Arthur VAN SCHENDEL

Program Manager Diversity, City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arthur van Schendel works for the City of Amsterdam as Program Manager Diversity. With this Program the city wants to increase the diversity of its workforce. The focus is on women and migrants especially in leadership positions. Before his current position he worked as the head of the Arts and Culture Policy Department. As Project director for Concern Development he developed a.o. the new corporate identity for the City. He started with the City as director Concern Communications. He began his career in the arts world as a bookseller, theatre manager and arts marketeer running the Cooperative Amsterdam Arts Marketing Organisation. He was also the Artistic Director of the Dutch participation for EXPO 92 in Seville.