Hein Jan Lapidaire was raised in the Netherlands. Following his studies, he held several management positions in the hospitality industry before joining Thomas International in 1996 as a Senior Consultant for the Netherlands. Over the years, he has played a key role in growing and leading the Dutch sales team and also served in various positions, including Corporate Trainer and Vice President.
In 2015, Hein Jan relocated to Sydney to establish the Thomas International office and team for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). In 2017, he moved to Kuala Lumpur to head the Thomas regional support centre for the Asia – Pacific (APAC) region. Under his leadership, the Kuala Lumpur team earned multiple accolades in the Psychometric Vendor of the Year awards. As of January, this year, Thomas transitioned its Asia operations to Hein Jan’s private company, Compana International.
Hein Jan is deeply passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in enhancing self – awareness, boosting employee engagement, and cultivating strong organizational cultures. He is an accredited trainer and practitioner in numerous psychometric assessment tools and regularly facilitates workshops and speaks on topics such as personal performance improvement, intelligent selling, emotional management, and building high – performance teams.
