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All instructors have been in
private service for many years and/or held
positions in esteemed households or
corporations. This rare combination of
comprehensive knowledge and considerable
experience, coupled with a deep pride of and
affection for a singular and respected
profession ensures that all students will
benefit from such devotion to duty.
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Our core instructors include, but are not
limited to;
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Mr.
Robert Wennekes
Chairman
Mr. Wennekes
is Chairman of The International Butler
Academy (TIBA) and serves on the board
of directors of the
prestigious International Guild
of Professional Butlers (Link).
With 30 years of experience in private
service,
Mr. Wennekes is in charge of the
recruitment division of The
International Butler Academy. At
TIBA Mr. Wennekes teaches butling plus interviewing skills & techniques. |
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Mrs.
Drs.
Gonnie Klein Rouweler
Executive Director
Mrs. Drs. Klein Rouweler is
the Executive Director of The International
Butler Academy and as such she is in
charge of the day-to-day running of the
school. She is a professional Image Consultant and one
of the leading experts in "how to dress for
success" in corporate business.
Mrs. Drs. Klein Rouweler is also an expert on
etiquette & protocol. At TIBA she teaches
butling plus etiquette & protocol. |
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Mr.
Frank Fortgens
Director of Recruitment
Before entering private service,
Mr. Fortgens spent most of his professional
life in top management positions in the
health care industry. He is a professionally
trained butler with a great passion for
modern butling and butling systems. Mr.
Fortgens is a member of the
Confrérie du Sabre
d'Or.
Besides being the Director of Recruitment at
TIBA, he teaches butling plus estate management. |
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Mr. Marc van Bergen
Senior Instructor
Mr. van Bergen's vast experience
as professional butler in
public as well as private service, in
combination with his pragmatic training
methods plus his motivational style of teaching, are
highly appreciated by the students of
The International Butler Academy. Mr. van
Bergen is a former graduate of TIBA. He teaches butling plus RMS (residential
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Mrs.
Adriana Luykx
Director of House Management
Mrs. Luykx is a highly experienced butler, estate manager and personal assistant,
with more than 30 years of experience in
private service. She knows her
business like no other. At The International
Butler Academy Mrs. Luykx is responsible for
teaching butling plus housekeeping in all of its facets,
using real life settings in her
hands-on training. |
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Mr. Curtis Akerlind
Head Butler
Mr.
Akerlind, born and raised in the USA,
just might be one of the finest butlers
you could ever meet! He is
a highly experienced and professionally
trained butler and brings with him a
wealth of knowledge and experience to
the benefit of the TIBA students.
Mr. Akerlind teaches butling plus
professional attitude. Under
his professional guidance students study
and work at TIBA. |
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Class guardian
Mr. Akerlind, TIBA's Head Butler, is also
TIBA's "Class Guardian".
He looks after students, drives them around and does many
other things for the students, including
counseling.
As far as we know, The
International Butler Academy is the only school in the world
with a full-time "class guardian" in such
a fashion.
(photo right: TIBA's core
trainers in the main entry hall).
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