Carlos Mendes Candido

Carlos Mendes Candido has a robust background in human resources, currently serving as Director HR Europe at BIRKENSTOCK since November 2019, with previous roles including Head of HR Europe and Senior HR Business Partner Europe. Prior experience includes a position as Senior HR Professional at Adient from April 2017 to October 2019, and Head of HR at FCF Holding GmbH - Eat Happy Group for a brief period in 2016. Carlos also held the role of Bereichsleiter Personal at Phantasialand Schmidt-Löffelhardt GmbH & Co. KG from May 2012 to February 2016, and founded encantaconsult, serving as Inhaber from January 2011 to February 2016. Earlier career highlights include leadership as President & CEO and Unternehmensjurist at Oliver Schrott Kommunikation GmbH from January 2004 to December 2010. Carlos Mendes Candido holds a State Examination in Law from the University of Cologne and also studied at Universidade Nova de Lisboa.