What we do, who we are and why we are
Why we exist
van Kolck Consulting was founded to solve a problem Maurits van Kolck observed throughout 18 years of senior leadership in specialty chemicals, food ingredients, personal care and life sciences: the regulatory complexity facing compnanies is growing fast, but the expert support available to them is either too expensive, too generic, or too slow.
We built van Kolck Consulting to change that. By combining deep regulatory expertise with AI-augmented delivery, we provide senior-quality compliance outcomes at a price point companies can actually afford — with turnaround times that match the pace of real business.
Maurits van Kolck — Founder
Maurits van Kolck brings 18+ years of VP and Director-level experience across regulatory affairs, innovation management, sustainability strategy and digital transformation — across the specialty chemicals, food ingredients, life sciences and Agri-Food industries.
CAREER
• VP & Global Head of Data and Digital — Corbion NV (current, AI and digital transformation)
• VP Innovation Management & Regulatory Compliance — Corbion NV
• Group Director HSEQ — IMCD NV (101-person global organisation across 30+ countries)
• VP R&D, Quality & Regulatory Affairs — KEVA / SH Kelkar & Co. (four global sites)
• REACH Dossier Manager — AkzoNobel Technology & Engineering
• Project Leader Regulatory & Quality Affairs — MSD / Schering-Plough (incl. Organon NV)
EDUCATION
• M.Sc. Environmental Chemistry (Honours) — Radboud University Nijmegen
• General Management Programme — Cambridge Judge Business School
• Certified FSCC 22000 Internal Auditor — DNV (2025)
• Certified Product Owner | ScrumMaster — Agile Scrumgroup (2024)
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
• President, Biobased Chemicals Cluster — CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council)
• Published researcher — Environmental Science & Technology and Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry