Bas van Vugt, Executive Director at Rabo Investments, is in the home stretch of the TIAS Executive MBA (EMBA) program. I wanted to draw inspiration from the question of how to achieve success for businesses, both large and small, and how to operationalize that around major transition themes.”

Transition to Food&Agri

Prior to joining Rabo Investments Bas had been with Heineken for almost 14 years in a variety of roles, both in the Netherlands and abroad. At a certain point, he felt like contributing to the greater good and by fulfilling purpose through work. ‘’I discovered that Food & Agri is the sector where my heart lies. As I wanted to broaden my perspectives on business and deepen my knowledge of Food & Agri, I started looking for the right program.’’

Why TIAS?

‘’The TIAS Executive MBA (EMBA) in combination with the Food & Agri track at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), was the perfect match for me. “Another reason why I opted for TIAS is that, aside from the EMBA piece, it also has a strong society component. You can’t lead an organization from a purely business perspective anymore. This takes a different kind of leadership. Here, leadership is about truly understanding how business and society can reinforce each other for the greater good, and is about bringing people together to actually realize these transitions. You can only do that by finding each other, not by polarizing. That really shines through in the program.”

Interview

Read in the interview how Bas found out in the TIAS EMBA what energizes him, how his self-awareness increased and how he learned from his fellow participants.

Becoming future-proof in leadership and strategic thinking

It takes leadership and strategic thinking to build the right bridges and mobilize the organization. The Executive MBA (EMBA) will help you increase your agility in complex, changing environments – based on a sound understanding of business.

Intensive attention to your personal development and leadership qualities allows you to master your new skills. This way, in situations that require both broad and in-depth knowledge, you’ll know which questions to ask and how to act. That’s how you make the difference. Our English-taught EMBA is a top-ranked 2-year program that lets you combine your work, study and private life.

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