René Buck, CEO of Buck Consultants International, Netherlands
René Buck is CEO of Buck Consultants International, a company he founded in April 1985. More than 36 years later Buck Consultants International is one of the world’s leading independent location strategy/site selection and R&D/manufacturing footprint optimization consulting companies in the world. In March 2021 BCI was recognized once again by Forbes Magazine as one of the Best Management Consulting Firms.
Buck Consultants International has experienced teams and offices in Europe in Nijmegen and The Hague (the Netherlands), Frankfurt and London; in the US in Atlanta, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley; and in Asia in Singapore and Shanghai.
Buck Consultants International works for a wide range of international companies in various industries: biopharma; medical technology; high tech; industrial equipment & products; automotive; food & beverage; FMCG; chemicals; fashion & apparel; logistics. BCI assists more than 1,000 clients in 50 countries, including life sciences companies like Abbott, Abbvie, Aimmune, Amgen, Astra Zeneca, Baxter, BD, Boston Scientific, Cipla, Ferring, Heamonetics, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Pfizer, Santen, St. Jude Medical, Teva.
Buck Consultants International advises science parks, campuses, innovation districts and innovation hubs on strategy development, feasibility & market analyses and successful marketing plans. Innovation areas in for example Belgium, the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands have benefitted from the experiences and concrete advises of Buck Consultants International.
René Buck is a leading consultant in the areas where BCI is active and he is a prominent speaker at conferences throughout the world. He is seen by international news media as a leading expert. In November 2019, René Buck was named Best CEO in the Management Consulting Industry by Business Worldwide Magazine