
Joep Kievits (39) joined EPPA as managing consultant/senior advisor and member of the management team from 1 January 2024.
Joep comes from the Hague-based public affairs agency IvCB, where he was senior director in recent years. He has more than 14 years of experience in public affairs, lobbying, public strategy, policy advice, stakeholder management and strategic communications.
'We are delighted that Joep has joined our team,' say partners Willem Jan Roelofs, René van der Steeg and Nora van Elferen of EPPA, the public affairs and strategic communications consultancy based in The Hague for almost fifty years. 'With Joep, we have added a wealth of experience. That will certainly benefit our clients and the further growth of EPPA.'
'In my work, I am stimulated by the challenge of finding the balance between what is desired and what is achievable.I look forward to working with the EPPA team to translate our clients' wishes into smart strategies with maximum return,' says Joep.Joep's experience in public affairs stretches far back. Before joining IvCB, Joep was founder and for several years managing director of public affairs agency MagnifEye. In the years before, he held (senior) public affairs positions within various consultancies, was senior management advisor at the public affairs department of the municipality of Amsterdam and public affairs advisor at a university. Joep was also involved in a national political party for several years and started his career as a civil servant at the then Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.
Joep heeft een uitgebreid netwerk opgebouwd op alle overheidsniveaus. Van Europees en nationaal niveau tot regionaal en lokaal niveau. Hij heeft veel ervaring in het werken voor grote multinationals en NGO’s, nationale bedrijven en organisaties, branche- en sectorverenigingen, overheden en start- en scale ups. Joep heeft een brede ervaring, maar zijn expertise ligt vooral in de digitale economie en tech sector, de woningmarkt- en vastgoedsector, de (hernieuwbare) energiesector, de chemische industrie, de arbeidsmarkt, de financiële sector en projecten gerelateerd aan ruimtelijke ordening en duurzaamheid.






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