Victor van der Chijs
Victor van der Chijs (Ede, Netherlands, 1960) is Managing Director and Partner of architecture and design office OMA, founded by Rem Koolhaas, with offices in Rotterdam, New York, Beijing and Hong Kong and projects in over 30 countries worldwide.
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Van der Chijs joined OMA in 2005 as Managing Partner. Next to the day-to-day responsibility for OMA's operations, he is responsible for business development [1] and expanding and diversifying OMA's activities.[2][3] Since 2005, OMA and its think-tank AMO tripled in size while maintaining strict creative standards.[4]
Before joining OMA, Van der Chijs held various management positions at Schiphol Group (international airport management company).[5] Among others he was Director of Communications and Public Affairs lobbying for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's aircraft noise mitigation programmes, and Director of Strategic Projects preparing for Schiphol's IPO (which was later derailed by the Dutch Labour Party) and setting up a strategic alliance between Schiphol and Frankfurt International Airport. He also was responsible for Schiphol's USD 1.2 billion terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport [6] in New York City, a position he happened to start on September 11, 2001[7] and which forced a major financial restructuring of the project. Before joining Schiphol, Van der Chijs worked for financial services group, ING for over 10 years, of which the last three years based in Hong Kong in the field of project finance in China.
Van der Chijs holds a master degree in Law from the University of Amsterdam, and has followed post-graduate education at the Amsterdam School of International Relations and at INSEAD, France.
Van der Chijs is a member of the Dutch Trade Board (advisory committee to the Netherlands’ Government in the field of international trade and cross-border investments) and member of the Board of Trustees and Audit Committee of the Netherlands National Historical Museum. He joined the Economic Development Board Rotterdam in 2009, and in 2010 he became a member of the Board of Trustees of Kennisland (Knowledgeland), an independent think tank based in the Netherlands, that aims to strengthen the Dutch cultural, intellectual and economic spheres. Early 2011, Van der Chijs became member of the Supervisory Board of RET, the main public transport operator in the Rotterdam metropolitan area.
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[edit] To the Top – Towards a New Enterprise Policy
Early 2011, Van der Chijs was appointed by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation to head a 'top team' charged with exploring ways of stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship for the creative industries in the Netherlands. The key objective of the project, called To the Top – Towards a New Enterprise Policy, is to give entrepreneurs more scope for their activities and enable them to grow. After an extensive round of consultations and expert meetings, the Creative Industries Team generated an extensive report [8] outlining what measures would enable creative companies to become more competitive and achieve 'cross-overs' with other industries.[9]
[edit] ABN Amro International Business Award
In 2007, Victor van der Chijs accepted for OMA the Jan Huygen van Linschoten Award, the business excellence award granted by of Dutch bank ABN AMRO. The award honors innovative international practice and excellent financial management, and reflected OMA's successful entrance and maintenance in emerging markets such as China, and amongst others, the United Arab Emirates.
[edit] External links
- OMA
- Schiphol Group
- ING Group
- INSEAD
- Economic Development Board Rotterdam
- Nationaal Historisch Museum
- Kennisland
- RET
- Jan van Linschoten Award
- Report 'Creatieve Industrie in Topvorm' (in Dutch)
[edit] References
- ^ Business Development, Architectenweb Magazine 29, 2008 (in Dutch)
- ^ Rem Koolhaas: Architect als visionair, Management Scope, Nov 1, 2005 (in Dutch)
- ^ / Grenzeloos Ondernemen, RVU, Nov 7, 2007 (TV program in Dutch)
- ^ Dutch Magic, Hoe Nederlandse ondernemers markten veroveren, P. Ruijs e.a. Sonsbeek Publishers, 2008 (in Dutch)
- ^ Sociaal voelende `generaal' die bijna in kabinet zat. Wie is Victor van der Chijs?, NRC, August 6, 2003 (in Dutch)
- ^ / At Kennedy, Testing a Truism: The Eyes Don't Lie, New York Times, Nov 14, 2002
- ^ / Public lives; a Dutch Touch in Flying by John Kifner, New York Times, Jan 23, 2002
- ^ Report (in Dutch) Creatieve Industrie in Topvorm (in Dutch)
- ^ Victor van der Chijs, topman van de creatieve industrie, NOS Radio 1, radio interview, March 7, 2011 (in Dutch)
