Robert is an inspiring professional, with highly analytical and leadership capabilities. With his enthusiasm and charismatic way of leading people he is capable of getting the job done. Robert has the competency to act on a strategic level, elaborating on relevant issues for the organization, not only on departmental level but also group level. Extreme good communicator to both C-suite as well as workplace level.
During the five years we worked together, your role as my manager gradually changed into that of my mentor. Your way of coaching inspires confidence, makes you a motivating sparring partner, and lets people grow in their own way and at their own pace. Under your leadership, we made the step from operational, short-term thinking to strategic, long-term ways of working. I have learned a lot from you in the areas of operations, tactics, and strategy. Thank you for your confidence, the inspirational coaching talks, and the wonderful time at Witlox van den Boomen!
Robert has worked with the team at Calvin Klein for a number of years in various assignments. Most recently I had the pleasure of working with him when he was acting as the HR business partner for the UK and Ireland. Robert has an outstanding depth of knowledge in European HR law. He developed key business relationships across all levels through a “trust first” approach that developed mutual respect. He understands the pressure and pace of a retail focused organisation and supports in all disciplines. Robert also devised and delivered a number of coaching and training program’s to all levels. I would recommend him for any business that has a recruitment need in their HR team that is proving challenging to fill, particularly in a multiplatform retail environment.
Robert is a highly self-motivated professional in the HR-field. We worked together on various assignments where he stands out as good communicator and strong in his execution. Consider things done with Robert. His conceptual and practical HR experience are very well balanced. In military Leadership training I developed training courses for International NATO assignments with Robert together. Besides his good skills as a trainer, he is also very capable in bridging cultures. People easily give trust to Robert and like to work with him in projects. In short a great guy to work with!
