Coaching and Business advisory
Support and coach companies, its management and its key talents to deal with strategic and operational challenges, to maximize sustainable business performance (Purpose, People, Planet, Profit).
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We are an internationally active consultancy, interim management and coaching firm, currently based in Auckland, with Ron de Vries as Principal. We offer bespoke services to clients that align with our sustainability philosophy and values, based on deep understanding of their strategy, vision, business and operational processes.
Support and coach companies, its management and its key talents to deal with strategic and operational challenges, to maximize sustainable business performance (Purpose, People, Planet, Profit).
Support Boards of Directors, Core Project Steering Committees and Business/Project Owners by providing independent opinions and perspective.
Support M&A due diligence projects. Assess levels of Operational Excellence on asset -, operational-, project- and technology management practices, including proposals for improvement and lead in execution.
Co-facilitate front end loading, team alignment and leadership development workshops.
For more than 25 years, Ron – a New Zealand resident Dutchman- has extensively travelled and lived around the world, professionally active as executive in the biotech industry (food, bio-fuel, pharmaceuticals), in multi-nationals like Gist-brocades, DSM and DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals. His expertise covers a broad range of disciplines, geographies and cultures. Since 2005, Ron has lived primarily in Asia- Pacific
Ron has experienced hands-on the increasing drive of “Western” companies and organizations to expand towards/in Asia-Pacific and vice versa, with often the struggle to merge/align values and principles across different ways of working and belief systems.
Ron brings people together and helps them bridge differences. He has experience running a growing and changing global company, as well as global teams with various locally different cultures. He possesses a blend of strategic awareness, tactical/cultural intelligence and common-sense execution.