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Hi *|FNAME|*,

How has your week been? I spent some time last week in Prague with the EMEA HR Leadership Team and the focus of our discussion was primarily around ESP. Later that week, I spent an afternoon in Beerse where Gert Quintiens and members of our Belgian and Dutch TA teams showed me around our incredible Beerse campus. They walked me through the opportunities we have with Janssen and it was fun for me to have a meeting where I could speak Dutch (I don’t ever get to do that)! To get a flavor for what I did, check out my week in 45 seconds:

I understand that ESP is on everyone’s mind. I’d like to share the two things I am doing to make sure our team is well represented and that we have the information we need to accurately prepare:

	I’ve gone to ESP University. In the last two weeks, I’ve had several immersion sessions to make sure I have the complete history and background, and understand the value case. I am going through all the TA process flows right now and I am working closely with Brian Burlingame, our new GPO (Global Process Owner) to ensure that there are no gaps.
	I am making sure that I am close to the core ESP team to best represent us. We have a seat at the table, and the ESP leadership team and I have agreed to work closely together as we go through the next few phases.

If you see me in the hallway somewhere and you have concerns, stop me and ask your question. If you don’t see me, email me or ask your manager. My point is, speak up. We’re on a multi-year journey with ESP and have an incredible opportunity to positively impact J&J.

Next week marks our launch week for SPARK. I am excited!

Have a great (long) weekend and thanks for being vital!

Sjoerd Gehring
VP Talent Acquisition

Office: +44 1344 32 44 63
Cell: +44 7919 39 73 11

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