Charlie Thole

Charlie Thole is a marketing and communication professional currently serving at Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK) since January 2023. Prior experience includes roles as a consultant at Involve from September 2019 to January 2023, where expertise was focused on communication, leadership, and change management during organizational transformations. Additional consulting roles took place at companies including Umicore, LVNL, Covestro, and Makro Nederland, where crisis communication strategies were developed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to consultancy, Charlie Thole worked as an advisor at Leiden University Medical Center and held positions in communication and culture at De Haagse Hogeschool and de Bibliotheek Amstelland. Charlie Thole holds a Master’s degree in Culture, Organization, and Management from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a Bachelor's degree in Musicology from the University of Amsterdam.