe

  • Ken Clark International (14 yrs 7 mos)
    • Vice President Benelux
      Jan 2011 - Apr 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Ken Clark International was a global executive search boutique firm, specialising in Life Sciences, Chemicals & Industrial industries. Had combined responsibility for business development and client management in the Netherlands and Belgium, and for all stages of executive recruiting process, managing both local and international projects.

    • Managing Director
      Jul 2002 - Aug 2011 · 9 yrs 2 mos

      Responsilbe for business development and client contacting of multinationals headquartered in NL and in Belgium; managing all stages of executive search fulfillment and coordinating a team of four at its peak

    • European Search Director
      Oct 1997 - Jun 2002 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      Managing all stages of international executive search assignments.

  • Marketing Associate at Gemini Management Consulting (London, UK)
    Jun 1997 - Oct 1997 · 5 mos