Bas Batelaan

Managing Partner

+31 (0)70 304 6499

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

  • 2018

    Managing Partner, Public Matters

  • 2016

    Partner, Public Matters

  • 2014

    Associate Director, Aspect Consulting

  • 2012

    Director, Edelman

  • 2009

    Head of European Affairs, SSE

  • 2005

    Senior Consultant, Public Matters

  • 2003

    Policy Advisor, Labour Party (PvdA), House of Representatives

  • 1999

    Trainee, European Commission

  • 1998

    Graduated in Business Economics, University of Amsterdam

Managing Partner

I’m an all-round public affairs and public relations professional with more than 20 years’ experience in The Hague and Brussels. It’s always extremely rewarding to me to draw on my knowledge, network and passion to make a difference for clients.

Persoonlijk

Having lived and worked in Brussels for more than eight years, I returned to the Netherlands in 2016 with my wife and three children. To relax, I like to travel and watch my favorite football team win the Champions League. I’m a fanatic (but very modest) runner and a happy family man.

Public matters

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Our team of experts

  • Nienke Bakker

    Trainee

  • Paul Schrama

    Senior Account Executive

  • Iris Weerdenburg

    Consultant

  • Valérie Mendes de León

    Consultant

  • Door van Leeuwen Boomkamp

    Senior Director

  • Machteld van Weede

    Senior Consultant

  • Sybren Wagenaar

    Senior Account Executive

  • Tom Brouwer

    Partner

  • Najlaa el Amri

    Office Manager

  • Peter van Keulen

    Senior Partner / Founder

  • Judith ter Kuile

    Senior Account Executive

  • Mike de Wit

    Consultant

  • Pieter Walraven

    Managing Partner

  • Riezwaan Dinmahomed

    Account Executive

  • Danaï Kostoulas

    Senior Account Executive

  • Sterre Dieteren

    Trainee

  • Jacob Cloo

    Senior Consultant

  • Daan de Haas

    Senior Account Executive

  • Onno Spek

    Associate Digital Affairs

  • Bart Hendriks

    Senior Account Executive

  • Dauphine Sulzer

    Senior Account Executive

  • Sheraz Joemmanbaks

    Specialist Finance & Controle

  • Sara Marijnissen

    Account Executive

  • Cees Westera

    Senior Director

  • Adriane Schultz

    Trainee

  • Gijs de Haan

    Director

  • Evi Sonnemans

    Consultant

  • Marnix Kleinjan

    Senior Consultant

  • Martijn Padberg

    Director

  • Puck Borgmann

    Account Executive

  • Bas Batelaan

    Managing Partner

  • Wimer Heemskerk

    Senior Account Executive