Hans Van Bylen
Hans Van Bylen | |
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| Born | 26 April 1961 Berchem, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Alma mater | University of Antwerp |
| Occupation | Manager |
| Title | Former CEO of Henkel |
| Term | 2016 – 2019 |
Hans Van Bylen (born 26 April 1961 in Berchem, Belgium) is a Belgian manager who has been serving as the CEO of Henkel from May 2016 to December 2019. He is married with 3 children.
Education
Hans Van Bylen studied business economics at the University of Antwerp and graduated with both a degree in business management and a Master of Business Administration.[1] He also completed numerous executive development courses, e.g. at Harvard Business School. He is fluent in Dutch, English, German and French.
Career
Van Bylen joined Henkel in 1984 as Product Manager for detergents in Belgium. After several positions in marketing for detergents and cosmetics, he took over management responsibilities for various countries and regions. In 2005, he became member of Henkel’s management board and served as Executive Vice President for the Beauty Care business.
In May 2016 Van Bylen was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Henkel,[2] succeeding Kasper Rorsted who joined adidas. Under his leadership, Henkel acquired the US based The Sun Products Corporation for 3.2 billion euros in June 2016.[3] In November 2016, he presented the company’s new strategy (Henkel 2020+)[4] After missing earnings expectations and twice lowering its full-year outlook, Van Bylen left by mutual agreement and was replaced with chief financial officer Carsten Knobel in 2019, a year before his contract was due to end.[5]
Van Bylen served on several boards in the US and in Germany, and is now President of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI)[6]
Other activities
Corporate boards
- GfK, Member of the Supervisory Board (2013-2017)
- Ecolab, Member of the Board of Directors (2007-2008)
Non-profit organizations
- Federation of German Industries (BDI), Member of the Presidium (2018-2019)[7]
- Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees[8]
- Consumer Goods Forum, Member of the Board of Directors[9]
- European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), Member[10]
- Friends of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Member of the Board[11]
Recognitions
Van Bylen was awarded “CEO with the best image 2016 “ among Germany’s DAX CEOs by media analytics institute Unicepta[12]
References
- ^ Bloomberg Profile Hans Van Bylen Retrieved on 20 March 2017.
- ^ The Consumer Goods Forum Profile Hans Van Bylen Retrieved on 20 March 2017.
- ^ Noel, Marc Andrew. “Henkel to Acquire Sun for $10 million in Biggest U.S. Deal”, “Bloomberg”, 24 June 2016. Retrieved on 10 February 2017.
- ^ Sheahan, Maria; Weir, Keith. “UPDATE 3-Under new CEO, Henkel looks to develop online business", Retrieved on 20 March 2017.
- ^ Olaf Storbeck (October 24, 2019), Henkel replaces chief after run of downgrades Financial Times.
- ^ VCI Online [1] Retrieved on 28 September 2018.
- ^ Presidium Federation of German Industries (BDI).
- ^ Board of Trustees Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
- ^ Board of Directors Consumer Goods Forum.
- ^ Members European Round Table of Industrialists.
- ^ Board of Trustees Friends of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.
- ^ Unicepta “Annual CEO Ranking by UNICEPTA: Making successful use of honeymoon period and future trends to generate positive media reports” 25 December 2016. Retrieved on 10 February 2017.
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