Meet our team
Our team members are passionate about Rotterdam. With unbridled enthusiasm and energy, they put their knowledge to work to facilitate the city’s progress in their own unique way. They help visitors and internationals get around and make them feel welcome in our city. They attract international companies, congress organisers and journalists to the city. They promote Rotterdam through campaigns and ensure that people around the world can discover that Rotterdam is the place to be. They roll out the red carpet and extend a warm welcome. And they do it for everyone: from companies and visitors to residents and students. Meet the faces behind Rotterdam Partners!

Alexandra Patsa
Business Manager Trade

Annemieke van Vliet
Business Analyst

Catherine Kalamidas
Business Development Manager - Life Sciences & Health / IT & Tech / Agri & Food

Chantal Mies
Program Manager Employee Experience

Chiu Hsiao
Marketing Strategist B2B

Christa Moerland
Management Assistent

Claire van Schagen
Marketing Strategist

Claire Schiebroek
Communications & PR

Daniel Venis
Host Rotterdam Experience

Els Sosef
Host Rotterdam Experience

Erik van Essen
Managing Director

Eveline van der Pluijm
Manager Convention Bureau

Félice van Acker Blommers
Manager Marketing & Communications

Ferry van Steijn
Host Rotterdam Experience

Gladys Tuur
Account Manager

Goda Žukauskaitė
Online Content Marketeer B2B

Hans van Vlijmen
Host Rotterdam Experience Hoek van Holland

Hélen van Leeuwen
Finance & HR Officer

Ingrid van Hanswijk Pennink
Manager Strategy, Processes & Business Intelligence

Isa-Bente Knijnenburg
PR & Influencer Marketing

Jan Willem van der Kolk
Business Manager High Tech

Jannie Pietersma
Projectmanager – Proces optimalisation

Jeroen Schreurs
Manager Business Operations

Jeroen van Eijsden
Facility Services

Jessica Djermakian
Employee Rotterdam International Center

Joël Ferdinandus
Program Manager Rotterdam Experience

Johan de Groot
Host Rotterdam Experience

Joost de Kurver
Host Rotterdam Experience Hoek van Holland

Jorn Douwstra
Manager International Trade & Investment

Jorrit van Dijck
Business Manager IT & Tech

Jos den Daas
Communication Advisor B2C

Jurgen Hoekstra
Partnership Manager

Kim Heinen
Manager Media Relations & Public Affairs

Larissa Verbaas
Connector Partnerships & Content Merkalliantie Rotterdam Make It Happen

Maaike Hamann
Business Development Manager - Life Sciences & Health

Maarten van der Meij
Host Rotterdam Experience

Marjolijn Swinkels - van Halem
Host Rotterdam Experience

Marjorie Hanoeman
Host Rotterdam Experience

Marleen Verwaal
Branch Manager Rotterdam Tourist Information

Matilde Laan
Senior Public Affairs Officer

Max Bakker
Accountmanager Partnernetwerk

Meemee Ploem
Business Manager Trade

Merel Cheng
SEO Content Marketeer

Rajna Mihajlovski
Corporate Communications Advisor

Remy van Broekhuizen
Online Marketeer B2B

René Hanssens
Business Manager Agri & Food

Rianne Vriend-Vrijenhoef
Business Manager Energy & Chemicals

Robert Eijkelestam
Communication Advisor B2B

Robert van Santen
Business Manager Maritime & Energy

Sacha Soeters
Host Rotterdam Experience

Satsita Usmaeva
Account Manager

Semra Yilmaz - Ucar
Host Rotterdam Experience

Shania Kebbay
Data Analyst

Sherrise Bissesar
Marketeer B2C

Sifra van der Duijn Schouten
Host Rotterdam Experience

Tiffany Meijer
Business Manager Trade

Unal Sezisli
Business Analist

Vincent Giljam
Business Development Manager – IT & Tech / Urban Planning

Yi-Ling Lam
Business Analist

Zheng Yang
Business Manager Asia & Supply Chain Solutions
