About us
We gladly present our enthusiastic team to you!
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Edward Mantel, MBA
Edward@puuramsterdam.nl
Tel: 0031 20 6260016
Mobile: 0031 6 44531742
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Motto:
Nothing is impossible.
Function:
Owner and Sales Director. Responsible for all commercial activities and 'Event Manager' of major projects.
Study:
Business Administration.
Experience:
Enthusiastic guide and event organizer as a student. Later senior manager at sales, operations and general management at DHL International.
Founder of Naturals, the first floral brand and franchise formula in the Dutch flower retail branche.
Contribution:
Knows business industry through and through. Therefore: Identification of actual customer needs. Formulating assignment. Translation from creativity to relevant benefits for our customers (both sender and receiver). Project development, implementation and supervision of major projects.
Amsterdam at its best:
To be sailing on the Brouwersgracht around twilight and when it’s foggy. A moment of pure enjoyment.
Favourite arrangement:
Floating dinner; to experience the perfect combination of the beautiful city, a fascinating story and culinary pampering together with friends.
The best person of Amsterdam:
Grandma Dina Kat, a 82-year-old Jordanese woman. More Amsterdam-like isn’t possible.
Favourite restaurant:
Blauw aan de wal, Ship Chandlers Warehouse, het Werck.
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Anna-Maria Giannattasio
Anna-maria@puuramsterdam.nl
Tel: 00 31 20 6260016
Mobile: 00 31 6 51339677 
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Motto:
No day without a smile.
Function:
Owner and Director of Operations.
Responsible for quality and performance of the productions.
Study:
HBO National guide, Museum exam Amsterdam, Photography Training.
Experience:
Founder National Guides Bureau, Amsterdams Foto Instituut (Amsterdam Picture Institute). Congress/ event organizer for NAVO (amongst others) - Internal Affairs - Defense.
Contribution:
Once started as a guide on an Amsterdam boat, now a walking encyclopedia with an endless love for the city. Talent for solving impossible issues and for inventing special arrangements.
Amsterdam at its best:
Amsterdam on the bike. In the centre of life: "You meet interesting people, see the city closely and feel free!"
Favourite arrangement:
Art and jet-set is a trip through the city with all its contrasts: cultural heritage, jet-set and the hippy-like Vondelpark.
The best person of Amsterdam:
Paul Scheerder of the Leefkringhuis Amsterdam Noord.
Favourite restaurant:
De Bakkerswinkel (Bakery Shop), de Waag, eatery de Blauwe Pan.
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René Zandvliet
rene@puuramsterdam.nl
Tel: 0031 20 6260016
Mobile: 0031 6 18846101 
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Motto:
"Life is what happens while you’re making other plans".
Function:
Marketing manager.
Study:
Policy, Communication and Organization.
Experience:
Various functions in flower industry, from production assistant to team leader. Marketing executive of Naturals, the first floral brand and franchise formula in the Dutch flower retail. Later logistics employee importer/ exporter of fruits and vegetables.
Contribution:
Developing marketing strategy of Puur Amsterdam.
Amsterdam at its best:
To go sailing on the canals with friends when the weather is nice.
Favourite arrangement:
Dinner Walk.
The best person of Amsterdam:
Ton Ojers, Johan Cruijff.
Favourite restaurant:
De Fles.
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Daisy Durlacher
Daisy@puuramsterdam.nl
Tel: 0031 20 6260016 
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Motto:
Carpe diem!
Function:
Event planner.
Study:
Leisure management, Hotel & Hospitality management.
Experience:
Internship at NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. Worked for various Dutch companies.
Contribution:
Don't leave your machines on stand-by mode, just switch them off.
Amsterdam at its best:
Cycling through Amsterdam in the early morning.
Favourite arrangement:
Walking Dinner.
The best person of Amsterdam:
Ed van Thijn.
Favourite restaurant:
Fidelio, Gauchos Grill, L’entrecôte et les dames.
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Monique van der Wardt
Monique@puuramsterdam.nl
Tel: 0031 20 6260016
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Motto:
Live your life to the max, every day!
Function:
Event planner.
Study:
Economics.
Experience:
Over 6 years experience in hospitality business. Started as foodrunner, became manager in a short period of time. Experienced the other side of event planning through this function.
Contribution:
Born and raised in "de Jordaan": the pearl of Amsterdam. Knowledge and passion for Amsterdam flows through my veins.
Amsterdam at its best:
In the evening when all the little lights are on, creating a beautiful atmosphere in the canals. In the early morning; riding my bike on the empty streets without anything on my mind.
Favourite arrangement:
Walking dinner: The most beautiful walk in the city, combined with the most amazing flavours.
The best person of Amsterdam:
My dad. A genuine man from "de Jordaan".
Favourite restaurant:
In de Waag, Brix, Hosokawa, van Beeren.
Pure* Amsterdam
Tel. +31 - (0)20 - 6260016
- info@pureamsterdam.com
ENJOY