ST created this new position with the aim of generating synergies among many staff organizations, by optimizing the functions of Human Resources, Health & Safety, Education, Legal, Internal Communication, Security, and Corporate Responsibility.
A Dutch citizen born in 1956, Hooghiemstra brings a broad range of experience acquired as a consultant at Hay Group and in senior HR functions at Royal Philips Electronics where he was the Global Head of Human Resources and a member of Philips’ Group Management Committee. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice-President at Majid Al Futtaim Group in Dubai (UAE). In these positions, Hooghiemstra led extensive programs aimed at the re-engineering of processes, policies, tools and systems across a range of functions, businesses and geographies.
Hooghiemstra earned a degree in Economics at Erasmus University in Rotterdam.