James Renzas

James Renzas

Senior Director BCI Global

James Renzas is Senior Director, North America of BCI Global (Buck Consultants International), a company that was founded in the Netherlands April 1985. More than 34 years later BCI Global is one of the world’s leading independent footprint optimization, location strategy, site selection and supply chain consulting companies. BCI has offices in the US (Atlanta, Bay Area, Los Angeles), Europe (Nijmegen & the Hague-the Netherlands; London-UK; Frankfurt-Germany) and Asia (Shanghai for China; Singapore for APAC, including India). The firm employs 65 dedicated professionals.

Geographic Areas Served:

  • Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • North America
  • Asia Pacific
  • China
  • India
  • LATAM/Mexico

BCI assisted more than 900 clients in 50 countries worldwide.

Industries or Specialties:

  • High tech, ICT & electronics
  • Industrial equipment & products
  • Automotive
  • (Bio) Pharma/life sciences/ health
  • Medical technology
  • Food & beverage
  • Chemicals & materials
  • Fashion & apparel
  • Business services
  • Logistics

Areas of Expertise:

BCI advises companies worldwide on their (global, regional, national) footprint strategy (manufacturing, logistics, support services), location/site selection, incentive negotiations and supply chain design.

  • Production and/or assembly plants
  • International distribution & (e) fulfilment centers
  • National or regional head offices
  • Support centers; global business services centers/shared services centers/customer contact    centers, both inbound and outbound
  • Back offices, technical support centers and legal support centers
  • R&D centers
  • Training centers
  • Data centers

Notable Past Clients (Partial, alpha order):

  • ABB
  • Abbott
  • Allen & Overy
  • Amgen
  • Barclays
  • Biogen
  • Boston Scientific
  • BP
  • BMW-VDL
  • Chiquita
  • Cisco
  • Columbia Sportswear
  • Crocs
  • Danone
  • Dell Computers
  • DHL
  • Donaldson
  • ExxonMobil
  • Fossil
  • Fuji Photo Film
  • G-Star
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Ikea
  • John Deere
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • KraftHeinz Foods
  • Medtronic
  • Microsoft
  • Mitsubishi
  • Mondelez
  • NCR
  • Nike
  • Novartis
  • Oracle
  • Pfizer
  • Philips
  • Samsung
  • SAP
  • Sitel
  • Stryker
  • Toshiba
  • UTC
  • Unilever
  • UPS
  • Vodafone
  • Yamaha

Education:

Masters Degree in Economic Geography, Northern Illinois University; Undergraduate Degree in LAS, Physics and Math emphasis, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; Post-Graduate Study at University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Campus and University of Chicago.

Personal:

Married, with 4 children, lives in Mission Viejo, California

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Contact Info:
 
Phone:  949-716-6881
Mobile:  949-331-4330
Email:  [email protected]
Twitter:  @Siteselectors
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-renzas-213299