Kristof Schoenaerts
Kristof Schoenaerts
Title
Global Practice Leader Life Sciences
Firm
Mercuri Urval
Office Address
"The Gradient",
Avenue de Tervueren 270
Brussels, 1150
Belgium
Brussels, 1150
Belgium
Industry Specialties
Healthcare
Life Sciences
Functional Specialties
Marketing
Business Development
Engineering
General Management/CEO/COO
Sales
Supply Chain Management
Medical/Healthcare
Human Resources
Finance and Accounting/CFO
Board of Directors
QA
Product Development
Training and Education
Services
Assessment
Board Advisory
Executive Coaching
Executive Search
Board Search
Board Advisory
Executive Coaching
Executive Search
Board Search
About Schoenaerts
Kristof started his career in medical devices with Johnson & Johnson where he held various director roles in sales and marketing. Over the course of 16 years with JNJ, he lived and worked in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Turkey. He continued his career in various small and medium-sized companies in the life sciences industry as a global sales director and CCO. In his last industry role, he was the CEO of the largest Belgian healthcare distributor.In 2019 Kristof discovered his passion and became an Executive Search consultant. Before joining MU in 2023, he was part of the life sciences practice at Korn Ferry focusing on medtech roles.Kristof’s experience spans senior sales and marketing roles, regulatory-, medical- and public affairs roles, as well as CEO and senior HR roles across EMEA. His professional experience includes providing support to clients in a range of medical fields, such as ophthalmology, pneumology, surgery, surgical solutions, home care and mobility solutions, orthopaedics, respiratory diseases, cardiology, transplant surgery, diabetes care, healthcare services, dental, rare disease, oncology and animal health.