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Drs. Kees Mulder MBA
Drs. Kees Mulder MBA is the Managing Director of Ascolo, which he founded 20 years ago. He has served over 50 companies and was based in several countries in Europe and the Middle East. Today, he is based in the Netherland and was until recently a Municipal Councillor.
Kees has a degree in political sciences from the University of Amsterdam, with a focus on industrial market organisation. He complemented this by earning a Master of Business Administration degree from IMD, a leading business school in Lausanne.
Public activities and Advisory Roles
Kees has participated in various advisory bodies of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. He was co-founder and Board Member of FIST, an industry association defining wholesale network structures. He has also co-founded TSOC, an inspirational networking association focussed on emerging technologies with 700 member and 35 corporate sponsors.
Until summer 2020 he was a member of the Digital Government Advisory Board of Huawei Europe
The name Ascolo
The name Ascolo is derived from the place Asculum, where, in 279 BC, the Greek had a Pyrrhus victory over the Romans. The battle appeared a pivotal point for the Romans. After this battle the Romans obtainedĀ hegemony over the Mediterranean Sea, and built subsequentlyĀ the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was characterised by solid engineering and organisational skills. The logo of Ascolo can be seen as the arch of a Roman bridge, but also as a zipper and gateway to a new future