Mr. Wim Noortman

biography

Wim is an acknowledged international consultant in human capital and leadership solutions with unique skills and experience in assisting global companies in solving human capital matters. He has a proven track record in finding and placing star performers with his Fortune 500 clients. Building international teams and adding value to the clients operations are his key strengths.

As one of the managing partners of Noortman Goffin & Partners, Wim specializes in international searches in the FMCG, Logistics and Strategy Consulting sectors. The level of assignments he is involved in usually deals with Vice President or Director and Partner/Principal levels and normally focuses on an international scope of responsibility. He has worked on assignments in all four corners of the world for well known, “ brand” name companies. He splits his time between the UK offices of Noortman Goffin & Partners and the offices in Brussels; where the HQ of the holding company also resides.

Prior to founding Noortman Goffin & Partners, Wim was a Partner at Hansar International in the Brussels office. He was a member of the international practice and served clients in the logistics, consulting and IT sectors throughout Europe.

Earlier Wim served in several executive positions with Federal Express Corporation both in Europe and in the United States. He started his career with Federal Express in the Netherlands where he assumed the country manager position shortly after being recruited. His operational career with FedEx brought him to France, Spain, Turkey, Italy, Belgium, Scandinavia, North Africa and Central Europe. In 1988 he was appointed Director of FedEx and was promoted to become the first Managing Director Human Resources for Continental Europe, Africa and the Near East growing the company from several hundred people to over 12,000 employees two years later. In 1991 Wim moved to the United States to become the Managing Director Human Resources for Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada.

Wim is married with three teenaged children. He is Vice President of one the largest ice hockey clubs in Belgium, coach of one of the junior teams, member of Cercle Lorraine, and member of Golf Club d’Hulencourt. He holds degrees in international human resources management and nautical sciences and he speaks fluent Dutch, English, German and French and has notions in Indonesian.