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Kees de Zeeuw, Strategic Advisor Land and Water Management
KadenZ Consult helps governments, public agencies, international organizations, and private companies navigate complex challenges
at the intersection of land, water, governance, geospatial information, and digital transformation.
Founded by Kees de Zeeuw, KadenZ Consult combines over 35 years of international experience with deep expertise in land administration, water governance, property rights, geospatial information management, organizational development, and strategic transformation. What makes KadenZ Consult different is the ability to connect strategy, people, governance, information, technology, and implementation. KadenZ Consult does not stop at policy papers or visions but helps organizations translate ambition into practical action and measurable results.
Whether you are modernizing land administration systems, strengthening water governance, shaping digital transformation, or aligning stakeholders around a shared vision, KadenZ Consult provides independent advice grounded in international experience and practical reality. From strategy and vision development to program management and evaluation, facilitation, and digital transformation, KadenZ Consult supports you and your organisation in connecting people, finding the right direction, based on domain knowledge and management skills.
Connecting. Insight. Direction.
Kees de Zeeuw,
Strategic Advisor Land and Watermanagement
Domain Expertise
KadenZ Consult operates at the intersection of land, water, (geo)information, and property rights. With extensive expertise in land administration, GIS, and information management, Kees de Zeeuw supports you in addressing complex societal, environmental, and spatial challenges. By connecting data, policy, and implementation, he supports governments, businesses, and communities develop sustainable and practical solutions with strategies, evaluations and implementation plans.
Areas of domain expertise:
By choosing KadenZ Consult, you partner with an independent advisor who connects people, information, technology and decision-making. KadenZ Consult helps you turn strategic insight into effective action and lasting impact.
Kees de Zeeuw, founder and owner of KadenZ Consult.
Strategic Advisor
As a strategic advisor, Kees de Zeeuw helps to develop future visions, implementation strategies, and investment programs. With his thorough knowledge of the international domain of land and water management he is widely recognized for his ability to quickly grasp complex challenges, align divers stakeholder interests, and provide clear direction for decision making. With a human-centred approach, he moves comfortably between boardrooms, project teams, technical experts, and executive stakeholders. As a facilitator, he creates energy, engagement, and tangible outcomes in workshops, strategic sessions, conferences, and leadership meetings.
Strategic skills:
More than 35 years of experience
With an extensive experience in management of professionals, change management, and organisational development, Kees de Zeeuw is seen as a mediating inspirator. His management style is human-oriented, with attention to diversity and the development of a common vision. He likes to work from a shared vision and ambition to practical solutions. He has in-depth knowledge of geo-information sciences, land administration, water management and GIS and Remote Sensing applications and a broad experience with project management, consultancy, networking, fundraising, presenting and writing scientific publications.
Being a good moderator, he is customer focused and has been steering in various international committees such as at the United Nations, World Bank, ISO, the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), ministries, embassies and the Dutch government.
Throughout his long career in government, academia, and the private sector, Kees has worked with national governments, public agencies, businesses, and research institutions around the world. He combines deep domain expertise with strong strategic insight and extensive experience in leading organizational change, transformation programs, and stakeholder-driven initiatives.
Chad, 2022
Tunisea, 2007 (edited)
Career
Most recently, Kees de Zeeuw served as Principal Consultant and Practice Lead for Land Administration at Esri, supporting governments and geospatial authorities worldwide in strengthening land governance, digital transformation, and spatial data infrastructures.
Prior to that, he spent 12 years as Director of Kadaster International. In this role, he has been responsible for the international consultancy projects and international relationship management of Dutch Kadaster. With a team of professionals, he defined the Kadaster contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and guided the development of the 'fit-for-purpose' approach, the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) and the Framework for Effective Land Administration (FELA), aimed at the global goal 'land rights for all'.
Other Achievements
International Experience
After obtaining a BSc degree in the Netherlands and an MSc degree in the UK, Kees de Zeeuw started his career with long term assignments in Rwanda and Bolivia. In his professional life he participated projects, conferences and international meetings all around the world.
Languages
Dutch Mother tongue
English Very Good
Spanish Good
French Fair
German Basic
[Full CV is available on request]
Approach
Many consultants are either strategists, technical specialists, or facilitators. KadenZ Consult combines all three. Through a unique blend of international domain expertise, executive leadership experience, and practical implementation knowledge, KadenZ Consult helps organizations move from complexity to clarity, from strategy to execution, and from individual interests to shared ambition.
Kees de Zeeuw, through KadenZ Consult, supports governments, public agencies, international development organizations, and private companies in addressing complex challenges related to land administration, property rights, spatial development, water/land governance, digital transformation, and sustainable development. His strength lies in connecting policy, technology, governance, and people to create practical and lasting solutions.
As a strategic advisor, he consults organisations develop future visions, strengthen executive leadership and human-centred management, design implementation strategies, and shape and evaluate investment programs and projects.
As a facilitator, he creates energy, engagement, and tangible outcomes in workshops, strategic sessions, conferences, and executive meetings.
By choosing KadenZ Consult, you partner with an independent advisor who connects people, information, and decision-making, helping organizations turn insight into action and impact.
Suriname, 2004 | Nepal, 2016 | Costa Rica, 2025
My values
Kees de Zeeuw his work is guided by a set of values that shape how to advise, collaborate, and create impact. He believes that sustainable progress is achieved by combining practical experience, integrity, accountability, human-centred leadership, and a long-term vision. These values underpin every engagement and partnership.
What you can expect, working with KadenZ Consult:
[A full publication list is available on request]
Kees de Zeeuw MSc.
KadenZ Consult
Oosterbeek, The Netherlands
Chamber of Commerce Reg. No.: 42181643
VAT: NL003854596B80
Website: www.Kadenzconsult.nl
The name KadenZ Consult:
Ka – d – en Z (Dutch) – These are the initials of Kees de Zeeuw.
Kadenz (German), Cadens (Dutch), Cadence (English) - A specific sequence of notes or chords that marks the end of a musical phrase, section, or piece, giving a sense of pause, resolution, or finality.
Indonesia, 2005