Luuk Zonneveld

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Curriculum vitae:

  • One of the architects of the success of Fairtrade labeling, as director of its global umbrella, quadrupling its retail turnover to nearly 2 billion € in 2006
  • Currently director of the Belgian organization Vredeseilanden

  • Manager in designing, implementing and monitoring strategic change

  • Expert in the ethics of business

  • 20+ years of cooperation with developing countries

  • Fluency in English, Spanish, German, French and Dutch


Dutch nationality

Degrees in Social Psychology, Sociology, Economics and Marketing from the Universities of Aix-en-Provence (France) and Utrecht (The Netherlands), and from the Netherlands Institute of Marketing and Accountancy

1984-86 researcher at the University of Leiden (The Netherlands)

1986-90 journalist in Africa and Asia

1987-92 Fair Trade Original in Culemborg, the Netherlands:
Head of Producer & Sourcing Department, started FTO’s Producer Assistance Program. www.fairtrade.nl

1992-96 Heinrich-Böll-Foundation in Cologne, Germany:
Responsible for the Foundation’s program of cooperation with organizations in developing countries. www.boell.de

1996-2000 Representative of Oxfam in Havana, Cuba. Co-designed and managed the Joint Cuba Program of seven national Oxfam organizations.

2000-01 Heinrich-Boell-Foundation in Brussels, Belgium:
Director of the South-North Program. www.boell.be

2001-2007 Managing Director of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations (FLO) International in Bonn, Germany. www.fairtrade.net

2007-2008 Consultancies regarding the integration of sustainability in consumer-facing companies, developing communications and marketing strategies for a CO2-compensation organization, and the development of a concept for Fairtrade tourism, etc.

Since June 2008 Managing Director of the Belgian development organization Vredeseilanden. www.vredeseilanden.be

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