Marc Bakker (1965) holds a master in corporate law and nima A in marketing but most of it the is passionate about sports. After some jobs in the corporate world Marc decide to follow his passion for sport. He became the marketing & pr manager for stadium Feyenoord in Rotterdam and afterwards he became the project manager Rotterdam Topsport in which he amongst other things was responsible for the Euro 2000 soccer tournament.
For the Rotterdam Stopover Foundation Marc was responsible for the stop-over of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2006 with the spectacular event of 'DJ Tiesto on the Maas'? with over 150.000 spectators as an absolute highlight. Marc decided to contribute his knowledge in sport marketing, partnerships and events towards sport for development organizations like Right to Play and Stars in Their Eyes.
It was in 1984 that Marc fell in love with South Africa and since then he has been living partly in the Netherlands and partly in his house in South Africa. He was responsible for a feasibility study for right to play in South Africa and he facilitated the study trip 'Olympic Plan 2028' of the Dutch Ministry of VWS in 2009. Marc is currently living in Kommetjie and the local manager for both the Behold Sport for Development as well as the Rainbow Collection activities.
The Netherlands
Chantal Inen l Director Behold Netherlands
Chantal Inen (1984) studied International Business (Bsc) – Strategy and CSR at Maastricht University, EDHEC Business School and Helsinki University... Read more >>
Marcel Spaas l Netherlands Marcel Spaas (1966) holds a Msc in Watershed management at the Agriculture University of Wageningen...
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Pieter van der Manden l Project manager
Pieter (1984) studies business administration at the VU university Amsterdam. He is writing his thesis about the possibilities that the World Cup 2010...
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Jeroen den Hollander l Web & video Next to his freelance film-making and photography activities, Jeroen is responsible for the development of the Behold and Rainbow Collection website...
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South Africa
Jop Blom l founder
Serial social entrepreneur Jop Blom has been active in the fields of international socio-economic development and CSR... Read more >>
Reinoud Willemsen l South Africa Already since the early years at the Rotterdam School of Management, Reinoud had a particular interest for the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility.
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Marc Bakker l South Africa Marc Bakker (1965) holds a master in corporate law and nima A in marketing but most of it the is passionate about sports. After some jobs in the...
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Lesley Donna Williams l South Africa Lesley designs and facilitates dialogue and change processes. The focus of her work is to build vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities using participatory methods....
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Thabang Mabuza l Web & video I hold an N6 Certificate in Tourism, coupled with relevant working experience at the OR Tambo international Airport with Comair Limited as a Customer Service Agent.
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Kenya
Tonee Ndungu l Kenya Media Consultant with a specialty in New and Rich Media Tools and Applications for Africa and the Developing World.
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Rainbow Collection
Dieuwertje Damen l Rainbow Collection Dieuwertje Damen (1981) studied international development at the university of Amsterdam. She has worked as the projectmanager for Dutch Design in Development and...
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Glynn Shore l Rainbow Collection
Glynn Shore (1948) has had a very enjoyable career first with Unilever in the Personal Care Industry, and later in Unilever/Quest/Givaudan in Food Flavours...
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