XPEX signed a partnership agreement with management consultant Paul Overakker. Paul assists governments and private institutions to achieve societal ambitions. He brings parties together, structures the process, and leads the decision-making trajectory.
Paul worked as a management consultant and director with the municipality of Enschede and in that capacity commissioned several large-scale urban renewal projects. Together with XPEX Paul worked as process manager on the redevelopment of Spuiplein in The Hague and as space designer on transforming Museum Natura Docet into the Visitors Center for National Park Northeast Twente.

www.overakker.com

When spatial designs and typographic concepts and applications are needed, XPEX works with graphic designer and artist Johannes Verwoerd. His work is known for its conceptual character and a no nonsense approach. He always searches for the most direct and simple form, concept and solution, applied to the valueas and focus of the commission or commissioner.

Johannes worked for the Dutch Institute of Sound and Vision, VPRO (a Dutch broadcaster), Museum Hilversum and FRAME Publishers. In 2010 he received a starters stipend grant from Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB).

www.johannesverwoerd.nl

XPEX has signed a partnership agreement with Gwen Rodenburg, an executive producer and project manager with extensive experience in marketing and communications. For XPEX, Gwen will be taking on the realization of several projects, including the development of the Huygens exhibition at the Grote Kerk in The Hague.

Gwen has worked for the National Postcode Lottery, the Sail Amsterdam Foundation and various projects for B&S/Leads.

www.engwen.nl

Since fall XPEX has signed a contract to work with Chris Groeneveld. Chris is a strategy-driven, results-oriented and creative consultant with a passion for culture and projects designed to reach a broad public. He focuses on management and development support for complex business processes, such as mergers, construction plans and the establishment of partnerships, and specializes in public programming and the societal returns of museums, archives, and libraries. He was director of Anno, the Dutch history promotions agency and forerunner of the National History Museum. The first joint project is for the Rijksakademie, Amsterdam.