Katelijn van Lieshout

Katelijn van Lieshout has a diverse work experience starting in 2004 as a Junior Project Manager at inc-21, where they managed advertising campaigns for KPN, the largest Dutch telecom company. Katelijn then worked at Havas Worldwide Amsterdam as an Account Manager before joining Publicis Amsterdam as an Account Director in 2013. In this role, they led digital projects for clients such as Nestle, Nescafe, Maggi, and Randstad. Katelijn also served as the Client Lead and Client Service Director for Renault Netherlands. In 2016, Katelijn became the Country Manager at Nomensa, where they established the company's first abroad office and helped grow their digital offering in the Netherlands. Katelijn returned to Publicis Amsterdam in the same year and took on the role of Business/Managing Director for Publicis & Leo Burnett NL. In this position, they were responsible for revenue, profit, employees, costs, and growth. Katelijn also acted as the client lead for various clients, including the Dutch Government, non-profit organizations, tech companies, and automotive companies. In 2022, Katelijn joined Team5pm as an Operations Manager, where they introduced new processes and workflows related to workload planning and project management. Katelijn then briefly worked at Joe Public Take-Away Advertising as the Director of Client Services before returning to Team5pm as the Director of Client Services in 2023.

Katelijn van Lieshout completed their education with a Bachelor's degree in Communicatie Management & Advisering from Inholland University of Applied Sciences in 2006. Katelijn then pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Communicatiewetenschap (commerciele communicatie) from the University of Amsterdam, which they completed in 2008. Additionally, they obtained a Master of Science (or Drs) degree in Communication and Advertising from the University of Amsterdam in 2009.