Arjen Boukema

Arjen Boukema is a creative and multidisciplinary communication professional with a wide range of experience and interests.

His expertise spans from Public Affairs to event management, from spokesperson duties to content marketing, and from stakeholder management to crisis communication.

Currently, Arjen focuses on content creation and storytelling, seeking, creating, and sharing relevant stories with customers, employees, journalists, and stakeholders.

He leads an editorial squad, focusing on priority setting and content structuring, as well as stimulating content initiatives.

Arjen constantly experiments with different forms, content, and distribution methods, striving to make a greater impact through data analysis.

His core expertise lies in formulating relevant messages that resonate with the target audience.

Arjen's educational background includes studies at Revius Lyceum, a Diploma in Strategisch Communicatiemanagement from Van der Hilst Communicatie, a Public Affairs Leergang from Leiden University, and a degree in Politicologie from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Throughout his career, Arjen has held various positions such as Senior Communicatieadviseur in Stakeholdermanagement and interim spokesperson at ING Nederland, Senior Communicatieadviseur as Chief Editor at ING Nederland, Senior communicatiemanager and Woordvoerder at ING Nederland, Voorzitter Ondernemingsraad at Koninklijk Nederlands Vervoer, Communicatiemanager / spokesperson at Koninklijk Nederlands Vervoer, Conference Manager / Office manager at Lidy Groot Congress Events, and Project Assistant at Nationale Postcode Loterij.