Marleen de Rond-Schouten

Marleen de Rond-Schouten PhD is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in strategic management and agricultural economics. Currently serving as the Managing Director of Agro & Strategy at Royal Avebe since May 2022, Marleen accelerates strategic ambitions and oversees the strategy development cycle. In addition, Marleen is a Supervisory Board Member at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, contributing to the Research & Education Committee. Previous roles include Director of Business Development & Innovation at ForFarmers, where Marleen led marketing and innovation agendas, and various positions at Royal FrieslandCampina that involved strategic program management and market analysis. Marleen's academic background includes a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Wageningen University & Research and multiple master's degrees in related fields.