Meet the Team
Ridens combines many decades of experience in consultancy and EU Public Affairs.
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Ridens is an EU public affairs and business consultancy practice which takes pride in providing personalised, high-level counsel. Our consultants have extensive experience in a wide range of sectors, such as natural resources and environment, international trade, information technology, and retail and consumer goods, as well as in strongly regulated markets like alcohol, gaming and chemicals. Our offices are located in Brussels, the home of the European institutions, and just a stone’s throw away from the European Parliament and other EU buildings. We also operate internationally when needed, with local partners in relevant markets overseas.
Maurits Bruggink
Director
Maurits is a Public Affairs consultant with 30+ years of experience. His areas of expertise cover several sectors and policy areas, including the toys sector, gambling, e-commerce, alcoholic beverages, metals and minerals, postal delivery, information technology, sports and others. Maurits has working proficiency in Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish.
Kristína Zavodníková
Associate
With an academic background in European and Environmental studies, Kristína recently joined while currently pursuing her master’s degree in European and International Governance at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She is fluent in English, Slovak, and Czech
Daniel Agudo
Consultant
Daniel holds the position of Consultant at Ridens, where he is responsible for political and policy monitoring on raw materials, sustainability and trade policy. Before joining Ridens, he delved into EU policy through a Master of Advanced Studies in European Policies and Public Administration (MEPP) at KU Leuven. Daniel is fluent in Spanish and in English and has a basic level of French.
Pierre Pellegrini
Consultant
Pierre holds the role of consultant at Ridens, where he is responsible for political and policy monitoring in chemical, food and environmental policies. Prior to his tenure at Ridens, he gained international experience at the United Nations and the European Parliament. He holds a Master's degree in International Relations with a focus on security and defence from the University of Genoa. Pierre is fluent in Italian, English, and French.
Evelien Alblas
Evelien is an EU Regulatory and Public Affairs expert with 9+ years of experience in Brussels. Her area of expertise covers the financial sector. Evelien moved to Brussels in 2014, to work for the European Parliament. Since then, she held positions within the pension and banking sector. Evelien holds master’s degrees in Public Administration and Tax Law, and has working proficiency in Dutch, English and French.
Associate Director
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Diana Kleinjans
Diana is co-founder of Lindblom public relations public affairs. Diana is specialised in the communication management of large projects and campaigns. Strategic, hands-on and goal-oriented. She was responsible for several important press releases and organised various meetings with high-level policymakers.
Business Partner Netherlands
Daniel Paterson
Daniel is an experienced government relations professional with more than a decade of experience working in EU and member state policy development. In addition to consultancy work, Daniel has had various roles in political campaigning. In his role with Ridens, Daniel focuses on EU-UK relations.
Associate Director
Ewald van Rooij
Ewald is co-founder of Lindblom public relations public affairs. He is in charge of the day-to-day management of the office and is active for a number of clients. Ewald specialises in corporate communication issues for companies and governments and public affairs.
Business Partner Netherlands
Life at RidensPA
At Ridens we strive to use strategy, tactics, execution and persuasion to provide top-tier service to our members and clients.
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As a boutique consultancy, we are able to offer individualised service with a personal connection.
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Our team works closely together to foster a culture of excellence, prioritising teamwork, fairness, creativity and communication. Staff are offered many opportunities for personal development and are supported in learning and thinking outside the box.
Interested in joining our team?
Feel free to send us your application at info@ridenspa.com