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Sabine Verhelst

Making Change Happen with People. Interim Manager / Change Manager / Business Mentor

About Me

With 25+ years of management experience in local and international companies (corporate, scale up), I love to work together with leaders to create an organization that achieves its objectives, while creating the environment for the people to learn, grow and contribute to the common goals. Long-term or on a project basis, I can support in strategic HR, organizational change and optimizing your business flows.

Jurisdiction

Region: Europe

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Founder : HR management, change management, business mentoringL-SAVER
2019 - Present

Freelancer ready to get your organization ready for the next level of growth, bringing structure and clarity, moving through change. I can support on a part-time basis, working operationally with you, or as a soundboard to help you define your next steps, in the area of HR and operational business. I also work as business mentor, to support leaders in their day-to-day challenges and development in leadership.

HR Director EMEARoland DG
2024 - 2025

As HR Director, I was operationally responsible for the HR activities at EMEA level and working on a major organizational restructuring process, in connection with HR headquarters in Japan.

CFO / HR (and partially production manager)Powerdale
2019 - 2022

In the scale up context, I took up different roles: from Production and Customer Service Manager to CFO and HR Manager. We grew the company for 3.5 to 18.5 mi€, from 25 to +45 employees. Exciting growth times, building the fundaments and structure of the company.

Business DeveloperEntrematic
2017 - 2019

International business development for the Ditec Brand through dealer network Internal project management: IT tool optimization process, logistics change project, brand management project,...

Business Admin and controlling managerSiemens
2003 - 2017

Financial management of different projects and business units in Industry business at Siemens, both in Belgium and abroad. Team management, contract negotiation with customers & contractors, branch management in North Africa, etc.

Prince Albert Fund Trainee/AlumniBekaert China
1997 - 1998

As PAF trainee, I worked at Shanghai Bekaert office on different projects (feasibility of free trade zone investment, transport & logistics flow in China, HR retention,...)

Education

Masters of International businessCommercial Engineer
1989 - 1994

Certification

Total Certifications3

Coach

Training & Coaching Square

2020

Holistic Counselor

SIAF (Working With People)

2024

The HUman Centered Organization

Arteveldehogeschool

Skills

Core skills0
Languages6

Languages

Dutch
French
German
Spanish
Portuguese
English