Josefien studied American Studies & Economic Geography at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. After her graduation in 1996, Josefien joined PepsiCo Restaurants International and was responsible for the market planning of new restaurants for Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell in Europe/Africa/Middle East. In 1998 Josefien joined BCI Global and she further specialized in the international business development, location strategies and location selection for multinational companies. Clients include amongst others: ADM, ADP, Allen & Overy, Baker & McKenzie, Barclays, Columbia Sportswear, Cummins Business Services, Dell Computers, Donaldson, Exxon Mobil, Freshfields, Fortitech, Hewlett-Packard, Hogan Lovells, Ingram Micro, Microsoft, NCR, Premier Farnel, SAP, Sento, Siemens, Specsavers, Tate & Lyle, White & Case and X-Rite. For many of these projects Josefien has practical on the ground experience in all Western, Northern, Southern and Central and Eastern European countries, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, China, Singapore, Australia, Canada and the USA.
Josefien is regarded an expert on location selection and is often asked as workshop host and speaker on location selection, such as for a.o. the IQPC Shared Services & Outsourcing Network and the Conference Board.
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