Cees ten Thije is a highly innovative, creative, unorthodox, socially sensitive but pragmatic, hands on and result driven consultant specialising in marketing strategy and business development issues in various area's. Furthermore Cees ten Thije conceived, executed and is engaged in multiple business concepts and ventures. From 1994 – 2004 he had been working in the publishing industry. During these years he was inter alia in charge of a sales and marketing department of a publishing company. Cees ten Thije (1967) holds a masters degree in Art History (1994) from the University of Utrecht and graduated from the Dutch Marketing Institute in 1995 (Nima-A).