JACOBS Marc, Hofstede Insights Luxembourg - Belgium

Marc is a serial entrepreneur and author who has lived in Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and the UK and has worked with companies in over 25 countries.  He holds a master’s in engineering from KU Leuven and a Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy from London Business School.  Following a successful career at Johnson Controls Packaging in Belgium, he co-founded LuxPET SA, a world-class manufacturing company in PET packaging and recycling-based in Luxembourg.  In 2005, LuxPET was acquired by the American multinational Plastipak Packaging. Within Plastipak, he occupied several senior international positions.  Marc is an Angel Investor and is co-founder and chairman of Molecular Plasma Group.
Through all these experiences, Marc has amassed a wealth of hands-on expertise in managing across cultures on an executive level. 
Because culture ranks among the strongest influences on human behaviour, he is passionate about using intercultural management and organisational culture as management tools to help optimise the performance of organisations. Marc became associate partner of The Culture Factor Group in 2014 and founded The Culture Factor Belux in 2019. 
He co-authored the book ‘Negotiate like a local, 7 mindsets to increase your success rate in international business’.  It features on London Business School’s 2021 recommended reading list and is published in China by Fudan University Press (Shanghai).  Japanese & German versions are in preparation.
He conducts guest lectures at famous business schools such as London Business School and Solvay and is regularly invited to speak at conferences by various Chambers of Commerce and at Corporate Events.