Tom Verbeke

Hi, I am Tom Verbeke, currently working for Sony Global Sales and Marketing in Tokyo, Japan. Some might call me a technology enthusiast to near geekness, foodie, global news fanatic, or innovation enthusiast. They would probably be right...

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Hi, I`m Tom Verbeke, an executive HR professional, with consultancy and MBA background and extensive experience in delivering strategic HR projects in a global IT, technology, electronics and entertainment environment, focused on strategic people and organisational assessment and development, culture change and innovative leadership development. Mainly contributing to the business through project work related to change management, combining with the necessary management development and organisational capability initiatives, consolidating on a global and multicultural level.

Head of Employee Communication & Engagement Sony Europe at Sony

June 2011 - February 2012

- Overall responsible for Employee Communication and Engagement strategy definition, roll-out and delivery for Sony across all European countries. - Member of the EU HR Leadership Team.

General Manager / Strategic Business Partner HR, Sony UK & Ireland at Sony Electronics

October 2010 - October 2011

- Member of the Sony UK & Ireland Management Board - Translation of medium / long term business challenges into commercially focused HR solutions - Ensure organisational design and people strategy implementation enabling delivery of business goals - Deliver strategy as a true integral part of the business / strategic HR business partnership together with other functional heads of the organisation

Senior Manager HR - Global Sales and Marketing Group at Sony

February 2012

* Organisational development and talent management for Global Sales and Marketing organisation within the Sony Corporation * Global HR Lead on business transformation projects

Kingston University

2007 – 2009

Exec MBA

Concentration: Strategic Marketing and Global Business

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

1995 – 2000

Master

Concentration: Work and Organisational Psycholoy

Technology, running, travelling, hanging out with friends...