Wessel Drent

Current

Manager QEHS at Smurfit Kappa Solid Board

Past

Manager Environment, Health, Safety & Security at Cordis Europa NV, Johnson & Johnson
manager at Johnson & Johnson
mgr EHS & Security at Cordis

Freelance health and safety consultant at WTD
Hogere veiligheidskundige at Arbo Unie
veiligheidskundige at Volker Stevin Rail
bedrijfsassistent at Kappa Eskaboard

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Education

Universiteit van Amsterdam
Hanzehogeschool Groningen
Hanzehogeschool Groningen

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Connections

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Industry

Paper & Forest Products

Wessel Drent’s Experience

Manager QEHS

Smurfit Kappa Solid Board

(Paper & Forest Products industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Responsible for management systems (ISO9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, GMP-FEFCO and FSC).
Manager Environment, Health, Safety & Security

Cordis Europa NV, Johnson & Johnson

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; JNJ; Medical Devices industry)

2003 — March 2008 (5 years)

EHS Manager of the facility in Roden (NL) and Project Manager Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) for a new pharma/medical device facility in Cashel, Ireland.

Formulated and implemented a risk based EHS strategy to ensure that the business goals were met.

Successfully initiated and launched EHS programms including Safe behavior and Health promotion programms, resulting in a 20% reduction of accidents and zero regulatory non-conformaties over the last 5 years, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification.

Manage and implemented successfully a security upgrade project. The project is considered (by J&J WW Security) as a best practice for other J&J companies.

Co-developed and implemented a Business Continuity Plan for 5 manufacturing sites, including supliers and external manufacturors.

Developed an effective partnership with European Johnson and Johnson companies.
manager

Johnson & Johnson

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JNJ; Pharmaceuticals industry)

2002 — 2008 (6 years)
mgr EHS & Security

Cordis

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; JNJ; Medical Devices industry)

2001 — 2008 (7 years)
Freelance health and safety consultant

WTD

(Machinery industry)

2001 — 2003 (2 years)
Hogere veiligheidskundige

Arbo Unie

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

1998 — 2001 (3 years)
veiligheidskundige

Volker Stevin Rail

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Railroad Manufacture industry)

1995 — 1998 (3 years)
bedrijfsassistent

Kappa Eskaboard

(Paper & Forest Products industry)

1989 — 1995 (6 years)