About
Kirsten Abma is Senior Director of Marketing at Inkef, where she leads brand and communications strategy. She has held marketing and communications roles at Shasqi and GitLab, managing large-scale events with budgets exceeding $4 million and coordinating global meetings for over 1,500 participants. Her background spans brand strategy, corporate event management, employee engagement, and communications across organizations ranging from Series A to over 1,000 employees.
Experience
- InkefSenior Director of Marketingcurrent2025 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- ShasqiAssociate Director of Brand & Communications2023 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- ShasqiSr. Communications & Operations Manager2020 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- GitLab Inc.Corporate Marketing & Events Manager2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- GitLab Inc.Executive Assistant to Sid Sijbrandij, CEO at GitLab Inc.2016 — 2018San Francisco
- TEDx FryslanEvent Operations Manager2015 — 2018
- CrowdynewsRevenue Manager2014 — 2015Groningen, Netherlands
- BurgGolfAllround Operations Manager a.i.2013 — 2014Emmen
- Stenden UniversityAdministrative & Event Coordinator2011 — 2013Leeuwarden Area, Netherlands
Skills & more
Brand MarketingStreams1Team Leadership1Event Production1Build Strong Relationships1Brand Strategy1Online Communications1Brand Identity1Project Delivery1Content Strategy1Microsoft Office1Gitlab1
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Decision-MakingProject ManagementDigital MarketingBudgetingSocial MediaBrand ManagementDigital CommunicationCreative Content CreationTeamworkCommunicationGoogle SuiteOrganizational CultureLanguages Dutch · English · French · German · Northern Frisian
- Creating a Communications Strategy — LinkedIn
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kirsten Abma?
- Kirsten Abma is Senior Director of Marketing at Inkef, where she leads brand and communications strategy. She has held marketing and communications roles at Shasqi and GitLab, managing large-scale events with budgets exceeding $4 million and coordinating global meetings for over 1,500 participants. Her background spans brand strategy, corporate event management, employee engagement, and communications across organizations ranging from Series A to over 1,000 employees.
- Where does Kirsten Abma work?
- Kirsten Abma is Marketing Director at Inkef.
- Where did Kirsten Abma go to school?
- Kirsten Abma studied at Stenden University Leeuwarden (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), International Hospitality & Hotel Management); Stenden Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand (Exchange program - International Hospitality Management); Stenden University Bali (Exchange program International Hospitality Management).
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