Jennifer Tucker





NAME
Tucker, Jennifer
BIRTHDATE
14-12-1959
PLACE OF BIRTH
Brisbane, Australia
NATIONALITY
Australian

14-12-1959

Birthday

1968

Housing

”We initially lived in the Brisbane suburb of Acacia Ridge but moved to Sunnybank in Brisbane when I was in grade 4”

1969

Education

“My parents educated me until year 10, then sent me off to work. They had little idea of higher education and felt I should become a secretary (clerk). I wanted to take on further academic studies – I was a bit of a nerd – but my parents advised me to do commercial studies and find a job”

1983

Migration EU

Jennifer started backpacking through Europe

“This was around the time that Australians went to travel to Europe – it was a sort of right-of-passage – The Grand Tour. You put on a backpack and off you went for six months or so”

1989

Migration NL

Jennifer met her later Dutch husband and started commuting between London and Amsterdam

1991

Marriage

Jennifer married in Breukelen the Netherlands. However they broke up after 17 years

“I didn’t want to get a Dutch passport when I got married. I didn’t want to give up my Australian one”

1-1996

Employment

Jennifer was managing director at Polygram Television Benelux till June 1999 read more external link

“Life in the Netherlands became especially difficult when I had the babies and no close friends or family to lean on. My jobs saved me”

7-1999

Employment

From July 1997 till December 2012 Jennifer was MT member for VP European Digital Service (Amsterdam) and VP IPTV (Dublin)

2007

Education

MBA Global Business and Sustainability Erasmus University Rotterdam

9-2010

Employment

Till June 2015 Jennifer was lecturer at Nyenrode New Business School

7-2015

Employment

Jennifer worked till December 2020 at Twenty Century Fox as Director L&D. Since 2022 she is business owner

1-2016

Support

Since 2016 Jennifer is Chairperson / President at the Australian Business in Europe Netherlands ABIE-NL read more external link