Rotterdam - Chapter Committee

Current Committee Members:

• Mr. Roland Teixeira de Mattos - Chairman
  Country Executive
  General Electric
   

• Mr. Gordon P. Tait - Vice Chairman
  Country Leader
  Du Pont de Nemours (Nederland) B.V.
   

• Ms. Maria Andrews
  Counsellor for Commercial Affairs
  Embassy of the United States of America
   

• Mr. Peter Briggeman
  Director, Supply Chain EMEA
  Eastman Chemical B.V.
   

• Mr. Ton Geerts
  General Director
  Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce
   

• Mr. Remko W. Kruithof
  Public & Government Affairs Manager, Benelux
  ExxonMobil 
   

• Mr. Hendrik Muilerman
  CEO
  BP Europe SE - BP Nederland
   

• Ms. Connie Tai
  Director of Corporate & Alumni Relations
  Rotterdam School of Management - Erasmus University
   

• Mr. Pieter van Essen
  Director Industry & Bulk Cargo
  Port of Rotterdam / Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V.
   

• Mr. Albert Wiggers
  Lawyer
  Simmons & Simmons
   

Internationalization is one of the ambitions of the City of Rotterdam. The Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) has developed itself over the past few decades to be in the top 10 business schools of Europe. With more foreign students every year, the atmosphere has truly become international. However, there is a tendency for international students to leave Rotterdam once they have finished their studies. Many of them find work abroad, and those that stay in the Netherlands often move to Amsterdam and elsewhere to pursue their career in business. Therefore, the City of Rotterdam and the companies miss out on a significant talent pool.

The main reason for students not staying in Rotterdam is because in their perception, there are no jobs in Rotterdam. Either they think that companies are not looking for international students, or they are not aware that there are companies in Rotterdam looking for international students.

The video below is produced by RSM’s Study Association STAR on the above mentioned concern which is one of the focus points of the AmCham Rotterdam Chapter.