Hein Meyer

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About Hein Meyer

Summary Ample business, academic and multicultural experience and advanced veterinary degrees with proven managerial and leadership skills make me a strong candidate for senior consultancy positions in the veterinary arena (healthcare companies and large practices/hospitals) Broad experience in change management and leading veterinary teams to fully embrace paradigm shifts Great contacts in the veterinary community (practice, business, academia, organised veterinary medicine) around the world. Key leadership skills Dynamic, personable and effective leader, proven to successfully lead large international & cross-functional teams in matrix organisations around the world (Europe, USA, Caribbean) Change manager and motivator. Proven ability to manage reorganisations whilst keeping morale high Strategic thinker with the right level of attention to executional details, challenging the status quo, proven to develop and implement innovative and profitable business solutions Cross-functional thinker: able to translate veterinary & research insights into business & customer/consumer benefits Major accomplishments Reorganised the Hill’s Pet Nutrition DACH business with strong growth results Leading a team that is rebuilding the web-based professional CRM and detailing tools for Hill’s EMEA, leading to increased compliance and sales of Hill’s products Was member of the Hill’s senior management cross-functional team that led the development and commercialisation of the innovative nutrigenomics technology Stood at the cradle of various product launches based on innovative research platforms, such as nutrigenomics (osteoarthritis and weight management portfolio), iodine restrictive diets (hyperthyroidism) and osteoarthritis (influence of fish oil on cartilage degradation) Restructured the US Academic Affairs team to embrace change after many years of doing business in a rather similar fashion Set up a Professional Affairs organisation for Hill’s in Europe from scratch Led a large veterinary (pro bono) team towards a very successful World Veterinary (WSAVA) Congress in the Netherlands with over visitors Founded a pan-European (pro bono) ECVIM Congress committee together with Prof J. Rothuizen, which made this Congress a financial and scientific success Job experiences Senior Director Veterinary Affairs - Hill's Pet Nutrition Non-executive director Vet-AI Lecturer internal medicine at Utrecht University Veterinary College Practitioner in general veterinary practice