Mr. Christian Goffin

biography

Christian is a proven international consultant in human resources and management solutions with outstanding experience in solving human capital challenges for global companies. He has a track record of building international teams and adding value to the clients operations through the recruitment of topflight executives for Fortune 500 companies.

As one of the Managing Partners of Gundersen Partners, Christian specializes in international searches in the manufacturing, IT and pharmaceutical sectors. The assignments he is involved in usually deal with Vice President or Director and Partner / Principal levels and normally focus on an international scope of responsibility. He has worked on assignments in all four corners of the world for well know “brand” name companies. He splits his time between the UK offices of Gundersen Partners and the offices in Brussels.

Prior to becoming part of Gundersen Partners, he co-found Noortman Goffin & Partners. Earlier Christian was a partner at Hansar International in the Brussels office where he was a member of the international practice and served clients in the logistics, consulting and IT sectors throughout Europe.

Earlier Christian was Managing Partner of Management & Resources in Brussels, a multi-partner executive search firm where he established that firm’s dedicated search practice in 1987. Since then his consulting experience has covered a broad range of functions and industries. In 1993, he also founded an interim management company called Executive Temporary Services (ETS) which is now part of Ernst & Young.

Prior to his career in executive search, Christian served as regional director with Proudfoot International a management consulting company based out of Brussels. Christian worked for GTE Sylvania as a senior auditor and later as Managing Director for its audit office for EMEA.

Christian is married with three teenaged children. He is a member of The Cercle Lorraine and a member of The Waterloo golf club. He has a BBA from the University of Birmingham and he speaks fluent French and English.