Martijn Sanders was appointed Director of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in 1982. Under his directorship the Concertgebouw became the best-attended classical music venue in the world. In 2006, he left the Concertgebouw to devote himself to his numerous national and international management and supervisory board memberships and advisory roles, and has also engaged in many consultancy projects for cultural management and policy. Previously he worked for 10 years at the regional Netherlands cinema chain Jogchem's Theaters.