Benjamin is Professor in International Human Resource Management and used to serve as Deputy Head of the Leadership, Work and Organisation Subject Group at the Newcastle University Business School.Benjamin is teaching and consulting internationally, based on his extensive expertise on Global Mobility, international leadership, and human resource management. He is acting as keynote speaker, trainer, and consultant, running workshops across the world on topics such as the future of cross-border mobility, successfully managing international assignments, managing the digital transformation, and (cross-border) leadership in the digital age. Moreover, he has developed an App-based training program on health-focused leadership in collaboration with Leada and consults organizations on this very topic. In 2024, he was appointed as Supervisory Board Member (Aufsichtsrat) at Leada AG.His research interests are primarily in the area of expatriate management, international leadership, and the Future of Work. Benjamin has published in top-tier management journals, including Journal of Management Studies, Human Resource Management, and Journal of Organizational Behavior, and he is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Human Resource Management. His work is regularly presented at leading international conferences and he has been an invited as keynote speaker at numerous corporate events.Having lived and worked in several countries, including the United States, Canada, Denmark, Germany, and the UK, he has first-hand experience of what it means to be an expatriate. He has been invited as a visiting professor or external lecturer at universities around the world, including Simon Fraser University (Canada), Copenhagen Business School (Denmark), and Handelshochschule Leipzig (HHL, Germany).Benjamin is a Strategic Advisor to and board member of the RES Forum, an independent community for international HR & mobility professionals that is now the largest and most active network, specializing in global mobility survey data, modelling and analytics. He is also an advisory board member of the Lean Group, Germany. Moreover, Benjamin is a certified advanced LEGO(R) Serious Play facilitator and delivers both offline and online workshops. He regularly publishes executive summaries and reports of his research targeting practitioners. His work has been featured in outlets such as ARD Tagesschau, CNN, Reuters, People Management, HR Magazine, and the Financial Times.