Martijn Eikelenboom
Martijn combines his experience as strategy consultant and business executive to help clients transform into sustainable, digital-age-ready growth businesses.
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Areas of Focus
Education
Past Experience
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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.
![Navigating the voluntary carbon credit market to support net zero targets](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Navigating%20carbon_image_600x375_0.jpg?itok=FPWJA7cE)
Navigating the voluntary carbon credit market to support net zero targets
![Closing the emissions gap through carbon capture, utilization & storage](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Closing%20the%20gap%20CCUS_image_600x375.jpg?itok=C-DP01nv)
Closing the emissions gap through carbon capture, utilization & storage
![ESG: Last call to take effective action](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_ESG_Last_call_header_image_1605x662.jpg,qitok=Kvpjr6pa.pagespeed.ce.5lm38KNqiF.jpg)
ESG: Last call to take effective action
![Navigating the sustainability journey – a new scenario-based approach to decision-making](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/Prism%201%202023_2.png?itok=qLrGu5q0)
Navigating the sustainability journey
![Effectively managing the sustainability transition in an ambiguous world](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_ADL_Effectivly_Managing_SUS_Transitions_image_600x375.jpg?itok=iVZRzSUY)
Effectively managing the sustainability transition in an ambiguous world
![Toward sustainable, efficient & resilient mobility systems](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_T,P26,7E3.JPG,qitok=AOmrLFiO.pagespeed.ce.20BVZSLlCS.jpg)
Toward sustainable, efficient & resilient mobility systems
![Overcoming the challenges to sustainability](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_Overcoming_challenges_to_sustainability_web_wide.jpg?itok=cFIyJ4NH)
Overcoming the challenges to sustainability
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Corporate sustainability – Using your ecosystem to sustain the ecosystem
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Paving the way for green hydrogen
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Green financing of corporate breakthroughs
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Sustainability in the supply chain: The risks and the rewards
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ESG – The irreversible mega-trend
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An unprecedented opportunity for a new start
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The future of hydrogen and e-fuels
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The Lebanon municipal solid waste crisis
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Sustainable portfolio steering
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New Product Development – Organizing to identify customer needs
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_team_person_image_m/public/team_management/management-team_martijn-eikelenboom--Martijn,P2520Eikelenboom2.jpg,qitok=Wf-gaFHb.pagespeed.ce.N9VTYmghag.jpg)
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.
![Navigating the voluntary carbon credit market to support net zero targets](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Navigating%20carbon_image_600x375_0.jpg?itok=FPWJA7cE)
Navigating the voluntary carbon credit market to support net zero targets
![Closing the emissions gap through carbon capture, utilization & storage](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Closing%20the%20gap%20CCUS_image_600x375.jpg?itok=C-DP01nv)
Closing the emissions gap through carbon capture, utilization & storage
![ESG: Last call to take effective action](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_ESG_Last_call_header_image_1605x662.jpg,qitok=Kvpjr6pa.pagespeed.ce.5lm38KNqiF.jpg)
ESG: Last call to take effective action
![Navigating the sustainability journey – a new scenario-based approach to decision-making](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/Prism%201%202023_2.png?itok=qLrGu5q0)
Navigating the sustainability journey
![Effectively managing the sustainability transition in an ambiguous world](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_ADL_Effectivly_Managing_SUS_Transitions_image_600x375.jpg?itok=iVZRzSUY)
Effectively managing the sustainability transition in an ambiguous world
![Toward sustainable, efficient & resilient mobility systems](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_T,P26,7E3.JPG,qitok=AOmrLFiO.pagespeed.ce.20BVZSLlCS.jpg)
Toward sustainable, efficient & resilient mobility systems
![Overcoming the challenges to sustainability](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_Overcoming_challenges_to_sustainability_web_wide.jpg?itok=cFIyJ4NH)
Overcoming the challenges to sustainability
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_Disruption_is_now_web_wide.png?itok=0_Sl-W30)
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/rsz_shutterstock_1905273403_retouch_1-2.jpg?itok=IE9NFcPb)
Corporate sustainability – Using your ecosystem to sustain the ecosystem
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/GettyImages-1260620155.jpg?itok=i76bULtx)
Paving the way for green hydrogen
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/gettyimages-1124645001-small.jpg?itok=49heXKCO)
Green financing of corporate breakthroughs
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/GettyImages-1254000367_cover.jpg?itok=HiZ1YIgb)
Sustainability in the supply chain: The risks and the rewards
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ESGv0.1.jpg?itok=iHobzfmb)
ESG – The irreversible mega-trend
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/GettyImages-871196052_cover.jpg?itok=cTW_bvGq)
An unprecedented opportunity for a new start
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/GettyImages-1253813515_cover_0.jpg?itok=5S2iwh85)
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/the_future_of_hydrogen_and_e-fuels_cover-min_0.jpg?itok=PRh_OLr0)
The future of hydrogen and e-fuels
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ap_18022713540720coverpic-min.jpg?itok=exrNyD8M)
The Lebanon municipal solid waste crisis
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/sustainable_portfolio_image-min_0.jpg?itok=4TBcTAJ7)
Sustainable portfolio steering
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/newproductdev.png?itok=bnUCvFv7)
New Product Development – Organizing to identify customer needs
More About Martijn
- IESE Business School - University of NavarraMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
- University of NyenrodeBachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
- ECI/BertelsmannCEO
- Boston Consulting GroupPrincipal