Thijs Stoffer

CEO, ICREA

Thijs Stoffer has extensive experience in the real estate industry, international horticulture and direct marketing. He worked for NVM, the Dutch professional real estate association for many years, managing its strategic communications and (international) business relations. As a pioneer in the development of the professional real estate industry bodies in the European Union for brokerage, valuation and property management, he helped shape these organizations from the beginning. His commitment to the industry has stayed with him, while successfully developing his own business as a managing director and owner of a business development consultancy firm in the Netherlands working on numerous international information technology, eCommerce and web-based projects and assignments in the real estate industry and other sectors.

Thijs worked as consultant to ICREA since 2004 before becoming its CEO in 2007. He has also worked as director marketing in the Dutch and international horticulture auction industry for a number of years, shaping the transitions from traditional transaction based market systems in a multibillion dollar business, to automated and web-based technologies facilitating export and import of horticultural products and services around the world.

Thijs Stoffer was trained in strategic communications, political science and international relations. He lives in Switzerland with his wife and two daughters.