Mathijs Pronk is Senior Consultant at Buck Consultants International. Mathijs studied Economic Geography in Utrecht, the Netherlands and has joined BCI in 2003. During his career Mathijs has gained extensive experience with defining new business strategies, scenario development, footprint optimization and the selection of the optimal location (including incentive packages) covering a wide variety of industries and activities for many large multinational players.
The projects include studies for distribution centers, production plants, R&D centers, headquarters and back office projects. Mathijs has supported 70+ companies in multiple industries in their footprint challenges around the globe, is a trusted project leader at a strategic, tactical and operational level, and has a lot of experience in managing large and complex projects with a variety of stakeholders. Examples of clients on his track record are Gentherm, FrieslandCampina, Lely Industries, AGCO, Mead Johnson, AFB International, Novocure, AkzoNobel, Donaldson, ExxonMobil, Lely Industries, Tigenix, Biogen, Barclays, SAP, Lutron, Nike, Santen, Starkey, Beneo and many others. Mathijs also assists economic development agencies/investment promotion agencies at local, regional, state/country level with their strategies, investment climate analyses, target group selection and value propositions.
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