Pieter Haen studied labour law and economics (Tilburg University) in the Netherlands. He worked for Banks, Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industries and Retail in HR and general management jobs both in the Netherlands and abroad. Since 1990 he is founder and managing partner of Duurstede Groep management consultants Search & Selection with offices in the Netherlands and in Central Europe (see www.duurstedegroep.com)
Pieter Haen is Vice President and president-Elect of the European Association for People Management (EAPM) (see www.eapm.org) and Vice President of the Dutch Association for Personnel Management and Organizational Development (NVP) (see www.nvp-plaza.nl).
He is the initiator of the European EAPM conference in The Netherlands in June 2009 (see www.eapm2009.org). He is a speaker at international conferences on strategic HR and co-author of the 2008 edition of HR management in Europe.