Harry Michels

Current

Senior Communications Advisor at Tappan Communicatie
Co Founder at Rode Ondernemers

Past

Member of Community Council (Gemeenteraadslid) at Gemeente Bloemdaal
Senior Communication Advisor (Self-employed)
Marketing Director at Gouden Gids BV

Director Buss. Development at Gouden Gids
Senior Advisor Business Development at VNU
Team Manager Direct Sales at Medianet BV
Manager Marketing/Innovation at CGL/Dedikon

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Education

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

Recommended

9 people have recommended Harry

Connections

269 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

My Website

Harry Michels’s Summary

My career change since leaving Gouden Gids has taken shape, and I joined Tappan Communications as senior communications advisor. My focus has shifted completely to complex communication projects for governements on all levels (national, regional and local). Over de last year I have developed strategies, moderated conferences and meetings, lead debates, produced films, created campaigns and created presentations. My customers are Province Noord Holland, Province Gelderland, Province Zuid Holland, Department of Traffic (Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat), Oranjewoud, City of Utrecht, City of Haarlem.

In these and other projects I can combine both my passions for strategy and communication and moderating and presenting especially.

Harry Michels’s Specialties:

Moderation, presenting, workshops, training, strategy development, negotiating skills, branding, campaign mangement, presentations.

Harry Michels’s Experience

Senior Communications Advisor

Tappan Communicatie

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

2008 — Present (1 year)

I focus on communication during complex processes such as new infrastructure, new policy implementation. Communicating change and innovation is my passion. I work for local governments in the Netherlands such as the city of Utrecht, the provinces of Noord Holland, Zuid Holland and Gelderland.
Co Founder

Rode Ondernemers

(Political Organization industry)

March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

Together with Patricia Linhard and Hans Adriani I founded the "Rode Ondernemers" group within the Dutch social democratic party (PvdA). As "Rode Ondernemers" (Red Entrpreneurs) we participate in and stimulate the political debate within the party. Our founding prinicples are that people are able and willing to be entrepreneural in solving societies problems, based on a strong social foundation they can rely on. We publish our thoughts and ideas and organize meetings.
Member of Community Council (Gemeenteraadslid)

Gemeente Bloemdaal

(Public Policy industry)

March 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 10 months)

For three years I was a member of the local community council in Bloemendaal (Gemeenteraadslid). I was one of three members of the social democratic party (PvdA). I was mainly involved in education, communication, health care, employment policy, welfare and social cohesion.
Senior Communication Advisor

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Public Relations and Communications industry)

February 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 2 months)

As independent communication advisor I create the link between strategy and communication. Visit my website at www.harrymichels.nl to find out more (live from August 2007 onwards).
Marketing Director

Gouden Gids BV

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry)

April 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 6 months)

As Marketing Director for Gouden Gids I developed the communication campaign with Katja Schuurman in the Netherlands. I also implemented a similar campaign for our sister company in Portugal als acting Marketing Director for six months.
Director Buss. Development

Gouden Gids

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry)

September 2002 — March 2004 (1 year 7 months)

I developed a joint venture with Ilse Media in the field of search engine marketing. Also I launched GG's own white pages phonebook.
Senior Advisor Business Development

VNU

(Public Company; Public Relations and Communications industry)

1995 — 2000 (5 years)
Team Manager Direct Sales

Medianet BV

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

1995 — June 1996 (1 year)
Manager Marketing/Innovation

CGL/Dedikon

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

1987 — 1995 (8 years)