Marlou Leenders (she/her)

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Board Member and Vice-Chair at Global Compact Network Netherlands

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, Netherlands

Overview

Marlou is the Global Head of Sustainability at Randstad and Vice-Chair of the UN Global Compact Netherlands board. With over 15 years in the field, she is a trusted advisor to senior leadership, embedding sustainability, human rights, and D&I into core business strategy.

Driven by strong social values, Marlou is passionate about making a positive impact on society. This commitment is evident through her professional focus on creating fair and equitable labor markets and her advocacy for causes like refugee support.

Interesting fact: Marlou has spent her entire 20-year career at Randstad, starting as a management trainee and rising to become the companys global sustainability leader.

Personality Overview

Judgemental

Upfront

Hard To Convince

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.  They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Strategic ESG
She advises Randstad's board on sustainability, develops global strategy, and focuses on integrating ESG with financial management, viewing it as a way to create value for the business.
Net-Zero Initiatives
She co-led the successful effort to have Randstad's net-zero emissions targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a major recent achievement.
Purpose-Driven Business
Passionate about shifting businesses into purpose-driven organizations that positively impact people and society, a core theme throughout her career.

Media Appearances

Marlou has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2022
Board Member and Vice-Chair at Global Compact Network Netherlands
6-2019
Guest Lecturer Executive Program CSR at Impact Centre Erasmus (ICE)
8-2021
Global Head of Sustainability at Randstad
12-2014 - 8-2021
Senior Manager Global Sustainability at Randstad Global at Randstad
1-2011 - 11-2014
Sustainability Specialist at Randstad Nederland

Education

2021 - 2021
Diversity & Inclusion from University of Amsterdam
2020 - 2020
Education details unavailable from The Women's Leadership Program by Carla Clarissa

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Insights For Selling To Marlou

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries

DONT's

  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Marlou is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Marlou

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Marlou move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Marlou take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Marlou

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