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Babette van de Graaf

HR Director at Lely

Babette van de Graaf is an experienced HR professional with a diverse background in human resources management across various industries. Currently serving as HR Director at Lely, Babette previously held the position of Group HR Director at Riwal, where significant improvements in employee engagement and retention were achieved. Prior roles include Group HR Manager at Cargotec, International Manager HR and Communications at Sanoma Learning, and senior HR positions at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and Fortis Bank. Babette possesses a strong educational foundation in economics and HR management, complemented by several leadership and development programs. Throughout the career, Babette has demonstrated expertise in strategic HR planning, performance management, and international HR operations, consistently driving organizational transformation and fostering high-performance cultures.

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As an international family business in the agricultural sector, we spend every day making farmers’ lives easier with innovative solutions and tailored services. We offer solutions for almost all activities in the cowshed: from milking to cleaning. We provide advice on how to organise a dairy farm smartly with the use of management systems. Our vision and the needs and demands of our clients are the things that drive and inspire us. Something we do since 1948, in this year brothers Cornelis en Arij van der Lely introduced the finger wheel rake to the market. One of our first inventions that made a substantial change in the traditional way of working on the farm. There were many more innovations with only one purpose making agrarian life easier and working together for a sustainable, profitable and enjoyable future in the agricultural sector.


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1,001-5,000

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