About Us

HROA Europe’s objective is to provide independent, unbiased expert- and peer-based support to its members. This is achieved through:

1. Organization of networking and knowledge-sharing events
2. Independent research, benchmarking activities and commentary
3. Education and development programs for staff and management
4. Best practice sharing and establishment of common standards for the profession
5. Educating public authorities and establishing public affairs activities in Europe

Advisory Board

HROA Europe is managed and overseen by an Advisory Board comprised of a group of world-renowned HR experts.

Chairman: Philippe Gluntz – ADP Honorary Chairman

Philippe is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Shared Services and Business Process Outsourcing Association (SBPOA.)

Advisory Board Members:

• Philippe Gluntz – ADP, Honorary Chairman
• John Hindle - Accenture HR Services, VP Marketing & Communications
• Anthony Hesketh, Lancaster University, Director Centre for Performance-led HR
• Sue Gooch, British Telecom, Group HR Outsourcing Manager
• Luigi Pierleoni – Procter & Gamble, HR GBS - ES Vendor & Customer Relationship Manager 
• Margaret Savage – BT, HR Director for Strategy and Systems 
• Najah Naffah – ExcellerateHRO, Managing Director BPO EMEA 
• Mary Sue Rogers – IBM, HCM Global Leader 
• Andrew Kris – Borderless Executive Search, Consultant, Director
• Tim Palmer – EquaTerra, HR Practice Lead Europe
• Synco Jonkeren – SAP, Director HCM BPO 
• Tom Bangemann – The Hackett Group, Senior Director & European Practice Leader
• Leslie Willcocks, London School of Economics, Professor of Technology Work and Globalisation
• Steven Hall - CrystalRPO, Executive Director 
• Per Axel Warensjo, Europe Employer Services Leader, intel
• Steve Wilkinson, ExcellerateHRO, Sales Executive
• Peter Clarke, Hewitt
• Guy-Joel de Lhoneux, Unilever, VP HR Global Relationship Management
• Leslie Parsons, Kelly Outsourcing Consulting Services, Director Consultancy Services

Management

All the activities of HROA Europe are managed on behalf of its members by Shared Xpertise bvba, a Brussels, Belgium-based firm focusing on association management and related services in the business transformation domain.