Lies Vercauteren serves as the HR Director for Central Europe at Kenvue since January 2023, focusing on driving the People Strategy across 13 countries, with Germany as the primary market. Prior to this role, Lies held multiple HR leadership positions at Johnson & Johnson, including HR Director for Consumer Health and HR Director for Commercial BeNeLux, where responsibilities encompassed HR Strategy, Strategic Workforce Planning, and Leadership Coaching. Lies' extensive HR background includes a tenure at Janssen, where roles ranged from Associate Director HR in Pharmaceuticals to Senior HR Manager in R&D. Educational qualifications include a degree from INSEAD in Leading Successful Change and a Post Academic Master's from KU Leuven in Human Resources, along with a Bachelor's degree in Social Studies from UC Leuven-Limburg.