Heleen Kuijten will start on 1 April 2022 as managing director human resources at APG Groep NV, the largest pension provider in the Netherlands. In this role she will be responsible for the HR-policy and -strategy and the HR-transformation of APG. Heleen will report directly to Ronald Wuijster, member of the Executive Board and, among others, HR portfolio holder.
Heleen Kuijten obtained a bachelor's degree at Nijenrode Business University and subsequently worked in senior HR positions at Vedior, MCI Worldcom, Bruna and Royal Schiphol Group. For the past eight years she worked as director of human resources at Royal Schiphol Group. She is a member of the supervisory boards of BDO and Otto Workforce.
Ronald Wuijster, member of the Executive Board of APG: “I am very pleased that Heleen will lead the HR discipline of APG with her varied and rich experience. In the Netherlands and as APG, we are facing the largest pension reform ever. The knowledge and skills of our people are crucial in this transition. They definitely make the difference in the way they work and collaborate. A social, people-oriented and development-oriented HR policy not only creates the conditions for this, but also inspires. That is why I am happy that we can bind someone of Heleen's caliber to us. I look forward to working with her.”