Edelman today announced the appointment of Arent Jan Hesselink to the role of general manager, Edelman Amsterdam effective April, 1 2016. As general manager of the Amsterdam office, Hesselink will lead a multinational team covering all sectors and industries. Hesselink will report to Michael Stewart, president and CEO, Europe & CIS.
“This is a truly exciting time for Edelman in the Netherlands,” said Stewart. “AJ represents a step change in our ability to grow our local market offer to build truly integrated communications marketing campaigns for international companies at scale. We are looking to grow Amsterdam into a global hub for Edelman and believe AJ is the perfect partner to help us to do this.”
Hesselink joins Edelman from Royal Philips where he has been managing the transformation of Philip’s global integrated marketing operation and has set up a new, global offering around content marketing. Hesselink spent four years with Philips in Singapore as head of integrated marketing for the Asia-Pacific region, where he built a fully integrated marketing function across 12 markets and three business sectors. Before Philips, Hesselink was a journalist, editor and bureau chief for Dow Jones News in Amsterdam.
“I am thrilled to be joining the Edelman network and look forward to leading the Netherland’s office,” said Hesselink. “There is a tremendous opportunity to build on the strong foundation that is in place and further strengthen Edelman’s proposition, helping both current and future clients to drive business success, brand value and corporate reputation through effective, integrated communications and marketing offerings.”
In the interim, Nienke Beuwer will continue as acting general manager.
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