08/04/2026
𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘁𝘂𝗶𝗻 – 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 | 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘁
Symen Houttuin is responsible for marketing at Twentebelt. With Frisian (northern province of The Netherlands) roots and a down-to-earth mindset, he brings structure, vision, and energy to everything he does.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝟭𝟬-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘁 — a decade in which he has helped shape and strengthen the brand step by step.
“I’ve always been drawn to technology. Now I work with actual products – and that’s even more fun. The B2B world really suits me.”
𝗔𝘁 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘁, 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
“I bring structure where it’s needed, build consistency, and make sure the Twentebelt story is clear. The way people experience our brand and products – is what matters most to me."
Symen looks beyond today.
“𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. 𝗠𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘄. 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁.”
Outside of work, Symen is an avid runner – he’s completed the Amsterdam and Rotterdam marathons and on May 10th it's time for Copenhagen. 𝗛𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀.
“I like thinking things through, but I love working with my hands just as much.”
