Rosanne van Poelvoorde

Rosanne van Poelvoorde has over 18 years of work experience in various communication and management roles. Rosanne most recently served as the Director of Communications at COFRA Holding AG since September 2019. Prior to that, they were a Member of the Supervisory Board at Gulpener Bierbrouwerij starting from April 2012.

Rosanne has also worked as a Programme Manager JV Communications (a.i.) at Tata Steel in Europe from April 2018 to July 2019 and as the Global Director of Communications at TomTom from July 2016 to March 2018.

From July 2014 to June 2016, Rosanne was the Director of Corporate Communications EMEA at Genzyme Europe B.V. In this role, they were responsible for managing the communications strategy and activities across the EMEA region.

Before joining Genzyme Europe B.V., they worked at FleishmanHillard as a Director, where they were responsible for managing key clients and heading up the local food & agribusiness practice. Rosanne was also a member of the management team and deputy managing director.

Rosanne's earlier experience includes working as a Project Manager at Focus Conferences, where they developed and organized seminars, and as an Account Executive at Grey Worldwide, where they coordinated client contact and worked on global brands.

Throughout their career, Rosanne has gained experience in various areas of communication, including corporate communication, reputation management, issues and crisis communication, internal & change communication, and digital communication.

Rosanne van Poelvoorde's education history includes a Master of Science (MSc) in Communications from the University of Groningen, completed from 1994 to 1999. Prior to that, they completed their pre-university secondary education at St. Maartenscollege Maastricht from 1988 to 1994. Rosanne also attended the Corporate Governance University in 2012 and INSEAD for a Business Strategy and Financial Performance program from 2018 to 2019. In 2021, they pursued Business Sustainability Management at the University of Cambridge.