Gideon van der Burg has a background in the office furniture industry in various commercial management roles at Royal Ahrend. Combined with a Masters degree in Finance he is a strong advocate of Evidence Based Design in working environments.

In 2015 he joined Leesman becoming responsible for the Benelux market and beyond.

Leesman measures how well workplaces support the employees who use them and delivers deep data insights to drive better workplace strategies. With 550,000+ respondents Leesman now holds the largest independent global benchmark database on workplace effectiveness.