Egbert Schram is the Group CEO of Hofstede Insights. He is astute, passionate about his work, known to make complex things understandable by focusing on pragmatic solutions.

His specialty lies in using a data driven approach to culture, enabling executive level discussion and decision making.

WORKED AND LIVED IN
Finland, The Netherlands

LANGUAGES
Dutch, English, Finnish

TRAVELS FROM
Finland

ABOUT
Egbert Schram is the group CEO of Hofstede Insights since January 2012. He is astute, passionate about his work, known to make complex things understandable by focusing on pragmatic solutions.

His specialty lies in using a data driven approach to culture, enabling executive level discussion and decision making. His background as a forester, educated at Wageningen University helps him to keep discussions simple and down to earth, combining short term tactical thinking and long term strategic thinking.

Combining his ongoing efforts to internationalize Hofstede Insights’ global operations with daily leadership of an organisation working in 61 countries, he has gained deep experience in managing the ultimate diversity mix (60+ nationalities, ages varying between 22 and 75, equal gender balance), in one of the most demanding professional environments. Since 2012 the organisation has tripled its turnover, headcount and global footprint.

Egbert is a frequent sparring partner at top executive levels, helping to put numbers to people operations (the value of culture) and has spoken among others at CNBC Africa about the impact culture has on economical development of countries, the international project management institute about the importance of diversity and a mix of other key note events.

Some of the projects he has been involved been include customers and partners such as Noor Bank, Mars, GE Healthcare, Manipal-Cigna, Manipal Health Group, Bayer Nordics, Huhtamaki, Futurice, Mediacom, WPP, P&G, Stanton Chase, Microsoft, BCG, several oil and gas organisations and a variety of governmental and supra governmental institutions.

Egbert also functions as a member of the executive advisory board at Amcham Finland and as the chairman of the international chapter of the Finnish HR Federation.

RESOURCES

TV Appearances:

• Impact of national cultures on growth, CNBC Africa

HONOURS AND AWARDS

• Amcham member of the year (2017)
• HR member of the year (2014)
• Executive advisory board member Amcham
• Chairman of the international chapter at the Finnish HR federation