As a top-level issues director at a leading global chemicals and plastics company, Guido has gathered the business issues management knowledge and experience necessary to monitor and prioritise complex market and product issues; he’s the go-to person for advice on market, product and industry issues. His expertise ranges from developing pragmatic business strategies to successfully implementing issue management plans, guiding business presidents and their teams through the labyrinth of legislative developments in order to reduce the exposure to potential risks while defining potential new business opportunities through innovation.

This could include the buy-in of all needed stakeholders, both internal (business, function, corporate and top management) and external (NGOs, governments, industry and the public), managing and building industry associations (local, regional or global), engaging with key influencers, and other tailor-made solutions (such as coalitions and horizontal platforms). Guido’s experience covers:

• Advising and managing resources as part of the overall defined strategy and action plan of a specific businesses.
• Serving as a key advisor to business leadership on specific issues and related strategy development, its implementation and optimum resource requirements, while leveraging network capabilities around the globe.
• Representing business issue strategy in the global environment, health, safety and public affairs arenas.
• Developing and maintaining relationships and networks with the key executives of specific industries.
• Advising and coordinating with the executive management of trade associations.

All-in-all, whether you need to execute an issue management programme, define an issue management strategy, act as an association representative or address a specific issue, Guido De Wit can provide you with a sound, pragmatic and sustainable solution.