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Nicole van Thoor

Nicole van Thoor

Founder

"Nicole is our founder and CEO. She’s an energetic force majeure who’s always ... driven to make the right match – a talent that has led to multiple nominations for Dutch business woman of the year. Despite helping world-leading businesses and talents to find one another on a daily basis. the match Nicole is most proud of is connecting a friend in need of a new kidney to a donor.”

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Kim Kleine Staarman

Kim Kleine Staarman

Managing Director

"Kim is Managing Director at Spargle. With more than 20 years of experience withi ... n the corporate, scale-up and start-up world in several respectable roles, she can bring Spargle to a next level. "Within this digital world, technological transformations are becoming more rapid, but I believe eventually people still make the difference".”

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Mitch Plugge

Mitch Plugge

Chief of Connectors & Commerce

"Mitch is a Senior Project Manager who joined us from Prowareness, where he advan ... ced from a traineeship to a senior recruiter position in just four and a half years. He joined Spargle to further develop his redefinition of recruitment. Mitch loves singing and describes himself as a lighthouse, which sounds weird, but we get it – Mitch shines his light on us continuously.”

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Matthew van Gelder

Matthew van Gelder

Services Lead

"Matthew is our Services Lead, who joined us after starting his career at Local H ... eroes. His experience as Head Of Operations brings structure and enables Spargle to provide the best matchmaking. In his spare time he likes to travel the world to discover hidden gems - he had the best time of his life in Australia.”

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Isabel Prinsen

Isabel Prinsen

Back Office Manager

"Having already gained some experience at an online marketing agency during her s ... tudies, Isabel spent her graduating internship at Spargle. She totally nailed it so we invited her to stay as a Junior Back Office Manager. She’s also Spargle’s official chef and loves to host a dinner or two.”

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Leighton Simms

Leighton Simms

Senior Connector

"Leighton plays the role of Senior Connector within Spargle. After leading severa ... l transformation initatives during his time at Cisco and PVH, he decided it was time to transform himself. He´s spent the last year studying for a masters in sport psychology & mastering the art of motivational interviewing. His passion is in seeing people and teams grow to fulfill their full potential, which is what makes him a great addition to the Spargle team.”

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Victoria Chong

Victoria Chong

Talent Consultant & Sr. Connector

"Victoria Chong is our talent acquisition specialist, she is a mix of three conti ... nents: she spent her adult life in the Netherlands, but was born and raised in Suriname and as she always says: "You can obviously see my parents are from Asia". Besides that she is our one and only Digital Nomad, working tirelessly from Kenia – with one goal in mind: finding the right person, for the right job!”

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Miriam Kusters

Miriam Kusters

Associate Administrator

"As Spargle’s Associate Administrator, Miriam is our rock-solid financial guard ... ian. She has everything you want your finance partner to have: a razor sharp eye for detail and a knack for adding structure just where it’s needed. Miriam is an avid amateur gardener and, of course, has one of the most organised and efficient green spaces you’ll ever see.”

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Gary Platteeuw

Gary Platteeuw

Copywriter

"As the Copy Writer of Spargle, Gary is in charge of connecting words in such a w ... ay that it will eventually connect people. With job experience in Marketing and currently following a masters in Journalism, Gary is enjoying best of both worlds. With his roots in Singapore, he’s determent to live there and enjoy the Asian culture.”

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Hidde Compagne

Hidde Compagne

Marketing Lead

"Hidde is our Marketing Manager. Assuring the Spargle brand conveys the sparkle t ... hat it has and making sure the stories of our network are being told. Besides his love for marketing, he is a passionate singer-songwriter and releases music under the pseudonym Eliah Wesh.”

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Jordi van der Wal

Jordi van der Wal

Medior Connector

"Jordi is our Medior Connector, he joined us after starting his career at China S ... outhern Airlines followed Local Heroes. The combination of these jobs has made Jordi a true connector. He gets his spark from finding chemistry between people and companies. In his spare time he is a traveller at heart and ideally he travels with the loves of his life: his two children.”

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Willemijn Verschuren

Willemijn Verschuren

Intern HR/Backoffice

"Willemijn is our HR operations back office intern, she is going to help ensure s ... tructure and efficiency within Spargle. This year she is finishing her Master Social, Health and Organisational Psychology in Utrecht. When she isn't studying or working, she loves to cook for her housemates and friends.”

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