Kristiaan Schimmel

Kristiaan Schimmel is an accomplished communications professional with extensive experience in public relations and journalism. Currently serving as Senior Manager Global PR at Agoda since November 2022, Kristiaan previously held the position of Manager Communications at The Walt Disney Company from September 2018 to November 2022, overseeing ESPN's communications. Prior roles include Communications Executive at FOX Networks Group and Senior Advisor at DashCare B.V., alongside freelance work as a journalist and foreign correspondent in Southeast Asia. Kristiaan's educational background includes a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, along with studies in Political Science at the University of Amsterdam and business management at Beeckestijn Business School.