Remko I. Van Hoek (born 1971) is a professor of Supply Chain Management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.[1] He has held several executive roles including positions at Disney and PwC. He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
| Pre-Nominals: | Dr. |
| Remko Van Hoek | |
| Birth Place: | IJmuiden, Netherlands |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Education: | PhD in International Economics |
| Alma Mater: | Utrecht University |
| Occupation: | Professor of Supply Chain at Sam M. Walton College of Business |
| Employer: | University of Arkansas |
| Known For: | Supply Chain Research |
Van Hoek is a clinical full professor of Supply Chain management at the University of Arkansas in the Sam M. Walton College of Business.[2] He took this position in January 2018. Van Hoek conducts research about procurement strategy. He focuses on innovation on the supply-side, buyer-seller relations, procurement development and developing supply-chain leaders.[3]
Van Hoek was a visiting professor at the Cranfield School of Management in Cranfield, England. He was in this role from 1999-2019, when he wrote multiple books and taught many executive education programs.[4] His research has won him an E. Grosvenor Plowman Award.[5] He has been published in Harvard Business Review for his research on procurement.[6]
He was also a Senior Vice President of Sourcing and Procurement at the Walt Disney Company.[7] He has been a member of many editorial advisory boards for international journals in the supply-chain management field. Remko also served as the 2018 Chairman[8] of the Board of Directors of the Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals in the U.S.[9] Remko was the keynote speaker at the Procurement Summit in the U.K.[10] and has done keynotes around the world including in Singapore, Finland, and the United Kingdom.[11] [12] [13] He has served many supply chain executive roles in Europe and the United States including Nike, Cofely and PricewaterhouseCoopers.[14]