Regina Romeijn

Consistently pursuing and finding innovative opportunities to enhance experiences through optimised processes, products, services, and business models. Built and deployed a 33-country ESG function from scratch, generating measurable year-over-year value. Result driven. Optimistic. Solution oriented. Seeking to create positive impact for people and planet.

EVP, Global Head of ESG at Monks (2020-09 – 2026-05)

5+ years · Top 100 European CSOs 2024 · Change Leader 2025 Monks, formerly known as Media.Monks, owned by S4 Capital plc, global digital content data & tech agency, at top 8500 employees, 33 countries, 82 offices. Owned global sustainability, social impact, and non-financial reporting. Reporting directly to the Board and Audit & Risk Committee (ARC).

• Designed and executed a company-wide ESG strategy, turning a compliance function into a commercial asset that won enterprise accounts and lifted investor appeal.
• Established the reporting strategy that qualified Monks for RFPs from PayPal, HP, P&G, Amazon and Google/Alphabet — securing 12+ critical accounts and mitigating major revenue risk.
• Spearheaded group-wide B Corp certification — the first global agency network certified org-wide — creating a scalable governance model.
• Secured a major Allianz mandate, leading a transformation pitch with a roadmap to centralize a decentralized operating model.
• Launched a portfolio of global sustainability offerings, opening a new, profitable line of business.
• Participated in S4S fund due diligence, surfacing new investment and partner synergies.
• Authored the group’s Annual ESG Report (monks.com/esg); drove year-over-year CDP, EcoVadis and SBTi gains and directed global CSRD rollout.

Associate Partner at IBM iX, Europe (2016-09 – 2020-08)

4 years

• Part of the BNLX leadership team to grow the business for iX Europe and IBM
• Experience Architect, deploying IBM Garage methodology
• Innovation and growth creating new digital b2b/b2c/b2b2c experiences, co-created, co-executed and co-operated new initiatives in agile teams IBM innovation studio
• European Blockchain lead for iX, blockchain offerings and mapping for clients to understand blockchain opportunities in their value chain.

Partner Innovation at Flare (2012 – 2016)

4 years Small boutique innovation & strategy consultancy, oriented at growth, brand positioning, product and business innovation. Based on What if?! innovation methodology.

• Find growth opportunities cross industry and co-create them to finalisation and scale
• Award winning digital educational concepts (Blink)
• New business innovation & transformation of brand/ product portfolio (Hero/Dr. Oetker)
• New product development/portfolio optimisation (Hero/Dr. Oetker)
• Market potential study (Sky).
• Performance optimisation & business strategy (de Persgroep, VNU Vacature Media, ID&T/SFX)

New Product Development Lead at Sweex (2010 – 2011)

1 year Development of a new lifestyle headphone brand: rocking residence.

• Lifestyle Headphone Brand & Product development, idea-Realisation, design, sourcing.
• Brand communication and sales

Presenter EO, Talpa, Net5, NCRV, AVRO, Radio 1 at TV & Radio (2002 – 2010)

8 years Presenter

• TV:
• Presenter. Human interest Interviews, reality formats, travel program, ENG, Live, Studio.
• Format development
• Radio:
• Live daily news show Radio 1, co-host twice a week.

Junior Strategist at Y&R Amsterdam (1999 – 2002)

3 years Brand & marketing strategy

• Clients: Danone, Jumbo

MsC in Communication Science – University of Amsterdam

Coach Counselor – Dutch Academy for Psychotherapy