BeLux Chapter Committee Members

I love to learn from others. It helps me to understand that people live their lives very, very differently and that we live in a world where different ideas and perspectives are key to solve the biggest crisis of our time. My mission in life and at work is to leverage the strength of diversity and the beauty of inclusion for a better future. I’m proud to be able to continue my mission through LEAD within our sector. I’m a big believer of #BetterTogeter. A better world for all of us, takes all of us!

I’m proud to be leading together with our cross companies team impact for positive gender diversity in our local sector! Really inspire and educate others while challenging the status quo.

I’m a proud dad of two great girls that I would like to see growing up in a world of diversity.

I’m married and I have 1 daughter Juliette, I love to share good moments with friends & family, I’m passionate about Sales and I’m working for Mondelēz International.

One reason to join the Lead Network is a personal challenge to put down my own biases and stereotypes, better embrace openness to others’ opinions, perspectives and beliefs, all in pursuit of better work & life environment.

My main purpose and goal, not only as a professional, but as an individual is to help in building a more equitable and inclusive world for everyone around me, thus volunteering has been part of my journey for the past 20 years, and DEI has come to me two years ago as a personal interest and soon became my career path.

If my life’s work today was summed up in a phrase, it would be: “Breaking barriers for others to follow and thrive”. I am a business development expert and sustainability enthusiast energized by developing creative ideas and groundbreaking solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges – best summed up the SDGs. It is in this spirit that I decided to join the Lead Network BELUX Chapter committee, a team of like minded individuals,  determined to make their mark on diversity and inclusion in this region and industry.

A lot of barriers ought to be broken down for women to truly feel that they can be their best self in the workplace and bring forth their talents to the betterment of humankind. As a wise person once said: “Smart teams will do amazing things, but truly diverse teams will do impossible things.

There are two things I love most about my job: one is chocolate, and the other one is bringing people together, and see what magic can happen! This is why I joined LEAD Network. Together with my committee members we can make things happen. Our aim is not only to increase awareness, but to have real impact and move towards a more diverse and inclusive workplace for everybody.

 “When we listen and celebrate what is both common and different, we become wiser, more inclusive, and better as an organization”.

I have been working in HR for about 20 years, 6 years at Carrefour. I’m always impressed and delighted when I notice how people can be different and still live happily together. I believe diversity is not about revolutionising the way we are and act in our companies, in our world, because I believe this would lead to frustration, disappointment and … exclusion. But if we manage, through this group, to set small and continuous steps towards more and a better inclusion and acceptance for all, increase our partnership, openly exchange our idea’s and give birth together to guidelines for a better culture of acceptance (and also have fun together😉), we will have succeeded! That’s why I’m glad to have been ‘included’ in the BeLux Chapter.