The Executive Board of the University of Twente has appointed Drs. Joost Steppé (52) as the new director of Marketing & Communication of the university. Steppé will head the MC service department as of 1 May.
Joost Steppé, who is currently living in the Frisian village Nes, is an experienced manager in both the public and private sector. Over the last few years, he has been active, interim and on permanent employment, in various organisations and industries. Also in the educational sector: from 2009 onwards, he was director of marketing at Stenden University of Applied Sciences, first as an interim manager, followed by a permanent appointment. In 2015, Joost was the acting head of the department of Societal Profiling (Maatschappelijke Profilering) at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Joost received his Master’s degree in Communication Science at the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA).
Victor van der Chijs, chair of the Executive Board. “With Joost, we bring in an open and accessible candidate who is strong in connecting on all levels and gives space and trust to his team. These are surely great personal traits considering future developments within our organisation. In our new strategy, Shaping2030, we are emphasising our contribution to society more than ever. This requires an ambitious effort from our marketing communication professionals: as a team, they will support us in connecting people within and outside the university.”
Joost Steppé on his appointment: “The University of Twente has an inspiring vision on how a university may be of added value to society. In this, I see a great ambition for continuous improvement. It is an appealing path to which I am looking forward to contributing.”
As the director of the Marketing & Communication service department, Joost will succeed Atilla Kerpisci, who has been on the job for the last eight years. Atilla is now the new managing director of Strategic Business Development, as of 1 February.
For more information, visit Joost’s profile on LinkedIn.
