Below you will find a list of my work experience, education, the languages I speak, and other information about me.
Career
Senior Communications Manager
The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH – Initiatief Duurzame Handel) Utrecht, Netherlands
2012-2013
Head, Climate Business Engagement Unit (Acting Head June 2010 – July 2011)
WWF International,Global Climate and Energy Initiative, Brussels. Belgium and Johannesburg, South Africa
2010-2012
Senior Marketing and Communication Manager,
Climate Business Engagement Unit
WWF International, Brussels. Belgium – (Hosted by European Programme Office)
2009- 2010
Director Corporate Social Responsibility for Europe Middle East and Africa
CSR Department, Corporate Relations and Communications, Canon Europe, Amstelveen/London
2007-2009
European Events and Sponsoring Manager
European Corporate Communications Division, Canon Europa, Amstelveen/London
2002-2007
Marketing Communications Manager/Manager Camera Communication
European Shared Services Marketing Communication Dept, Canon Europa, NV, Amstelveen
1999-2002
Manager Translator Recruitment Department
LMI, Amsterdam
1998-1999
Project Coordinator
Nippon Television Europe, South and East Africa
1997-1998
Client Services Director
Japan Insite, Amsterdam
1996-1997
Advertising Account Manager
TBWA/H Neth-work, Amsterdam
1994-1996
Account Executive,
Hakuhodo Nederland, Amsterdam
1989-1994
Writer, Translator, Circulation Director
INK/Electric Word Magazine
1988-1989
English Teacher, Assistant Educational Supervisor,
Isawa City Board of Education, Iwate-ken, Japan
1986-1988
Technical Writer, User Support,
Market Planning Group, Boston
1985-1986
Education
MSc (distinction) Sustainable Development, University of Exeter, July 2011, One Planet Leaders Pathway: specifically designed for business leaders responsible for sustainable development within international corporations
Bachelor of Arts, European History, 1985, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, USA
Additional course work: Japanese language, computer science
Other Training
IMD Business School, Booster Programme for Climate Savers, (group leader) Lausanne, Switzerland,
2010
One Planet Leaders Program, WWF International, Geneva, Switzerland,
2007
Media Training. One-on-one training for handling high-level interviews with press, radio and TV
2005
Henley School of Management, Canon Management Skills Training
2001-2002
Coaching Managers, Krauthammer Management Training
2001-2002
Krauthammer Management Training
2000
Business French, Maison Descartes (Amsterdam), Chambre de Commerce de Paris, September 1993-1994 and 1996-1997
Hakuhodo Basic Advertising Training (in Japanese), Tokyo, Japan,
1991
Additional Trainings: ISO 26000, CSR Reporting, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Management, Digital Imaging, EDS Employee Development and Appraisal System
Languages
English, Dutch – Fluent/Native
Japanese, French – Business Proficient
Spanish, Afrikaans – Conversational
Career
Senior Communications Manager
The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH – Initiatief Duurzame Handel) Utrecht, Netherlands
2012-2013
Head, Climate Business Engagement Unit (Acting Head June 2010 – July 2011)
WWF International,Global Climate and Energy Initiative, Brussels. Belgium and Johannesburg, South Africa
2010-2012
Senior Marketing and Communication Manager,
Climate Business Engagement Unit
WWF International, Brussels. Belgium – (Hosted by European Programme Office)
2009- 2010
Director Corporate Social Responsibility for Europe Middle East and Africa
CSR Department, Corporate Relations and Communications, Canon Europe, Amstelveen/London
2007-2009
European Events and Sponsoring Manager
European Corporate Communications Division, Canon Europa, Amstelveen/London
2002-2007
Marketing Communications Manager/Manager Camera Communication
European Shared Services Marketing Communication Dept, Canon Europa, NV, Amstelveen
1999-2002
Manager Translator Recruitment Department
LMI, Amsterdam
1998-1999
Project Coordinator
Nippon Television Europe, South and East Africa
1997-1998
Client Services Director
Japan Insite, Amsterdam
1996-1997
Advertising Account Manager
TBWA/H Neth-work, Amsterdam
1994-1996
Account Executive,
Hakuhodo Nederland, Amsterdam
1989-1994
Writer, Translator, Circulation Director
INK/Electric Word Magazine
1988-1989
English Teacher, Assistant Educational Supervisor,
Isawa City Board of Education, Iwate-ken, Japan
1986-1988
Technical Writer, User Support,
Market Planning Group, Boston
1985-1986
Education
MSc (distinction) Sustainable Development, University of Exeter, July 2011, One Planet Leaders Pathway: specifically designed for business leaders responsible for sustainable development within international corporations
Bachelor of Arts, European History, 1985, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, USA
Additional course work: Japanese language, computer science
Other Training
IMD Business School, Booster Programme for Climate Savers, (group leader) Lausanne, Switzerland,
2010
One Planet Leaders Program, WWF International, Geneva, Switzerland,
2007
Media Training. One-on-one training for handling high-level interviews with press, radio and TV
2005
Henley School of Management, Canon Management Skills Training
2001-2002
Coaching Managers, Krauthammer Management Training
2001-2002
Krauthammer Management Training
2000
Business French, Maison Descartes (Amsterdam), Chambre de Commerce de Paris, September 1993-1994 and 1996-1997
Hakuhodo Basic Advertising Training (in Japanese), Tokyo, Japan,
1991
Additional Trainings: ISO 26000, CSR Reporting, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Management, Digital Imaging, EDS Employee Development and Appraisal System
Languages
English, Dutch – Fluent/Native
Japanese, French – Business Proficient
Spanish, Afrikaans – Conversational
