As Public Affairs Manager, Menno drives the relationships with (international) policy makers, employers federations and other organisations and networks. Key stakeholders include the EU Institutions, ILO, OECD, WEF, Global Apprenticeship Network and others. He manages membership of and input to employers federations including World Employment Confederation, BusinessEurope and IOE.
He has a background in the public sector, as a Dutch civil servant and as a diplomat in Prague and Aruba, but has since worked as a consultant and as a lobbyist for an industry federation in Brussels. Currently he deals with public affairs or government relations for Adecco Group, based in the group HQ near Zürich, Switzerland.