06Who we are

The two
driving faces.

The Department was founded by Anouk Dingelstad and Jens Bezemer after years of working inside agencies and brands. We've been clients. Consultants. Agency leaders. Strategists. And the people in the room trying to get a complicated project moving.

That experience shaped how we want The Department to work. Senior people should stay close to the work. Strategy should be useful, not theoretical. And good collaboration should make a client's organization more capable, not more dependent.

Portrait of Anouk Dingelstad

Anouk
Dingelstad

Business & Marketing

18 years of experience across leading brands and agencies. Former Managing Director of KesselsKramer, with experience directing marketing teams and organizations.

Portrait of Jens Bezemer

Jens
Bezemer

Brand & Strategy

15 years of experience across leading agencies and brands, specialising in international brand and communication strategy. Former (Interim) Head of Strategy at KesselsKramer and Natwerk.