Dymfke leads McKinsey’s retail and consumer work in Asia and the firm’s grocery work globally. She supports leading fast-moving-consumer-goods, food-retail, and nonfood-retail companies in shaping and implementing strategies for profitable growth through M&A, organic growth, and tech enablement.
In addition to active support of initiatives to get more women on the boards of Dutch companies, Dymfke contributes to Women Matter, McKinsey’s global research program into women’s representation in business. She also assists two not-for-profit organisations.
Dymfke is a keen outdoor runner and mountaineer.
Published work
“Disruption and uncertainty: The state of grocery 2022—China,” McKinsey & Company, December 2021
“How Chinese consumers are changing shopping habits in response to COVID-19,” McKinsey & Company, May 2020
“Reimagining food retail in Asia after COVID-19,” McKinsey & Company, April 2020
“What food retailers should do during the coronavirus crisis,” McKinsey & Company, March 2020
“Defending Southeast Asian consumer-company value in a digital age,” McKinsey & Company, December 2019
“How companies can seize opportunity in Vietnam’s growing retail market,” McKinsey & Company, October 2019
“What Chinese consumers want from fresh-food retailers,” McKinsey & Company, April 2019
“Reviving grocery retail: Six imperatives,” McKinsey & Company, November 2018
“How grocers can outperform in Vietnam: Standing tall in a crowded market,” McKinsey & Company, March 2018
“Is your company a value creator or a value destroyer?,” McKinsey & Company, September 2015
“Perspectives on retail and consumer goods” (PDF–3.8 MB), McKinsey & Company, Number 1, Spring 2013
“Women matter 2012: Making the breakthrough,” McKinsey & Company, March 2012
Education
Groningen University
MA, economics
LLM