Our people

Jup van ’t Veld

Sustainability, Nutrition & Health

Jup van ’t Veld, trained in chemistry at Utrecht University, has extensive experience in areas such as food, health and safety, corporate social responsibility, and the environment. He has held positions at the largest trade union in The Netherlands (FNV Bondgenoten) and the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, and has been an active voice in environmental groups and green politics in The Netherlands.

At Schuttelaar & Partners, Jup specializes in process management, issue and crisis management, and corporate social responsibility. He currently oversees the international Choices Program, an industry initiative aimed at a front-of-pack health logo on food products based on scientific evaluation.

Jup can be reached at jup.vantveld@schuttelaar-partners.com, tel +32 2 502 2008.

Annejet Pette

Sustainability and CSR

Annejet studied International Business Management in Groningen and Paris (MSc), specialising in Corporate Social Responsibility. She has previously worked at the OECD on guidelines for MNEs, as well as for ammado.com – a web 2.0 platform for socially responsible companies and nonprofit organisations. She has much experience in setting up foundations and multi-stakeholder partnerships.

At Schuttelaar & Partners, Annejet specialises in corporate communications, stakeholder dialogue and reputation management in the field of CSR and Sustainability.

Annejet can be reached at annejet.pette@schuttelaar-partners.com, tel +32 2 230 1829.

Ilse Straver

Nutrition & health, crisis communications

Ilse studied health and nutrition majoring in health promotion at Wageningen University. She has worked for S&P since April 2003. Ilse is experienced in stakeholder communication and specialises in issue and crisis management. She is member of the S&P crisis team and contact person the European Crisis Management Partnership (ECMP). She has built a team around healthy lifestyle to support clients in improving their products or services and implementing their health policies and health promoting activities.

Ilse can be reached at ilse.straver@schuttelaar-partners.com, tel +32 2 502 8806.

Mari Saarteinen

Corporate communications and public affairs

Mari holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, and has nearly 10 years’ experience in various challenging communications tasks in public, private and the non-governmental sector. Previously, she worked as consultant in Kreab Gavin Anderson with corporate communications and public affairs for clients in financial, chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical sectors.

Mari can be reached at mari.saarteinen@schuttelaar-partners.com, tel +32 2 502 8626.

Dieter Cools

Nutrition & Health

Dieter studied dietetics at Leuven University College before broadening his horizon towards Nutrition & Health at Wageningen University and Research Centre in The Netherlands.

Today, he helps advance the Choices programme internationally as well as in Belgium, his native country, by facilitating administration, communication and lobbying for the programme.

Based at the Schuttelaar & Partners Brussels offices, Dieter can be reached at dieter.cools@schuttelaar-partners.com, tel +32 2 502 0685.

Edwin Hecker

Technology & Society

Edwin studied Business Management and Animal Breeding at the University of Wageningen, and went on to obtain the NIMA B (Marketing) Diploma. He began working for the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture in 1987, where he worked on animal welfare, hormone legislation and veterinary guarantee systems. In 1997 he was appointed Chairman of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants, a position he held until 2003. Edwin was appointed Deputy Director of the Department of Veterinary and Food Affairs in 2000, and ad Director of the Minister’s office in 2003.

At Schuttelaar & Partners, Edwin is on the Board of Directors and responsible for the Technology & Society Unit. Edwin is also a member of the Groupe de Bruges (www.groupedebruges.eu), an independent think tank on European agriculture and rural development.

Edwin can be reached at edwin.hecker@schuttelaar-partners.com, tel +31 70 318 4444.

Rutger Schilpzand

Food and Nutrition, Stakeholder Dialogue

A nutritionist by training, Rutger Schilpzand focuses on international food and nutrition issues. He is co-author of a 2004 book exploring the possibilities of stakeholder dialogue on long-term, strategic issues.

Rutger has a long history in communications and NGO activities. He was a science writer and worked with Oxfam Novib and consumer organizations. In 1986, he founded the Clean Clothes Campaign. Currently, he is president and co-initiator of the School feeding Initiative Ghana-Netherlands (SIGN). He is an advisor to Wageningen University on its nutrition curriculum.

Rutger can be reached at rutger.schilpzand@schuttelaar-partners.com, tel +31 70 318 4444.

Ronald Hiel

Sustainable Supply Chains

Trained in economics and marketing at Wageningen University and Research Centre, Ronald Hiel focuses on sustainable and socially responsible supply chains, whether it’s for food or biofuels.

He frequently interacts with many stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations. Before joining Schuttelaar & Partners, Ronald was managing director and head of public affairs at the Dutch Product Board for Margarine, Fats and Oils. For them, he handled stakeholder dialogues on biotechnology, obesity, food and feed safety, and biofuels.

Ronald can be reached at ronald.hiel@schuttelaar-partners.com, tel +31 70 318 4444.

Clémence Robin

Food and Nutrition

Clémence studied in Paris, her native city, before taking up courses in European studies in Amsterdam as part of an Erasmus exchange. She graduated from a MA in European Public Affairs at Maastricht University. In Brussels, Clémence worked at CDPF, an association of French representatives to the European Union and EGTA, a European broadcast advertising trade association.

At Schuttelaar & Partners, Clémence focuses on the Choices Programme, both on the national and on the international level.

Clémence can be reached at clemence.robin@schuttelaar-partners.com, tel +32 2 280 6284.

Nathalie de Borchgrave d’Altena

Technology & Society, Communications

Nathalie studied Political Science at the University of Louvain, after moving to Belgium from British-Columbia, Canada. She graduated with an MA in International Relations, and has worked for a human rights NGO and a press agency in Belgrade. More recently she worked for The Conference Board, an international business membership and research organisation.

At Schuttelaar & Partners, Nathalie focuses on Technology & Society, as well as on communications for various international projects.

Nathalie can be reached at nathalie.de.borchgrave@schuttelaar-partners.com, tel +32 2 230 4894.

Marcel Schuttelaar

Founder & CEO

Trained in Human Nutrition at Wageningen University and Research Centre, Marcel Schuttelaar is managing director of Schuttelaar & Partners. At the firm, he focuses on strategic consulting and issue & crisis management.

Before launching Schuttelaar & Partners, Marcel Schuttelaar managed public campaigns for Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Vereniging Milieudefensie) and Consumentenbond, the largest Dutch consumer group. He helped launch a non-profit organisation focusing on consumers and biotechnology, as well as Max Havelaar, a leading certifier of international fair trade.

Marcel can be reached at marcel.schuttelaar@schuttelaar-partners.com, tel +31 70 318 4444.