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Marc Jacobs

Marc is passionate about using intercultural management and organisational culture as management tools to help you optimise the performance of your organisation

about

Marc has been an associate partner of The Culture Factor Group since 2015.

He has published several articles related to the application of the 6-D model of National Culture on various aspects of international business.

Marc has lived in Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and the UK and has worked with companies in over 25 countries. He is fluent in Dutch, English, French and German, and has conversational working knowledge of Luxembourgish and a basic knowledge of Italian.

Following a successful career at Johnson Controls Packaging in Belgium, he co-founded and co-managed LuxPET SA, a world-class manufacturing company in PET packaging and recycling-based in multi-lingual and multi-cultural Luxembourg.

In 2005, LuxPET was acquired by the American multinational Plastipak Packaging. Within Plastipak, he occupied several senior international positions. As Director Process Technologies, he was responsible for aligning best practices across Plastipak’s operations globally and in his capacity as VP Sales & Marketing, based at Plastipak’s headquarters in Italy, he managed several global key accounts and an international team of sales managers.

Through all these experiences, Marc has amassed a wealth of hands-on expertise in managing across cultures on an executive level. His wife is Zimbabwean which adds another dimension to his intercultural savvy.

Together with his colleague Jean-Pierre Coene, he has published the hands-on book ‘Negotiate like a Local’: 7 Mindsets to increase your success rate in International business. Their book is published in Mandarin by Fudan University Press in Shanghai.

Marc is a passionate entrepreneur, supports the Luxembourg start-up ecosystem and serves on several boards. He is the co-founder of MDCI, a Luxembourg-based non-profit organisation.

He is a member of ILA (Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs), LBAN (Luxembourg Business Angel Network), the Luxembourgish Chamber of Commerce, the BLCC (Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in the UK), AmCham Luxembourg and is founding member VMS (Venture Mentoring Service) at the University of Luxembourg.

Expert in

Organisational leadership, Intercultural negotiation, Intercultural competence

Industry

Manufacturing, Management, Customer service, Consulting

Certifications

Intercultural Management, Organisational Culture

Worked and lived in

Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy

Languages

Dutch, English, French, German, Luxembourgish

Travels from

Luxembourg

Personally, having worked in Portugal, Brazil and Belgium for a North American company, I could feel that Marc is really knowledgeable and a truly inspirational trainer. It really gives the necessary understanding of how different cultures work and how they see the world. Also, his multicultural experience gave a very direct understanding of our current situation and future goals. Our future is very dependent on the quality of our managers and leaders. Marc has been brilliant in bridging the gap between the fun of the activities and the real world of work, making sure delegates clearly understand and learn from this excellent training.

Miguel Vieira | Director International Packaging Development I Plastipak