Christian Dassonville

Christian Dassonville

Regional Manager Compensation & Benefits and HR Shared Services: Europe

Location
Brussels Area, Belgium
Industry
Paper & Forest Products

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Education
  • Universiteit Antwerpen
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Christian Dassonville's Summary

Versatile quadrilingual manager with broad international experience in the legal and human resources field. Used to working and leading people in an international and multicultural environment. Not afraid of taking up new challenges. Lived and worked in Belgium, Germany and South Africa.

Specialties

HR shared services, HRIS, SAP HR, compensation & benefits, project management, process improvement and harmonisation

Christian Dassonville's Experience

Manager Compensation & Benefits and HR Shared Services Europe

Sappi Fine Paper Europe

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SPP; Paper & Forest Products industry

November 2010 – Present (2 years 7 months) Brussels Area, Belgium

Responsible for Sappi's European remuneration & benefits strategy and policy; Responsible for job evaluations and salary review process of European management, sales and head office personnel; Managing the regional benefit programmes; Leading the HR Shared Service Centre organisation (payroll & personnel administration) operating from Clusters in Austria, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands; Leading the daily HR operations of the Brussels head office and Antwerp warehouse; Responsible for the European HR (SAP) systems - from the business side - and HR business process (re)engineering; Leading the implementation and continuous improvement of various HR systems; Member of Sappi's European HR Lead Team and as such involved in various other global and regional HR related work streams and projects.

HR Shared Service Centre Manager Europe

Sappi Fine Paper Europe

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SPP; Paper & Forest Products industry

March 2007 – October 2010 (3 years 8 months) Brussels Area, Belgium

Led the implementation of a Human Resources Shared Service Centre concept across Sappi's operations in Europe (incl. 10 paper mills & 17 sales offices); Led the HR SSC organisation (payroll & personnel administration) operating from Clusters in Austria, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands; Responsible for the European HR (SAP) systems - from the business side - and HR business process (re)engineering; Led the implementation and continuous improvement of various HR systems such as e.g. Employee Self Service, Travel Management, Time Managers Workplace, Electronic Personnel File, and Performance Management; Member of Sappi's European HR Lead Team and as such involved in various other HR related work streams and projects; Following the acquisition of M-real's Coated Graphic Paper Business by Sappi (effective January 1st, 2009) successfully led the integration of four new paper mills (2 in Finland, 1 in Germany and 1 in Switzerland) into Sappi's HR SSC organisation and HR / payroll system environment.

Senior Legal Advisor

Sappi Fine Paper Europe

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SPP; Paper & Forest Products industry

July 2006 – February 2007 (8 months) Brussels Area, Belgium

Worked on a variety of corporate and legal affairs in Europe; Liaised with external legal advisors on various matters affecting the Group; Managed and maintained large Intellectual Property portfolio with a preponderance on trade marks; Advised management of changes in the law affecting the business; Performed company secretarial tasks for certain European Sappi Group companies; Assisted in compiling and reviewing the Sappi Group Annual 20-F and Annual Financial Report; Member of the global “Knowledge, Information and Intellectual Property” advisory committee, reporting to the Sappi Group's Technology Management Team.

Legal Counsel

Sappi Limited

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SPP; Paper & Forest Products industry

July 2003 – June 2006 (3 years) Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Assisted Sappi’s Group Corporate Counsel with general legal and tax related matters in, inter alia, South Africa, Europe and the United States; Performed company secretarial tasks for certain European off-shore Sappi Group companies; Managed and co-ordinated financial and restructuring transactions related to the Sappi Group’s off-shore assets; Liaised with external legal and tax advisors on various matters affecting the Sappi Group; Assisted in compiling and reviewing the Sappi Group Annual 20-F and Annual Financial Report; Managed and maintained large global Intellectual Property portfolio with a preponderance on trade marks; Advised group management of changes in the law affecting the business; Member of the global “Knowledge, Information and Intellectual Property” advisory committee, reporting to the Sappi Group's Technology Management Team.

Legal Advisor

Sappi Fine Paper Europe

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SPP; Paper & Forest Products industry

May 2002 – June 2003 (1 year 2 months) Brussels Area, Belgium

Worked on a variety of corporate and legal affairs in Europe; Liaised with external legal advisors on various matters affecting the Group; Managed and maintained large Intellectual Property portfolio with a preponderance on trade marks; Advised management of changes in the law affecting the business.

European Management Trainee: HR

Sappi Fine Paper Europe

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SPP; Paper & Forest Products industry

December 2001 – April 2002 (5 months) Hannover Area, Germany

Assistant to Human Resources Director Germany

European Management Trainee: Legal

Sappi Fine Paper Europe

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SPP; Paper & Forest Products industry

August 2000 – November 2001 (1 year 4 months) Brussels Area, Belgium

Assistant to Corporate Secretary & Legal Counsel

Purchasing Manager

Forever (Alles voor kantoor)

August 1999 – July 2000 (1 year) Antwerp Area, Belgium

Assistant General Manager; Procurement of commercial goods (viz. stationery, office machines, computers, IT services, office furniture, etc.); Recruitment of staff; Marketing & Sales support; Legal affairs.

Christian Dassonville's Organizations

  • Vlerick Centre for Excellence in Strategic Rewards (CESR)

    Member
    • March 2011 to Present

  • Belgian Institute of Company Lawyers (IJE/IBJ)

    Member
    • August 2002 to February 2007

  • Junior Chamber International (JCI)

    Member
    • September 1999 to June 2003

    Member of JCI Antwerpen / JCI The Heart of Europe (Brussels)

Christian Dassonville's Education

Universiteit Antwerpen

Master of Laws, Law

1994 – 1999

Christian Dassonville's Courses

  • HR Shared Service Centre Manager Europe

    Sappi Fine Paper Europe

    • Sappi Leadership Academy 2008-2009
    • Lean Junior Expert "Administration" (Lean Management Institute)
    • Person of Confidence (Vertrouwenspersoon / Personne de confiance) (Mensura)

Christian Dassonville's Languages

  • Dutch

    (Native or bilingual proficiency)

  • French

    (Full professional proficiency)

  • English

    (Full professional proficiency)

  • German

    (Full professional proficiency)

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