Arnold Persoon

Arnold Persoon works for Navitas as Managing Director for Europe. In this capacity, he is responsible for developing and implementing Navitas’ European Partnership Strategy. Before joining Navitas, Arnold was Regional Director at Study Group and responsible for founding and managing international student centres in the Netherlands, the UK and Ireland, and worked as Corporate Marketing and Communications Director at Nyenrode and as International Marketing Manager at Leiden University. Arnold's background is in marketing communications. His approach and expertise are characterised by a focus on collaboration and innovation and the use of market-driven sustainable business models as a driver of internationalisation. He was a founding member of the EAIE Expert Community Marketing and Recruitment, which he chaired until 2014. He has continuously contributed to EAIE activities and leadership since 2001, and was awarded the Bo Gregerson Award for Best Practice in 2009. Arnold served on the EAIE General Council from 2018–2020 and on the EAIE Board from 2014–2018.