Martijn Eikelenboom

Managing Partner

Head of Arthur D. Little Netherlands

Areas of Focus

Education

IESE Business School - University of Navarra
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Nyenrode
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Past Experience

ECI/Bertelsmann
CEO
Boston Consulting Group
Principal

Martijn is the Managing Partner of Arthur D. Little Netherlands and the global head of our Sustainability Strategy practice. He is a member of the senior leadership of our “Strategy & Organization” and “Technology & Innovation Management” global practices.

Martijn focuses on corporate, growth and innovation strategies, with emphasis on media, food, energy, clean tech, chemical, private equity and services industries.

His expertise includes sustainability strategy, digital strategy, data analytics, marketing & sales excellence, and transaction support.

Martijn is former CEO of ECI/Bertelsmann, Benelux’s leading media publisher, distributor, retailer and e-commerce player, where he worked on transforming the company into an online player with award-winning customer service and logistics performances, supported by predictive analytics systems.

He is also founder and chairman of a non-profit timber trading company that helps to protect tropical forests.

Martijn holds a BBA from Nyenrode University and a MBA from IESE. He speaks 5 languages: English, Dutch, German, Spanish, French.

Recent Publications

Overcoming the challenges to sustainability
Overcoming the challenges to sustainability
Stefano Milanese, Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella
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WALKING THE TALK ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Stefano Milanese, Martijn Eikelenboom, Frederik van Oene
Business has a crucial role to play, accounting for some two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions1. Most businesses in the developed economies have already taken at least some measures, however limited, to reduce carbon footprints in the last 20 to 30 years. Today the pace of action within businesses is rapidly accelerating – though some observers would criticize business for achieving too little, too late.
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Energy & Utilities
Disruption is now
Michael Kruse, Florence Carlot, Kurt Baes, Irene Macchiarelli, Daniel Monzon, Trung Ghi, Rodolfo Guzman, Carlo Stella, Chiara Loreti, Martijn Eikelenboom, Sally Menassa, Pavel Lubuzh, Eddy Ghanem, Alexander Krug, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Dr. Michael Opitz
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Corporate sustainability – Using your ecosystem to sustain the ecosystem
Stefano Milanese, Carlo Stella, Martijn Eikelenboom, Trung Ghi, Florent Nansé
It has been nearly 25 years since the Brundtland Report introduced the modern concept of sustainable development, highlighting its three fundamental components – the environment, the economy, and society. Yet since then, despite the many global, regional, and local goals, pledges, and initiatives, society has been largely ineffective in transforming discussions around sustainability into concrete and strategic actions.
Find out more
Energy & Utilities
Green energy – How to outsmart disruption and future-proof business models
Florence Carlot, Kurt Baes, Martijn Eikelenboom
With more robust global political climate ambitions, green growth is an increasing driver of greater value for energy and utility companies, as well as for corporates across all sectors. With 2020 a green watershed, the authors outline key opportunities that leaders need to seize to futureproof their businesses and increase shareholder value.
Find out more

Martijn is the Managing Partner of Arthur D. Little Netherlands and the global head of our Sustainability Strategy practice. He is a member of the senior leadership of our “Strategy & Organization” and “Technology & Innovation Management” global practices.

Martijn focuses on corporate, growth and innovation strategies, with emphasis on media, food, energy, clean tech, chemical, private equity and services industries.

His expertise includes sustainability strategy, digital strategy, data analytics, marketing & sales excellence, and transaction support.

Martijn is former CEO of ECI/Bertelsmann, Benelux’s leading media publisher, distributor, retailer and e-commerce player, where he worked on transforming the company into an online player with award-winning customer service and logistics performances, supported by predictive analytics systems.

He is also founder and chairman of a non-profit timber trading company that helps to protect tropical forests.

Martijn holds a BBA from Nyenrode University and a MBA from IESE. He speaks 5 languages: English, Dutch, German, Spanish, French.

Recent Publications

Overcoming the challenges to sustainability
Overcoming the challenges to sustainability
Stefano Milanese, Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella
Find out more
WALKING THE TALK ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Stefano Milanese, Martijn Eikelenboom, Frederik van Oene
Business has a crucial role to play, accounting for some two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions1. Most businesses in the developed economies have already taken at least some measures, however limited, to reduce carbon footprints in the last 20 to 30 years. Today the pace of action within businesses is rapidly accelerating – though some observers would criticize business for achieving too little, too late.
Find out more
Energy & Utilities
Disruption is now
Michael Kruse, Florence Carlot, Kurt Baes, Irene Macchiarelli, Daniel Monzon, Trung Ghi, Rodolfo Guzman, Carlo Stella, Chiara Loreti, Martijn Eikelenboom, Sally Menassa, Pavel Lubuzh, Eddy Ghanem, Alexander Krug, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Dr. Michael Opitz
Find out more
Corporate sustainability – Using your ecosystem to sustain the ecosystem
Stefano Milanese, Carlo Stella, Martijn Eikelenboom, Trung Ghi, Florent Nansé
It has been nearly 25 years since the Brundtland Report introduced the modern concept of sustainable development, highlighting its three fundamental components – the environment, the economy, and society. Yet since then, despite the many global, regional, and local goals, pledges, and initiatives, society has been largely ineffective in transforming discussions around sustainability into concrete and strategic actions.
Find out more
Energy & Utilities
Green energy – How to outsmart disruption and future-proof business models
Florence Carlot, Kurt Baes, Martijn Eikelenboom
With more robust global political climate ambitions, green growth is an increasing driver of greater value for energy and utility companies, as well as for corporates across all sectors. With 2020 a green watershed, the authors outline key opportunities that leaders need to seize to futureproof their businesses and increase shareholder value.
Find out more

More About Martijn
  • IESE Business School - University of Navarra
    Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • University of Nyenrode
    Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
  • ECI/Bertelsmann
    CEO
  • Boston Consulting Group
    Principal