REFERENTIES / TESTIMONIALS

I have known Karlien for more than 25 years, and she is a talented and highly professional individual. She has many years of experience in the communications arena, and can be counted on to deliver outstanding results every time. She is an asset to any project, thanks to her excellent planning and organization skills, and her language talents are a great plus. I have always enjoyed working with Karlien, due to her open and positive attitude and her great sense of humour. I would not hesitate to recommend her: if you are looking for professional support with a friendly and efficient service, then Karlien is the perfect partner.

As CEO of Mars Belgium, I had the opportunity to work with Karlien, who was reporting directly into me in her function as Corporate Affairs Director. She was a member of the Board.

During this period, Karlien has been an active player in positioning Mars Belgium as a great place to work whilst dealing proactively with the business issues and the challenges linked to a highly exposed FMCG business. 

Thanks to her dedication, her thorough preparation and her great communication skills, she was able to create a positive business environment and to contribute to build Mars Belgium as a company with a real “personality” and strong values.

This resulted in a high recognition and visibility through many press articles and many awards such as :  nominations as Great place To Work within the top 5 companies for 5 years in a row, recognition as ” green company” focussing on sustainability, a gender balanced business award, and a Solidaritest Award rewarding the social engagement of the company.

Karlien was recognized by her colleagues in Europe as a reference and an example to follow. She inspired a lot of other European countries and she contributed to the roll-out of  the European Corporate Affairs strategy. 

I’ve truly enjoyed her discrete but very professional and efficient collaboration.

Finally, I want to underline her great human values combined with her background in communication that are of great value to a CEO and a management team.

Philippe Henry de Frahan 

CEO Mars Belgium 2002-2012