Career
1/1/2020 - present Division President Europe & Africa | Royal Vopak – Regional office, Rotterdam
- Overall responsible for all activities and P&L for Vopak in Europe & Africa
- Reporting to the Executive Board of Royal Vopak
- Europe & Africa turnover: Eur 580 Mln, EBIT Eur 150 Mln
- Overall responsible for 8 different companies in 4 different countries in the region (Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, South Africa)
- Chairman, board member of Joint Venture board in Spain and South Africa
1/10/2016 – 1/1/2020: Director Global Operations & Technology | Royal Vopak – Head office, Rotterdam
- Responsible for Operational Excellence, Sustainability, Engineering and Projects in Vopak, globally
- Reporting to the COO of Royal Vopak
1/10/2010 – 1/10/2016 Division President Asia | Royal Vopak - Regional Office Singapore
- Overall responsible for all activities and P&L for Vopak in Asia
- Reporting to the Executive Board of Royal Vopak
- Asia turnover: Eur 385M, EBIT Eur 230M
- Overall responsible for 18 different companies (mostly JV’s) in 10 different countries in Asia
- Chairman, board member of various Joint Venture boards
1/8/2008 – 1/10/2010: Business Development Director Asia | Royal Vopak - Regional Office Singapore
- Responsible for all growth ( expansion, newbuild, M &A) and divestment in the Asia region for Vopak
- Reporting to the Division President Asia
- Successfully expansions across the region, successful acquisition in India and successful development of greenfield project in Malaysia (Vopak’s largest project worldwide)
1/9/2007 – 1/8/2008: Chief Commercial Officer Asia & Oceania | APM Terminals - Regional Office Singapore
1/2/2006 to 1/9/2007: Director South Africa Routes | AP Moeller – Maersk headquarters, Copenhagen, Denmark
1/04/2005 to 1/02/2006: General Manager Latin America and Africa Trades | P&O Nedlloyd Asia Pacific, Hong Kong
1/6/2002 – 1/4/2005: General Manager Asia trades | P&O Nedlloyd Asia Pacific, Hong Kong
1/9/1999 – 1/6/2002: Country Manager | P&O Nedlloyd Chile S.A, Santiago, Chile
1/6/1996 – 1/9/1999: Sales & Marketing Manager | P&O Nedlloyd Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
1/6/1994 – 1/6/1996: Supervisor Operations | P&O Containers B.V. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1/9/1992 – 1/6/1994: Management Trainee | P&O Containers B.V. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Education
1986-1992: Business Administration (Bedrijfskunde) Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
● One semester MBA exchange program McGill University, Montreal, Canada (1990)
● Internship at Shell, The Hague, The Netherlands (1992)
● Student assistant at Faculty of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam
● Various assignments for various companies and public organisations
● Organising various student company visits for Stichting Bedrijfskunde
● 10 day course Finance for Executives at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France (2002)
● 3 weeks course at IMD (Building on Talent) Switzerland (2006)
● Singapore Business Leaders Program (SBLP) organised by HCLI (2015)