John Metselaar

John has turned his 30-year global Leadership responsibilities at Procter & Gamble - which has included on-the-ground working experience in Cincinnati-U.S.A., Kobe-Japan, as well as Site Leadership of P&G’s pivotal Brussels Innovation Center – into more general expertise in Leadership, Innovation, Strategy, and Organizational Culture. Through his company “J-Met CONNECT” he celebrates, teaches, and inspires broader audiences on Passion for Innovation, Fascination with Leadership, and Connecting across Dimensions.

To reach a wide target for maximum impact, John has become 1) Professor of Management Practice teaching at Solvay Brussels School for Economics and Management, as well as 2) Academic Director of the School’s flagship EMBA program. Additionally, he is 3) Director of the Innovation Council at The Conference Board Europe, as well as 4) Senior Fellow for the Company in Innovation, Leadership, Digital, and Human Capital. He is also 5) Fellow at Oxford Leadership Academy, 6) Consultant on Innovation, Leadership, Strategy, and Culture, and 7) Key-Note Speaker on the subjects at companies as AB-InBev, Bayer, Ecolab, Deloitte, PPG, and more.

In between, John is writing his book to share the Innovation Leadership and Organizational-Cultural transformation philosophy he has developed inspired by his P&G experiences (and generated results with) with the world. His “Growth through Love-of-Learning” philosophy supported by a) Courageous Leadership, b) getting Individuals in FLOW, and c) Connecting the Humans in Teams behind Amazing Relationships sets up corporations to grow, thrive and win in today’s challenging, volatile world.

He has also joined the Advisory Board of CAPHRI, Maastricht University's Research Institute for Public Health and Primary Care, the Board of the American Club of Brussels, and the student-led, NGO-supporting 180Degrees Consulting team from Ghent University for mentoring and teaching.