Simone Schaffelaars

Simone Schaffelaars is a seasoned communication professional currently serving as a Communicatieadviseur at Essent, focusing on project communication for Essent Infrastructure Solutions and Essent Hydrogen since May 2024. Prior to this role, Simone worked at Spar Holding Netherlands in various positions related to learning and development and internal communications from October 2021 to May 2024. Experience at Heijmans from January 2018 to June 2021 included providing communication advice and execution for the Infra business stream, internal communication during crises, and implementing a new social intranet. Simone also held a position as a board member for Jong Heijmans, participated in the Academic Business Club, and completed a graduation internship focused on patient communication at Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis. Academic qualifications include a Master of Science in Business Communication and Digital Media from Tilburg University, complemented by a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from Avans University of Applied Sciences. Specialization in corporate and internal communication was gained during the last year at Heijmans.