Harry Westerveld

Current

Indepedent consultant and interim manager at Westerveld HR-consultancy & Interim management

Past

Vice President Human Resources a.i. at CSM
Managing Director Human Resources at The Greenery B.V.
Treasurer at Royal NIOZ

Chairman at Vitras Home Care
General Manager at OLC: Dutch Association for Installation technology companies
Chairman at Employers Association GBOB
General manager at AOB Twente Consultants for labourmarket, Training and professional development
District Manager and Consultant at SCSB Consultants for Training and Professional Development

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Education

Management Center Europe Brussels/Praque
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
TSM Business School

Saxion Hogescholen

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Industry

Human Resources

Harry Westerveld’s Summary

Strong executive Director in complex organizations. People's and change manager with a healthy balance between human interest, business and financial aspects. Strategist, negotiator, initiator and pioneer. Good command in speech, reading and writing: Dutch, German and English

Harry Westerveld’s Specialties:

Policy development, Union negotiation, Central Staff Council, Performance management, Management development and training, Organizational development, Mergers and aquisitions, Severance and pension scemes, Reorganizations, Labour law.
European HR policies.

Harry Westerveld’s Experience

Indepedent consultant and interim manager

Westerveld HR-consultancy & Interim management

(Human Resources industry)

January 2008 — Present (2 years 1 month)

Clients in IT, transport and distribution, consultancy and training and development. Assignments in recruitment, restructuring, management development, modernizing employment conditions and policy development and implementation.
Vice President Human Resources a.i.

CSM

(Public Company; AEX: CSM; Food Production industry)

February 2009 — October 2009 (9 months)

Develop and implement CSM HR stategy, Provide functional leadership to the CSM HR community, HR business partner to the board, Talent management, Compensation & Benefits. Own CSM HR policies a.o.
Managing Director Human Resources

The Greenery B.V.

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Food Production industry)

April 1999 — January 2008 (8 years 10 months)

Providing advice and support to the Board of directors in strategy and policy development. Responsible for the development of a central European HR policy. Facilitating role in decentralized implementation. Top-level consultations with trade unions and central staff council. Involved in aquisitions and intergation of companies, reorganization of management structure. Design and implementation of severence sceme and performance management system. Cost optimization for overall labour costs. Coaching and coordination of change management programmes. Design and implementation of MD-porgrammes and educational policies. Multiple downsizing projects.
Treasurer

Royal NIOZ

(Research industry)

2004 — 2006 (2 years )

Treasurer of the supervisory Authority of the Royal Dutch Institute for Marine Research
Chairman

Vitras Home Care

(Hospital & Health Care industry)

2001 — 2006 (5 years )

Chairman of the Vitra Home Care Organization Supervisory Authority
General Manager

OLC: Dutch Association for Installation technology companies

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

1996 — 1999 (3 years )

Working for 4500 affiliated companies and 50.000 employees. Ultimately responsible for the development of long term labour market and training and development policy for the branche and the short term implementation. Improved quality and topicality of the educational programs. Realized significant increase of new employees and active participation in professional trainings.
Chairman

Employers Association GBOB

(Human Resources industry)

1992 — 1996 (4 years )

Dutch Association for Carreer and Labour market Consultants.
(Co-)founder and first (paid) chairman. Pioneer in the development of employers policy. Responsible for the creation of a national employment conditions policy and central labour agreements with job and wage structure, national marketing and market research. Supporting members in structural and management issues. National and international representation.
General manager

AOB Twente Consultants for labourmarket, Training and professional development

(Human Resources industry)

1992 — 1996 (4 years )

Managing a merger of 5 institutions, reorganization and strategic reorientation from task- to market-oriented. Plotted a new commercial corporate course in a privatization prcess. Coaching management team, optimizing operational processes and professionalization of staff. Acquisition and representation.
District Manager and Consultant

SCSB Consultants for Training and Professional Development

(Human Resources industry)

1983 — 1992 (9 years )

Operational activities: personnel selection and advisory services with respect to career management and professional training and personal development. Acquisition and product development.

Harry Westerveld’s Education

Management Center Europe Brussels/Praque

MHR , Mastering Human Resources , 2002 — 2004
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Business Strategy Course 2001 — 2002
TSM Business School

MBA , Management of technology and innovation , 1993 — 1995
Saxion Hogescholen

Academy for People and Work 1978 — 1982