Henry Schirmer is CFO (chief financial officer) of Randstad NV. In this role he is responsible for finance & accounting, business control, M&A, tax, treasury, business risk & audit, legal and investor relations.
Before his role at Randstad he was the executive vice president and CFO of Unilever Europe. In his 20+ year career, Mr. Schirmer has gained international management and leadership experience in the fast moving consumer goods industry and industrial sector under public and private equity ownership. Prior positions include senior vice president, finance of Unilever North America, vice president, finance of Unilever’s operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, chief financial officer of Birdseye Iglo Group and vice president of mergers and acquisitions of Unilever, where he was responsible for deal origination and execution across Unilever’s global portfolio.
Mr. Schirmer holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering and management from the Technical University of Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) in Germany.
