Flexmanager - Interim manager

Interim manager

Werkervaring interimmanager

Since 2002:Freelance communications manager. Public Relations and consultancy.
Since 1997:Owner/founder of a busy down town restaurant “Katja's Kitchen” in Brussels.
1998 - 2000:Sailing Team Communications; Organise, facilitate and develop (large scale) business events with racing yachts at sea. Responsible for the set-up of Sailing Team Holland.
June 1997:Western European Union, Political Division Press and Information Officer, responsible for all external and internal communications.
April 1996 :Employed by the Secretariat-General of Western European Union, Information Officer. Devise and implement information policy of WEU, maintain contacts with general public and organising promotional events and material.
January 1993:WEU, assistant to the head of the Press and Information Section. Setting up an information bureau from scratch, establishing and maintaining contacts with the press, government officials, specialised and general public.
1992 - 1993:Initiated and acted as Technical advisor and group leader for Into Africa, a six-month overland trip from The Hague to Cape town. Organisation of and fundraising for a totally independent six-month journey.
April 1991:Lieutenant, Royal Netherlands Navy, lecturer in International Relations, Western European Security and Netherlands Security Policies.
Sailed on HMS Pieter Florisz on STANAVFORMED maiden voyage as Logistics and Communications Officer.
Jan/May 1990: Internship at the Secretariat-General of Western European Union in London.
May/Oct 1990: Consultancy and organisation of faculty symposium: "Japan als handelspartner" (Japan as a Trading Partner).
Feb./May 1989:Organisation of congress for University of Groningen: "Forty years of Atlantic Alliance, Forty years of Western Co-operation".
Jan/Apr 1989:Organisation of congress: "Grenzen aan de Hervorming" (Boundaries on Perestroika).
1986 - 1990:Set up and ran own business: "Kencurio Import", importing arts and crafts from East Africa to The Netherlands. Sold company at a profit.

Opleiding interimmanager

TRAINING

Spring 1992:War and the Media, high-level course at Wilton Park. Shell winter course in Noordwijk.
Winter 1991:International Security course at "Clingendael" Institute for International Relations in The Hague.
Spring 1991:Naval Reserve Officer training at the Royal Netherlands Naval Institute in Den Helder.
"Instruction techniques" training course at the (RNLN) School for Management and Education.

EDUCATION

1988 - 1990:University of Groningen: Degree in International Organisations / Political Sciences.
1984 - 1988:University of Groningen: Degree in Business Administration and Management.
1980 - 1984:St. Adelbert College, Wassenaar: Athenaeum A.
1978 - 1980:Saint Mary's Secondary School, Nairobi (Kenya).
1971 - 1977:International School of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania).

Consultancy interimmanagement a.i. kerncompetenties

COMMUNICATION AND ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS

Setting up PR events and activities. Managing relations with the media and general public. Organisation of large (incentive) events. Arranging briefings and (press) conferences, facilitating and organising meetings of (military and) government officials. Public and in-house presentations (e.g. press releases, press conferences and –televised- interviews/briefings). Spokesman. Internet information management. Communicator.

HOBBIES

Africa, (Ocean) Sailing, Motor Car Travel, Cycling, Inventive Cooking, Literature.

Talenkennis interimmanager

Present activities involve working with equal ease in English, French, Dutch and German.

Dutch : Mother Tongue.
English : Excellent.
Kiswahili : Fluent.
French : Fluent.
German : Good working knowledge.
Spanish : Working knowledge.
Italian : Working knowledge.

Overig

Good internal knowledge of EU-institutions; Long-standing relationships with EU Press Corps, Brussel's City Coouncil and International Organisations.