Ruud Huibers

Ruud Huibers

Master of Agriculture and Natural Environment

Head of Department, Feed & Food Additives, Veterinary Medicine

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  • 55545 Bad Kreuznach
  • Germany

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Personal information

Professional experience (16 years, 7 months)

  • Employment status
    Executive

Educational background

  • Aug 1989 - Aug 1995
    University of Wageningen, the Netherlands

    Environmental policy, Master of Agriculture and Natural Environment

  • Languages
    German (Fluent), English (Fluent), French (Basic knowledge), Dutch (First language)

About me

Experiences:
For many years leading negotiations with pharmaceutical, food and agricultural multinationals, many years of experience in corporate management, management of interdisciplinary, corporate and international projects. Excellent presentations skills of complex dossiers, persistency in achieving goals and building and maintaining a large network. A target oriented way of working with pragmatic solutions and flexibility. Expert on crisis management, high stress level, taking responsibility and working with care.
 

Target position:
A responsible position in an challenging area with international aspects and a cooperative environment, working with interdisciplinary projects, corporate management or consultancy, working in a motivated team with room for initiative.
 

Summary
Head of Feed Additives department and responsible for regulatory affairs, head of staff department and Secretary of the Board of Directors, with many years of experience in corporate and crisis management. Senior consultant and international project leader. Head of the Dutch delegation in international meetings with the EU, many years of experience in negotiations with pharmaceutical multinationals and spokesman for the Dutch Government. Also because of my interdisciplinary background (between Chemistry and Law) a very broad view of interests and perfect setting for combining these different worlds.
 

Stations of working developments
 
01/2009 – Present SCC Scientific Consulting Company (Wendelsheim, D)
 
Head of Department Feed & Food Additives, Veterinary Medicine
 
• Daily management of Department
• Member of corporate Management Team
 
09/2007 – 12/2008 SCC Scientific Consulting Company (Wendelsheim, D)
 
Senior Manager Regulatory affairs Feed & Food Additives, Veterinary Medicine
 
• Building a new department (management, organisation, acquisition)
• Responsible for all regulatory affairs
 
02/2004 – 08/2007 Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Den Haag, NL)
 
10/2006 – 08/2007 Senior consultant and project management
 
• Senior consultant for the Board of Directors on long term strategy
• Project manager of a major international EU-project
• Project manager on external communication and corporate identity
 
01/2006 – 09/2006 Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (Bonn, D)
 
Project management (international Exchange Program, corporate management directly with the CEO)
 
• Responsible for the restructure and implementation of a management
information system for the entire organisation
• Introduction of a cost-benefit approach and a business way of working
• Responsible for an international project concerning the
implementation of new EU-legislation (presentation at EU-meeting,
international coordination, national implementation)
• Coordination of a national communication program (corporate identity)
 
02/2004 – 12/2005 Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Den Haag, NL)
 
Head Director General’s Office
 
• Heading the Director General’s Office (a staff office of 4 people) and Secretary of the Board of Directors
• Responsible for the improvement of working processes (corporate and quality management), incl. major reorganisation
• Overall coordination and support of the Board of Directors in new subjects, like new EU-legislation and new politics
• Management of multidisciplinary projects
• Representing the organization in national and international meetings
• First point of contact (like a liaison officer) for external organizations and hence maintaining a large international network

 
01/1998 – 01/2004 Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Den Haag, NL)
 
09/2002 – 01/2004 Staff Coordinator
 
• Responsible for the integration of new agricultural policy within agricultural education
• Management of innovative projects
• Coordinator of the Ministerial Crisis Team Bird Flu in 2003:
o Leading a team of about 15 senior staff officers for daily preparing and executing all legal and policy decisions
o Coordination of the crisis team and negotiations between Directorates with decision making authority for final proposals
 
07/2000 – 08/2002 Senior Staff Officer
 
• Head of the Dutch delegation and decision making authority for the Netherlands in EU meetings and negotiations
• Head of the European delegation in global negotiations
• Spokesman for the Dutch Government and first contact point for the European Commission, other member states and businesses
• Responsible for crisis management
• Direct political support to the Minister in the Parliament and the press
• Implementation of quality management systems in national und international industry
• Secretary of the ‘Fund FMD’ with budget responsibility of € 11.5 Mio. Project management from start till end
• Selected to the Management Development Program, a program intended to coach young potentials to a management position
 
01/1998 – 06/2000 Staff Officer
 
• Consulting the Minister and responsible for all general policy work
• Responsible for crisis management
• Attending international negotiations and meetings with other EU-members and agricultural businesses
 

Military Service
 
11/1995 – 12/1997 Royal Netherlands Air Force (Den Haag, NL)
 
First Lieutenant (one year enlisted, one year as professional Officer)
 
• Responsible project manager (budget responsibility of about € 8 Mio.) on several projects concerning the implementation of environmental legislation and chemical products
• Coordination and presentation of multidisciplinary reports
 

University and education
 
1989 – 1995 Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands
 
Degree: Master of Agriculture and Natural Environment
Main subjects: chemistry, air quality, International environmental policy, environmental law, public administration, environmental economics, business administration
 
1976 – 1989 Elementary school and college in Venlo, the Netherlands
 
Degree: University admission with emphasis on natural sciences
 

Further training
 
2003 – 2004 ‘Publiek Domein’
(Independent organization for training managers in the public field)
• Management of complex policy processes
• Political and managerial experiences
• General management of a team with regard to e.g. budgeting, personal development, coaching
 

2002 – 2003 Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael
(Independent non-profit organization with the aim to promote the understanding of international affairs)
• Knowledge of processes in the international field of policy
• Work with possible differences in cultures and to improve once work in the international field
 

Languages
 
Dutch: Mother tongue
English: Excellent
German: Excellent
French: Basic
 

Computer skills
 
MS-office Excellent
 

Personal
 
Born at the 9th of October 1969 in Venlo, the Netherlands. Married with (two) children.
 

Wiesbaden, March 2009
 

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