Thomas Vonk is an experienced programme manager in market intelligence at CBI - Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries since August 2019. Prior to this role, Thomas held various positions at Ipsos from January 2012 to July 2019, including Client Service Director for Public Affairs and Loyalty and Director of Public Affairs, demonstrating expertise in business development, corporate reputation research, and customer experience research. Thomas also served as Client Service Director at Synovate and as Research Director at Interview-NSS, building a strong foundation in research and project management roles since 1998. Education includes a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from Wageningen University & Research and a Bachelor's degree in International Agricultural Trade from Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences.
CBI - Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries
CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries), the agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and part of the Development Co-operation effort of the Netherlands. Operating since 1971 within this policy framework. CBI’s main objective is to contribute to the economic independence of a selected number of countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Mediterranean and the Pacific by promoting the exports of goods and services from those countries to Western Europe. In order to achieve this objective, CBI has developed a varied package of services and Export Coaching Programmes available to Business Support Organisations and manufacturers/ exporters in mentioned countries.