Cibus Nexum was conceived by Pascal Ruzius and the concept has been further developed and set up togehter with Arjen van der Wijk and Henk ter Avest. In April 2021, Cibus Nexum B.V. was founded by Pascal Ruzius and Arjen van der Wijk. Stijn de Bats also joined as shareholder. Pieter Tielen and Henk ter Avest have an advisory role to further professionalise Cibus Nexum.
We have experienced that Food Brand owners – from start-ups to large companies – have to keep reinventing the wheel. There is often no structural knowledge guarantee, for example due to staff turnover and limited current market knowledge and unclear outsourcing strategy.
Food Contract Manufacturers, on the other hand, are often “surprised” by Brand owners and are not sure what is happening to them. This includes matters such as complex tender processes, culture & language barriers, specifications, rigid processes and hard contract negotiations.
Cibus Nexum recognizes this dynamic and knows how to optimize it for both parties.
Relationships
Henk ter Avest
Education
MBA Business Administration
Background
Experience and roles on a strategic level
Over 25 years of international experience in sales & procurement, mainly within FMCG Nevi 1-2-3
Characteristic
One of a kind
Personal USPs
• Organizer
• Connector
• Networker
Core toolbox
• Packaging
• Ingredients
• Raw materials
• Operational processes
• General expenses
• CAPEX
Pascal Ruzius
Education
Agricultural engineer
Background
• Over 25 years of international FMCG purchasing experience
• Consultancy
• Outsourcing strategy
• Program manager
• Lean Green Belt
• Trainer & coach
Characteristic
Treasure hunter
Core toolbox
• Open book calculations
• Contract management
• Packaging
• Raw materials
• Flavors & Ingredients
Personal USPs
• Explorer
• Quartermaster
• Advocate
Arjen van der Wijk
Education
Mechanical engineer
Background
• More than 23 years of international experience, of which 16 in purchasing & supply chain
• Successfully executed various interim and consultancy projects
• Complex projects within FMCG, including outsourcing
• Project management
Characteristic
Discoverer
Core toolbox
• CAPEX & MRO projects
• Packaging, raw materials, technology
• QLTC, Value Stream Mapping
• Complex analyses
• Category management
• Process optimization
Personal USPs
• Project manager
• Contract specialist
• Process improver
Pieter Tielen
Education
Business engineer
Background
- More than 21 years of international procurement
- Successfully executed various interim and consultancy projects
- 3rd party manufacturing, food, feed, chemicals.
Characteristic
Explorer
Core toolbox
- Strategic Sourcing
- Stakeholder management
- Contracting and negotiation
- Complex analyses
- Category management
- Process optimization
Personal USPs
- Project manager
- Contract specialist
- Process improver
- Connector
- Pragmatist
Stijn de Bats
Education
Agricultural engineer (Food technology)
NVC Course Programme in Packaging II
Background
- Over 25 years of international experience in food industry
- Operations and R&D Manager
- Consultancy
- Project management
Characteristic
Tenacious
Core toolbox
- Food processing
- Packaging
- Raw materials
- Ingredients
- Capex
Personal USPs
- Pragmatic
- Linking pin
- Persuadent