Vanessa Hofland-Noordervliet

Vanessa Hofland-Noordervliet has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Vanessa is currently the Managing Director of Media.Monks NL, where they focus on the growth of the company as an end-to-end agency, providing marketing strategy, creative solutions, production, technology, data, and digital media for clients such as BMW & MINI, the Dutch Government, Miele, ProRail, Pink Ribbon, and KWF. Additionally, they serve as the COO of BMW MINI - The MarCom Engine, a marketing service model developed by Media.Monks in partnership with Serviceplan and Berylls. Prior to their current positions, they held the role of Head of Monks+ EMEA at Media.Monks, where they worked on developing agency collaboration models for clients.

Before joining Media.Monks, Vanessa worked at Albert Heijn, where they held various positions including Founder & Director of AH Studio, Chairwoman of the Albert Heijn Art Foundation, Director of Commercial Programming, Director of Creative Services, Brand Manager, Brand Innovation Manager, and Digital Inspiration Manager. During their time at Albert Heijn, they led various initiatives related to branding, content creation, and marketing campaigns.

Vanessa also has experience working at Ahold Delhaize as the Director of Communications - Head of Brand & Content, where they focused on developing the global brand identity for the merger of Royal Ahold and Delhaize. Additionally, they served as the Head of Content, Channel & Traffic Management Team at Ahold Global Communications.

Early in their career, Vanessa worked as an Account Manager and Operations Manager at IJsfontein Interactive Media, a Channel Manager at TENQ, and a Production Manager at IdtV Docs.

Overall, Vanessa Hofland-Noordervliet has a strong background in marketing, communications, branding, and content creation across various industries.

Vanessa Hofland-Noordervliet's education history includes a Master's program in Creative Leadership for Brands from the THNK School of Leadership in 2021. Vanessa also studied Digital Video Production at New York University from 2002-2003. In 2018, they completed the Ahold Delhaize Retail Academy program at Cornell University. Prior to that, they participated in the Ahold Management Development programs "The Natural Leap" in 2014 and "Succes Built to Last" in 2013. Vanessa holds a Master's degree in Film- en televisiewetenschappen, Theaterwetenschappen from the University of Amsterdam, where they studied from 1997-2002. Vanessa completed their secondary education at Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem from 1991-1997.