MEET THE NEW BOARD MEMBER ARMANDA WILLEMS, COUNTRY MANAGER LIME TECHNOLOGIES
The Board of Directors of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce are very proud to present new Board Member Armanda Kusse-Willems, Country Manager of Lime Technologies, who was elected at the Annual General Meeting on June 21, 2022.
Armanda Kusse-Willems work at Lime Technologies as a Country Manager since 2020 and have been working in the IT for over 10 years. Selling CRM is their core business, and it is what made them big in Scandinavia. Since 2020, they have expanded to the Netherlands and since 2021, Germany is also one of the countries that they are active in.
Lime Technologies is a Swedish company with their HQ in Lund. After joining them, Armanda got introduced to the Swedish Chamber in the Netherlands and Lime became a member. Her focus is on setting foot to the ground in The Netherlands and to grow as a company, but also as becoming one of the biggest CRM suppliers in The Netherlands. With our Swedish influence and quality, she truly believes this is possible.
A very warm welcome to Armanda and we are looking forward to the future collaboration!
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BCS 2022- 83% believe their customers to consider environmental aspects in their purchasing decisions
Swedish companies operating in the Netherlands find that their customer base is becoming more aware of sustainable and environmental impact.
44% of respondents felt that the environmental impact drives the majority of the customers’ purchase decisions. 39% answered partially.
In summation, 83% of the Industrial companies reported that sustainability greatly drives their customers’ purchasing decisions.
Welcome to read the Business Climate Survey 2022 in the Netherlands where more valuable insights are shared:
Don’t miss the opportunity to listen to the launch of the Global Business Climate Survey presented jointly by Business Sweden and Swedish Chambers International (SCI) and hosted at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.
Date: Wednesday 31st of August
Time: 13.00-14.30
Place: Regeringsgatan 29, Stockholm and online (if you chose to participate online, you will receive a link closer to the event day)
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Thank you to Young Professionals Chairman Oliver Karlsson
The Young Professionals of the Swedish Chambers of Commerce is very thankful to have had the opportunity to collaborate with Oliver Karlsson in the past years.
Oliver has greatly contributed to the Young Professionals of the Swedish Chambers of Commerce both as a Committee Member and in his role as the Chairman.
We appreciate Oliver’s involvement in the Young Professionals community and the many events and meetings he has been a part of. Oliver will shortly be relocating to Sweden to start an exciting new chapter.
We would like to extend a big thank you to Oliver and we wish him all the best with his future endeavors.
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Welcome New Member and Award winner- Lynk & Co.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce gives a warm welcome to new Member and Award winner of the Swedish Chamber Entrepreneurship Award 2021 Lynk & Co.
Lynk & Co is the Netflix of cars. You subscribe to it via monthly payments. You do not buy, own, maintain, insure, register, or take care of anything except for driving. It’s all-inclusive! Lynk & Co sells directly to customers, online only. Cars are displayed in flagship stores, or the members club as Lynk & Co likes to call it. You may have seen the store on Rokin street in Amsterdam.
Lynk & Co offers mobility solutions and experiences rather than just seling cars and car sharing is built into the service. Since cars stand still 96% of the time, smart mobility solutions are key enablers for the sustainable future of this industry.
Lynk & Co is co-owned between Geely Group and Volvo Cars. Its international headquarters is based in Gothenburg. And it has chosen to base some of its key functions here in the Netherlands, like its European engagement center in Maastricht with more than 40 employees.
We are looking forward to bringing together Lynk & Co with our business network and to a fruitful and exciting collaboration.
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MEET THE NEW BOARD MEMBER RODERICK FRIEND, GENERAL MANAGER TETRA PAK THE NETHERLANDS
The Board of Directors of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce are very proud to present new Board Member Roderick Friend, General Manager of Tetra Pak the Netherlands, who was elected at the Annual General Meeting on June 21, 2022.
Roderick Friend is the General Manager of Tetra Pak in The Netherlands. Tetra Pak is the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company. Working closely with their customers and suppliers, they provide safe, innovative and environmentally sound products that each day meet the needs of hundreds of millions of people in more than 160 countries.
At Tetra Pak, their approach to sustainability is shaped by their brand promise: PROTECTS WHAT’S GOOD. They are constantly finding new ways to meet the evolving expectations of their market. This means they continue to provide safe, secure and sustainable products to our customers and consumers – and to do so responsibly.
Their approach to sustainability encompasses their entire value chain, going beyond their own operations and the customers. By driving environmental innovation across the lifecycle of their products and in their own operations, they are demonstrating how a company like them can do more with less.
A very warm welcome to Roderick and we are looking forward to the future collaboration!
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BCS 2022- 66% perceived the Swedish Brand to contribute positively to their business
In the Business Climate Survey 2022 we asked the companies to what extent the Swedish brand impacts their business. In fact, the Dutch have a very positive view of Sweden and strongly associate the country with high quality in terms of services, management, goods, technical know-how, innovation, and sustainability.
66% of the participating companies consider that the Swedish brand has a positive impact on their business. 20% answered that the Swedish brand partially contributes positively to their business. This means that in total 86% of the respondents think that the Swedish brand contributes partially or much/very much positively to their business success.
Furthermore, 100% of the newcoming companies answered that the Swedish brand contributes much or very much to their business in the Netherlands, which makes them the most positive category looking at the age of the answering companies.
Welcome to read the Business Climate Survey 2022 in the Netherlands where more valuable insights are shared:
Don’t miss the opportunity to listen to the launch of the Global Business Climate Survey presented jointly by Business Sweden and Swedish Chambers International (SCI) and hosted at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.
Date: Wednesday 31st of August
Time: 13.00-14.30
Place: Regeringsgatan 29, Stockholm and online (if you chose to participate online, you will receive a link closer to the event day)
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MEET THE NEW BOARD MEMBER EUGENE GRÜTER, CEO SWECO NEDERLAND
The Board of Directors of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce are very proud to present new Board Member Eugene Grüter, CEO Sweco Nederland, who was elected at the Annual General Meeting on June 21, 2022.
Eugene Grüter holds the position of CEO of Sweco Netherlands. Sweco is the leading engineering consultancy in Europe with 18,000 passionate professionals planning and designing the sustainable cities of the future. Eugene has extensive experience in organizational and management development and a renowned track record in turnarounds in the engineering consultancy and construction industry.
A very warm welcome to Eugene and we are looking forward to the future collaboration!
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BCS 2022 – 84% perceived the business climate as very good or good
This year 84% of the responding companies perceive the business climate as very good or good. The most positive companies are the newcomers and experienced companies, who all answered that they perceived the Dutch business climate as very good or good. Newcomer companies are companies that have been active in the Netherlands for less than 6 years and experienced companies mean that they are active for more than 6 years. In fact, this year none of the respondents perceived the business climate as very poor or poor. Regarding the advantages of the Dutch market, on average, respondents gave the highest score to physical infrastructure followed by personal safety and legal security. There are several factors contributing to the strengthening of the competitiveness of Swedish companies on the Dutch market. The most important areas for maintaining competitiveness are sustainability, service development/adaptation.
Welcome to read the Business Climate Survey 2022 in the Netherlands where more valuable insights are shared:
Don’t miss the opportunity to listen to the launch of the Global Business Climate Survey presented jointly by Business Sweden and Swedish Chambers International (SCI) and hosted at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.
Date: Wednesday 31st of August
Time: 13.00-14.30
Place: Regeringsgatan 29, Stockholm and online (if you chose to participate online, you will receive a link closer to the event day)
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