EMEA & APAC
About Wim Van Kerckhove
Wim is a highly experienced professional with a Master's degree in Political Science, specialising in international operations and human resource management. He started his career in 1998 as a research consultant with VanRam Associates, where he quickly distinguished himself as a skilled and knowledgeable professional. When TMP Worldwide acquired VanRam, Wim was put in charge of the ICT department, a role he fulfilled with great success.
In 2001, Wim was given the opportunity to reorganize Cross International, a leading recruitment agency, and he soon proved his mettle by expanding the company's international operations and adding other business activities. As managing partner, Wim focused on strategic planning and business development, and his insights and expertise have contributed to the company's growth and success. At the beginning of 2024, he handed over the torch as managing partner to Bart Verreydt.
As Executive Chairman, Wim primarily works from the offices in Ghent and Brussels, focusing on strategic planning and the further development of the company, as well as (strategic) business development and key account management, and further expanding the international Inquirint network.
Wim Van Kerckhove
wim.vankerckhove@crossint.eu
www.crossint.eu
+32 477 67 78 16
About Bart Verreydt
Bart studied in Leuven (Belgium) and has a background in business management and marketing before starting his career at 3M in 1999. During his rich international corporate career of 22 years with various multinationals such as 3M, Kimberly-Clark, Halyard Health and Owens & Minor, Bart evolved from BeNeLux marketer to Vice-President & General Manager EMEA with a P&L responsibility of >$250M and a team of >350 FTE. He also served on the board of directors of a joint venture in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia and was asked to respectively manage a spin-off, carve out and post-merger integration at EMEA level.
At the same time, he also obtained several postgraduate degrees in sales management and financial controlling and also attended several advanced leadership programs at Vlerick and at the 3M US academy, and became a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. More recently, he took the "director effectiveness" course at Guberna - the Institute for Directors, as well as "Transition to General Management" at Insead. Bart is fluent in Dutch, English and French.
With over 22 years of international experience in sales/business development, marketing, operations, general management and business transformation, gained in different B2B sectors in different regions and multinationals, Bart decided in early 2021 to leave the corporate world and refocus on the more entrepreneurial world. He started his own management company from which he already advised and helped scale several startups and SMEs (internationally), or sits on the advisory board. In parallel, he started his own modest healthcare startup (co-creation of devices together with and for the healthcare sector) and became senior partner at Cross International at the end of 2022. A choice of the heart, because he loves to work with people, share his knowledge & make people and companies grow. Early 2024 he transitioned to the role of Managing Partner of Cross International.
Bart Verreydt
Bart.Verreydt@crossint.eu
www.crossint.eu
+32 479 54 50 24
