Ank Teuwen Ank Teuwen (1969) grew up in Haarlem. In 1988 she started at the Hotelschool The Hague. After graduating Ank worked as a Stewardess for KLM during a year. When coming back to the Netherlands from this ‘paid’ world trip, she worked as an Operational Manager in several restaurants and for big catering companies in The Netherlands and abroad.
Since 1997 Ank is shared owner of Basics Horeca Uitzendbureau. In the meantime, Basics has grown into a mature organisation with 4 offices across the Netherlands.
As a result of several years of experience in the recruitment business, done by the employment agency next to the normal activities, it was in 2005 that Basics made the official decision to establish Basics Hospitality Recruitment as a separate organisation. In this short official existence, Basics Hospitality Recruitment has grown into an important and successful ‘player’ in the hospitality recruitment market.
Ank is the mother of 3 children.
Mirjam Steenbrink Mirjam Steenbrink (1968) was born in Eemnes but lived in Friesland as from the age of 14. In 1989 Mirjam started her study at the Hotelschool The Hague. She did her management internship as a F&B Trainee at one of the famous cruise ships of the Holland Amerika Lijn and therefore she travelled around the world. When graduating and finishing her management internship, she decided to keep working for the Holland Amerika Lijn, but now as a Guest Relations Officer. After spending more than 3 years on a boat, Mirjam started as a Project Manager for a promotion organisation in Amsterdam. A few hectic years later, Mirjam switched to an acknowledged Advertising Agency.
In 1997 Ank and Mirjam decided together to become owners of Basics.
