EMEA Recruitment Podcast

EMEA Recruitment Podcast

Covering all elements of the recruitment cycle for both job seekers and hirers. The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul will be offering career-changing advice to the job-seeker and essential exposure to recruitment 'best practice' for the hiring employer, giving each party an insight and understanding into the perspective of the other. This podcast is brought to you by EMEA Recruitment. At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions. The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms. To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit https://emearecruitment.eu/, follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea

Episodes

October 14, 2025 40 mins

We were pleased to welcome Jakub Bejnarowicz, Regional Director, Europe at AICPA & CIMA, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

The conversation opens light-heartedly, with Jakub sharing a recent moment when his three-year-old son imitated him by putting papers into a folder and saying, "I am going to work," which made him smile. He reflects...

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EMEA Recruitment is proud to present the second instalment of our limited series, Conversations with Finance Leaders, in collaboration with Geneva Business School. 

These episodes will bring you the tangible experiences of specialist professionals with the expertise of the Business School's leading academics.

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We were honored to welcome Martin Zemp, CFO Europe at Caldic, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"The consciousness of the environment helps all of us. The conversation should start with asking questions, not telling." 

Paul references Martin's LinkedIn recommendations praising his manag...

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We were pleased to welcome Thomas Haeny, Global Head of Finance at Ypsomed Diabetes Care, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"A strategy is only as good as its execution, and the execution is only as good as the overarching strategy from where it was derived."

Heart-warmingly, Thomas sha...

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The EMEA Recruitment podcast is proud to present a limited series in collaboration with Geneva Business School. Conversations with Finance Leaders will bring you the tangible experiences of specialist professionals with the expertise of the Business School's leading academics. 

In the inaugural episode, Director John Bower welcomes Oriane...

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We were proud to welcome René Behr, Chief People Officer at IWC Schaffhausen, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"True success lies in shaping a future where people and business grow in tandem, leaving a legacy that transcends time."

René has always been fascinated by human dynamics and interactions. He believes that Human Resources is the most influential function in business, because people...

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"You're changing a child's life, but you're also changing this world to be a better place."

We're delighted to welcome Kathy Magee, Co-Founder, President and CEO of Operation Smile, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

Operation Smile is a medical charity dedicated to improving the lives of ...

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We were delighted to welcome Terhi Nori, Global Lead for Project Workstream at ABB, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"We create our own journey and our own story… it's just a matter of choosing the next step if you want to pursue opportunities or make a change."

In this episode, we lea...

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To celebrate World Menopause Day, we were honoured to welcome back Sally Higham, Director – Head of Talent Attraction at Lonza and Executive Menopause Coach, to the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"I want to be able to shake the shame and start a conversation."

In this episode, Paul Toms and ...

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We were honoured to welcome Susanne Rothstein, Vice President Finance Hydro Building Systems at Norsk Hydro, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast.

"When I have the opportunity to help young women in their careers, I take that opportunity."

To kickstart the episode, Paul Toms, our Founder, asks Susanne about the last thing that made her smile. Susanne is generally a positive person, however, receiving photographs of her nephew never fa...

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We were proud to welcome Hugh Tamlyn, Director – Treasury & Prudential Risk at Beacon Search, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

This episode focuses on our partnership with Operation Smile, the international medical charity delivering free surgery to children with cleft lip and palate.

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Thank you to Pehr Magnus Karlsson, Head of Finance Transformation at EF Education First, for joining us on the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"Learn to deal with complexity, but also learn to simplify."

In this episode, Paul Toms begins by asking Pehr about the last thing that made him smile....

We were happy to welcome Stefan Gebauer, CFO International at Elanco, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

To kickstart the episode, Paul Toms asks Stefan about the last time smiled. He shares that he has three children - aged between two and 12. Often, when he smiles, one of them is involved. 

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We were proud to welcome Tshidi Khunou, Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding Lead at SMG Swiss Marketplace Group, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"We try to become the champion of those that don't have a voice."

For Tshidi, 2023 is the Year of Yes, which involves trying new things...

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We were honoured to welcome Madlaina Brogt, Regional Head & Recruitment Delivery, and Sally Higham, Director – Head of Talent Attraction, at Lonza, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast.

"To see that people with a joint goal can make the impossible possible is an experience I will never forget."

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We were delighted to welcome Tania Micki, Group CFO at Tecan AG, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"Dream big, stay unique, make it count."

In this episode, Tania reveals that it's the simple things that keep her smiling; spending time with her son in the mornings and dropping him off a...

We were happy to welcome Andries Feikema, Global Director Procurement Digitalization and Transformation at DSM, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"It's not tool implementation, it's business transformation."

Speaking to Paul Toms, Andries explains how nice it is to see people face-to-fa...

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Thank you to Mark Steele, Director Corporate Planning at International Air Transport Association (IATA), for joining us on the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"There's always a solution, and we will always find a way to deal with it." 

To begin the episode, Paul Toms delves into Mark's interna...

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We were proud to welcome Cyrille Desbazeille, Chief Procurement Officer at Franke in Zurich, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"Shifting a culture of an organisation takes time and resilience, but once the willingness is there...

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Thank you to Edgar Magyar, CFO and Global Client Finance Lead at Publicis Groupe in Zurich, for joining us on the EMEA Recruitment podcast. 

"Go and show the world you're able to do it."

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