Our Team

The team based in Australia consist of the following professionals and academics:

  • Joost Thissen

    Joost Thissen is founder and partner of cultureresourcecentre, and she is based in Sydney, Australia. She works throughout Australia and the Asian Region. Her area of expertise include developing Cultural Competence and Cultural Intelligence (CQ) in people, teams and organisations during ongoing globalisation.

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  • Kees Hoefsloot

    Kees Hoefsloot is partner of the cultureresourcecentre, and is based in Sydney, Australia. He works throughtout Australia and  the Asian region. His areas of expertise include outsourcing, off-shoring, partnerships, and global business.

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  • Tine Kohler

    Dr. Tine Köhler is a Melbourne-based consultant and facilitator for the cultureresourcecentre. She is an expert in global teamwork, helping team members who work in globally distributed, multicultural teams to work together effectively.

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  • Nick Stone

    Nick Stone is a Melbourne-based consultant and facilitator for the cultureresourcecentre. His area of expertise is in intercultural learning, development and assessment. His Intercultural Effectiveness Questionnaire (ICEQ) has been taken up by a range of multinational companies, Australian and international universities.

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  • Erik de Jong

    Erik de Jong is a Sydney-based executive coach who understands the pressures and expectations of executives in large corporations. Erik, who represents Keystone De Jong Associates collaborates with cultureresourcecentre in projects where we need both the cross-cultural expertise and executive coaching expertise for our corporate clients.

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