Connie Walters

Title: Director Employers:  Bristol-Myers Squibb Working environment “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Olaf for many years beginning in 2009 when we found ourselves on an integration team charged with bringing together the best of our two organizations.  Olaf’s passion and professionalism impressed me from the very beginning.  He graciously extended himself to everyone on the […]

Ranjit de Sousa

Title: Executive VP EMEA Employers:  Lee Hecht Harrison Working environment “In my professional experience with Olaf, he has always taken a broad business, data-driven and outcome oriented perspective on any kind of discussion or negotiation. The other key element he’s brought into any discussion is a forward looking perspective – e.g. what innovations or trends do we […]

Dr. Jan Damm

Title: Managing DirectorEmployers: PharmSupport-Flexwerk Working environment “A valuable mixture of expertise, varying from GxP compliance to purchasing & business development. Olaf combines both worlds and ways of thinking in a refreshing manner.” Private “In search of an enthusiastic, driven and inspiring professional who thinks in solutions? Then Olaf is your man!”

Patrick De Maeseneire

Title: CEOEmployer:  Jacobs Holding AG Private and working environment “I got to know Olaf while I was CEO between 2009 and 2015 of the Adecco group, the largest staffing group, with revenues of Euro 21 billion and 32’000 employees.  Olaf was then in charge at Merck SD to introduce the Managed Services program, where the temporary workforce […]

Dr. Markus Wyss

Title: CEOEmployers: CAMAG, Schweiz Working environment “Olaf combines the ability to be interested in the person behind the matter, to understand and, thanks to his broad experience,  get to the heart of complex interrelations; attributes that make him so valueable for consultancy.” Private “I got to know Olaf as an exceptional business partner with whom – businesswise […]

ir. A.L.M. Sanders

Working environment “Olaf at work: good network, very result oriented, communicates well and pleasant, broadly experienced (both, in the Rheinland- as well as the Anglo-Saxon business model). My overall view: both, personally as well as professionally perfectly suitable for interim management. Really adding value.” Private “Olaf as a person: honest, enthusiastic, hard working, setting himself […]

Dr. Christian Ewers

Title: Vice President Employers: Corden Pharma International Working environment “Primarily, I reached out to Olaf van der Linden to analyze the Supply Chain & Procurement function for our sites in Belgium and Switzerland. On top, Olaf was requested to optimize the collaboration between these stand-alone sites, considering culture and different ways of working. He did a great job […]

Prof. Dr. Johan Kamphuis

Title: Managing Director EVP Employers: Bioriginal Europe / Asia B.V. Working environment “As Bioriginal had a challenge in July 2016 to introduce an ERP system and we were with a small crew, we asked Olaf van der Linden to support us and help us out in the newly created department of support, new product development and production. His […]

Dr. Ann-Katrin Gonschior

Title: Human Pharma Regions OfficeEmployers: Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH/ Corp. Human Pharma Working environment In April 2017 I worked with Olaf van der Linden on an international vendor selection and procurement activity for a strategy project. The required vendor capabilities were beyond standards and included specific qualifications and expertise in developing countries.Olaf was responsible for managing the pitch, […]

Dr. Baher (Baher) Mounir

Title: Head of Marketing – OFEV brand teamEmployers: Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH/ TA Respiratory/Biosimilars Working and Private During my work with Olaf I was positively surprised with his high level of accountability where he takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work/ project, while being flexible enough to adapts to changing business needs. He Focuses much […]