Marco de Vries

About Marco de Vries

Marco de Vries and his team provide broad-ranged consultancy and hands-on assistance with establishing, expanding and consolidating operations in the Netherlands.De Vries has a strong background in foreign direct investment and economic development. Prior to his current appointment he was Executive Director Southeast Asia & Oceania, he also was Director Americas after heading the NFIA offices in Chicago, New York and Atlanta. Previously, as Global Key Account Manager at Amsterdam in Business, he was responsible for accounts such as Apple, Cisco, IBM, Levi’s, Tommy Hilfiger, MTV, Red Bull, Wright Medical, Hill-Rom and Cooper Standard Automotive. Before joining the Dutch government, he held positions as HR Consultant, Marketing Consultant and General Manager.As an international business consultant, holding a degree in Business Sciences (specialty Change Management), De Vries has been instrumental in the setup of many European headquarters, European distribution centers, marketing & sales offices, data centers and shared service centers representing a large variety of industries, with emphasis on Tech, financial and business services, aerospace, life science, food and creative industries.source: in international business, management, marketing, sales, human resource management, business development, account management, consultancy and government. Always looking to facilitate companies in their journey to the next level.

Experience

1. Director Americas

   Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

   Oct 2024 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   With a team based out of Atlanta, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Toronto and Washington DC, we pro-actively reach out to prospective and existing clients that contribute to societal challenges and specifically the innovation, sustainability and digitization of our economy. Providing complimentary and confidential consultancy and hands-on assistance to companies headquartered in the Americas, who consider to set up, expand, consolidate, relocate or maintain physical operations in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.• Providing companies with comparative data and insight in opportunities in the Netherlands.• Organizing so called \"Fact Finding Trips\": tailor-made programs facilitating companies to hit the ground running, among others by visiting relevant people, organizations and locations in the Netherlands.• Acting as a sparring partner for decision makers (often CEO\'s) and assisting them with the implementation of all matters related to the actual set up of the Dutch operations, by sharing experience, networks (business and government) and (inter)national expertise. Concerning matters such as: recruitment, expat topics, permits, customs, tax, finance, legal, real estate, network introductions, etcetera.• Account Management: assisting current investors in the Netherlands with topics such as expansion, consolidation, relocation and retention.