CV – Jonathan Ellis

Jonathan Ellis

Mecklenburgstraat 7

5615 PZ Eindhoven

Tel: 040 2482708

Mobile: 0618942280

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Born: November 12, 1947, London

Education: Owen’s Grammar School for Boys; graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London in 1970 with a degree in Musical Aesthetics and Criticism.

Work experience:

  • Since September 1979: freelance strategic and conceptual copywriter.
  • Copywriter on international corporate advertising accounts – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Philips International, ABN Amro, Mazda, Postbank etc.
  • Concept and full copy for major international conferences
  • Consultant on in a wide range of (internal and external) communication projects, including Philips Customer Day.
  • Advisor on corporate identity matters, both in the field of developing such identities and implementing them.
  • Speech-writer for various captains of industry
  • Media and video training for them.
  • Article writer for international magazines
  • Author of management books (several published in various languages).
  • Translator (Dutch-English exclusively) for a wide range of clients, including the EU
  • January 1977 – August 1979: Internal Copywriter at Océ-van der Grinten, Venlo; responsibilities included conceptual, strategic, and copywriting activities, speech-writing, press releases, and general promotional copy activities.
  • September 1975 – December 1976: Copywriter at FHV/BBDO: responsible for all international copy for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
  • January1974- August1975: Assistant Manager of Press and PR Department, Phonogram International; responsibilities included writing press releases, interviewing artists, arranging conferences, writing and editing a monthly magazine on new releases, and contacts with press.
  • February 1971 – December1973: Assistant Editor and writer with Philips Phonographische Industrie in Baarn; responsibilities included writing and editing sleeve-note texts for classical releases
  • 1970 – 1971: Teacher of Music at ComprehensiveSchool in London

My credentials:

Advertising:

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, ABN AMRO Bank, Van Gils, Douwe Egberts, Mazda, Heineken, Samsonite, BenQ, Philips International, Verosol, Quest, Postbank, Philip Morris, Bols, De Ster, Friesland Madibic Food Services, Dafron

Speeches:

Keynote speeches for Wisse Dekker, Cor v.d. Klugt, Jan Timmer, Arthur v.d. Poel, Cor Boonstra, Doug Dunn, Frans Severnstern

Scripts:

“Philips – Expertise World-wide”, “KLM – First in the Air”, and “Holland Signaal – United in Defence”; other tape-slide, film, and video presentations scripted have won 25 Gold, 31 Silver, and 22 Bronze awards at the annual New York Festival.

Conference concept and scripting:

Volvo, Océ, Lancôme, Philips International, Philips Tapes & Accessories, KLM Cargo

Video interviews:

Arthur v.d. Poel, Gunter Dengel, Theo Claassen, Doug Dunn, Hein v.d. Zeeuw

Video Productions

Philips Semiconductors, Philips Corporate (two productions for Philips Customer Day – “Morkramia – The Process Way” and “Morkramia Matters” won the European Community award for internal communications) Friesland Mabidic Food Service, Rendac, Marantz, etc.

Internal and External communications

BenQ, Siemens, United Electronics, BCcomponents, Philips Semiconductors, Philips Corporate Quality Bureau

Ghostwriter:

“The Knowledge Dividend” (for René Tissen, Daniel Andriessen, and Frank Lekanne Deprez – 1997); “Weightless Wealth” that deals with an accountancy method for valuing intangible assets (for Daniel Andriessen and René Tissen – 1999); “Zero Space,” dealing with organizational challenges in the New Economy (for Frank Lekanne Deprez and René Tissen – 2002)

Published author:

“Doing Business in the Knowledge Based Economy” (Financial Times - 1998); “Investing in Responsibility” (Financial Times - 1999), “De Darwin Kring” (with Marc v.d. Erve, Scriptum 1999). “The Seven Deadly Sins of Management” (with René Tissen) has been published in Germany, France, Finland, the UK, Japan, and the Netherlands ( My latest management book entitled: “The Inhuman Touch” appeared in 2004 (in Holland under the title: “Zaken zijn Zaken”). I am currently working on “Killing the Golden Goose,” a detailed study of YUKOS Oil Company and the attack it has suffered from the Kremlin.

Translations:

(full-length manuscripts – Dutch into English):

“How to be a rat,” Joep Schrijvers

“The Monday Morning Feeling,” Joep Schrijvers

“Can Do!” Ben Tiggerlaar

“That’s just the way I am,” Willem van der Does

“In the depths of the soul there is nothing to see,” Jeffrey Wijnberg

“Escape from S-Catraz,” Peter Robertson

“Megatrends Europe,” Ajdiejd Bakas

“The Anti-Assertiveness Book,” Jeffrey Wijnberg

“Over Holland,” a photo book, with translations of Dutch poetry

“The Dutch Tongue,” by Ben v.d. Have

A collection of short stories by Martin Bril

Various corporate translations, for governmental offices, OPTA, NS, NRG, EU, etc. etc.

Skills

English mother tongue; fluent Dutch; adequate French and German. Computer-literate. Registered Trados user.