Maartje Snellen

Maartje is a seasoned crisis management and corporate communication professional with extensive experience in mainly the food, FMCG, technology and energy industries. Before joining FGS Global as a partner, she co-founded crisis management agency The New Edge. Maartje held several senior roles in crisis management and corporate communications at national, regional and global levels for companies including Shell, NAM-an ExxonMobil/Shell Joint venture-, Heineken and Burson-Marsteller. As a consultant, Maartje supported clients like Ahold Delhaize, Huawei Netherlands, Unilever, Royal Wessanen, McCain Foods Europe, Air Products, Johnson & Johnson, PetroCanada and Wintershall. Over her career, Maartje supported dozens of leadership teams implementing a robust crisis management capability -and in case of a crisis- a crisis management and/or communication response strategy.

Maartje lived in the Middle East with her family for more than five years.