Mr. Merks holds a Master of law (Leyden University, 1997) and a Master of Dispute Resolution (University of Amsterdam, cum laude, 2005). He has been educated as a trainer in negotiation strategy and skills at Harvard Law School.
Before founding Result Mediation he held various commercial management positions in international companies. He is currently residing in Ankara, Turkey and will move to Nicosia, Cyprus summer 2020.