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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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, 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.
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Green financing of corporate breakthroughs
Michael Kolk, Martijn Eikelenboom, Rodrigo P. Navarro
Making investors part of your innovation ecosystem
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Sustainability in the supply chain: The risks and the rewards
Tom Teixeira, Kurt Baes, Martijn Eikelenboom
Supply chain sustainability risk management
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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
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, 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
Green financing of corporate breakthroughs
Michael Kolk, Martijn Eikelenboom, Rodrigo P. Navarro
Making investors part of your innovation ecosystem
Find out more
Sustainability in the supply chain: The risks and the rewards
Tom Teixeira, Kurt Baes, Martijn Eikelenboom
Supply chain sustainability risk management
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