Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam announces new Managing Director
(Artdaily.org)

The Stedelijk Museum has named Jacqueline Bongartz (Leiden, 1966) as its new managing director. She takes up the position on 1 December 2019. Together with director Rein Wolfs, Bongartz will be responsible for the museum’s management pursuant to the Articles of Association, with Wolfs as chairman. Jacqueline Bongartz will oversee the day-to-day and business operations of the Stedelijk and will be responsible for the organizational side of the museum. Jacqueline Bongartz brings more than 25 years of business experience in financial and managerial roles. Recent positions include financial director at Blokker, Ballast Nedam and Vialis, part of VolkerWessels. Previously she was a partner at KPMG where she held various consultancy positions. Her love of modern art led her to become the treasurer of the Dutch Gallery Association for several