Arend Keizer has over 15 years of experience in business development, strategy consulting, and engineering. He received his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University of Technology in 2007. Currently, he is the Head of Business Development at AudioNova International, an international hearing aid retail group. Previously he has held strategy and business development roles at Royal Philips Electronics and McKinsey & Company. He also served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Navy from 2007-2008.
Arend Keizer has over 15 years of experience in business development, strategy consulting, and engineering. He received his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University of Technology in 2007. Currently, he is the Head of Business Development at AudioNova International, an international hearing aid retail group. Previously he has held strategy and business development roles at Royal Philips Electronics and McKinsey & Company. He also served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Navy from 2007-2008.
Arend Keizer has over 15 years of experience in business development, strategy consulting, and engineering. He received his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University of Technology in 2007. Currently, he is the Head of Business Development at AudioNova International, an international hearing aid retail group. Previously he has held strategy and business development roles at Royal Philips Electronics and McKinsey & Company. He also served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Navy from 2007-2008.
Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Technology - Average grade: 7.8 (bachelor), 8.2 (master)
1995 - 2001 Athenaeum at Reynaert College – cum laude Hulst
- Biology (8), Dutch (8), English (8), Mathematics B (9), Physics (9), Chemistry (7), Economics (7), ADDRE S S Plantage Parklaan 12 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1018 ST Amsterdam The Netherlands Feb 2015 – AudioNova International Rotterdam TE LE P H ONE Head of Business Development +31 6 62 07 68 90 AudioNova is a private equity owned hearing aid retail group - Heading an international team of seven business development managers E -M AIL - Performing strategic due diligence in M&A activity [email protected] - Matching commercial strategy to consumer insights DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1983 2011 – 2015 Royal Philips Electronics Amsterdam Manager, Corporate Strategy & Alliances NATION AL ITIE S Advised Board of Management and senior executives on strategic issues Dutch Swedish - Refocused strategic direction of Consumer Health & Wellness business - Coordinated external consultants in the due diligence of Philips’ L ANGU AGE S acquisition of Respironics Dutch: Native - Analysed market dynamics for DirectLife in the LifeStyle incubator English: Excellent French: Fair 2008 – 2011 McKinsey & Company Amsterdam Strategy Consultant IT SKIL L S MS Access Was promoted from Fellow to Associate six months ahead of schedule MySQL - Poject focus on leisure, retail and consumer goods - Had an extensive role in developing graduate recruitment OTH E R S KILL S - Did a one year externship as assistant to the CFO at SHV Holdings Six Sigma Green Belt
INTE RE S TS 2007 – 2008 Royal Netherlands Navy Den Helder
Business publications Lieutenant Sailing Pianist in a jazz band 2006 HAL Investments Curaçao Internship
EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCE
President of study association ‘Leeghwater’
Snowboard instructor in Austria Active member of KSV Sanctus Virgilius
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Het Insigne voor Optreden onder Gevechtsomstandigheden, Royal Navy