Kim Van Sparrentak

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Member of the European Parliament at European Parliament

Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Netherlands

Overview

Kim van Sparrentak is a Member of the European Parliament for GroenLinks-PvdA, focusing on digital rights, consumer protection, and social justice. Educated at Wageningen University, she has been a key negotiator on the AI Act and legislation to curb the power of big tech companies.

An activist at heart, her political work is an extension of her background in environmental and social causes. She is a vocal advocate for affordable housing and LGBTQIA+ rights, serving as Co-Chair of the European Parliaments LGBTIQ+ Intergroup. She is a lesbian.

She was the European Parliaments lead negotiator on regulations for short-term rentals, aiming to make housing more accessible for residents in tourist-heavy cities.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Systematic

Not Easily Convinced

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.


Topics They Care About

AI Regulation
As a shadow rapporteur for the EU's AI Act, she focuses on protecting workers from AI in the workplace and ensuring artificial intelligence serves society and respects fundamental rights.
Affordable Housing
She has been the Parliament's rapporteur on affordable housing, pushing to tackle the housing crisis by regulating short-term rentals and advocating for investment in social housing.
Big Tech Accountability
She actively works to break the power of Big Tech, focusing on issues like addictive design, data privacy, and the use of personal data for targeted advertising.

Media Appearances

w/ Kim Van Sparrentak, Member of European Parliament. Featured in YouTube

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Work History

7-2019
Member of the European Parliament at European Parliament
11-2018 - 5-2019
Kandidaat Europees Parlement at GroenLinks
4-2018 - 6-2019
Campaigner Doel3 Tihange2 at WISE Nederland / WISE international
6-2017 - 5-2018
Co-spokesperson at Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG)
3-2016 - 11-2017
Communications Officer Sustainable Transport at Milieudefensie

Education

2012 - 2014
Master of Science (MS) from Wageningen University & Research
2009 - 2012
Bachelor of Science from University of Amsterdam

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Insights For Selling To Kim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kim is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kim

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kim move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Kim take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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