professor organizational theorist
Born in Wilrijk, Matthyssens in 1980 received his Doctor of Philosophy in marketing (special licence) from Ghent University with a thesis entitled "Marktbewerking voor industriële produkten." (Marketing of industrial products). Among his Doctor of Philosophy students is Koen Vandenbempt (Doctor of Philosophy 1999).
Known for his work of service-oriented strategy. He is appointed Professor of strategic management and global strategic management, and chaired the Department of Management of the University of Antwerp from 2007 to 2013, and is since September 2013 Dean of the Antwerp Management School as successor of Philippe Naert. From 1994 to 2008 he was also Professor of Business-to-Business Marketing at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
He has also been Visiting professor at the Copenhagen Business School, and at the Stockholm School of Economics, and lectured at numerous other universities.
Matthyssens started his academic career in 1982 as faculty member of the Antwerp Management School of the University of Antwerp.
