Buck Consultants International has recruited Jan Siemons as managing partner. In his new position, the former Ernst & Young partner will be responsible for servicing the growing demand for location advice by international companies as well as the advisory services to economic development groups and inward investment agencies in Europe.

Buck Consultants International has recruited Jan Siemons as managing partner. In his new position, the former Ernst & Young partner will be responsible for servicing the growing demand for location advice by international companies as well as the advisory services to economic development groups and inward investment agencies in Europe.

Siemons takes up the appointment on 1 September.

Jan Siemons worked as partner at Ernst & Young in the Netherlands, where he led the international location advisory team, for the last 16 years.

René Buck, president at Buck Consultants International commented: 'Jan's international expertise and network fit very well with the ambitions of Buck Consultants International to expand. There is a growing demand for the worldwide services of Buck Consultants International regarding location advice and site selection for manufacturing plants, distribution centres, R&D centres and offices.'

Buck Consultants International has 65 employees. The company is headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands and has offices in The Hague, Brussels, London, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Frankfurt and New York.