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StocExpo has undergone a rebrand, celebrating the evolution of its exhibition and the energy industry. StocExpo, the leading international tank storage event, taking place 14-16 March 2023, has transitioned away from its former branding to an updated, fresher, and more inclusive of the industry with its white and green branding. In recognition of the evolution […]
Caitlin Geisinger
“Hi! I’m Caitlin Geisinger and I work as a business development manager focusing on storage and logistics for oil, gas, and chemical clients worldwide. I work for Burns & McDonnell Engineering, a full-service engineering procurement, and construction firm. I am a firm believer in spending time in the ‘trenches’ as a young professional as it […]
Blandine Goetz
Blandine Goetz. Blandine Goetz, Sales Manager, Northern Europe, Meteorage Blandine is the Sales Manager in Northern Europe for Meteorage since 2014. She has been helping improve the knowledge of the specific lightning risk for many sectors of activity such as Production sites, chemical sites, National Met Services, Wind Energy sector, Airports… where her mission is […]
Ruud Oudman
Ruud Oudman. Director of Sales, Europe, Percepto Ruud leads Percepto’s operations in Europe, based out of the Netherlands. He has extensive experience working with industrial companies in the Oil & Gas industry amongst many others, bringing innovative solutions to improve operational efficiency. Prior to working with Percepto he worked in digital transformation and helped start-up […]
Peter van Amsterdam
Peter van Amsterdam. Sales manager, Waygate Technologies I am Peter van Amsterdam and I have worked for 1 year now with Baker Hughes as a Sales manager – Waygate Technologies AIS S/W Europe. Before that, I ran for 12 years an inspection company in the Netherlands. There we did more than 1000 small jobs a […]
Edwin Rosier
Edwin Rosier. International Sales Manager, Intero Integrity Edwin Rosier studied Mechanical Engineering as well as Business Administration. He started his pipeline career during his military duty where he was appointed fuel pipeline specialist as an officer for the Dutch army. He continued his professional carrier in the pipeline construction industry for A.Hak Pipelines in The […]
Peter Geertse
Peter Geertse. Commercial Manager, North Sea Port Started as commercial manager at Zeeland Seaports more than 12.5 years ago, after working as Senior Manager in the shipping industry for 23 years. Zeeland Seaports merged to North Sea Port in 2018, covering the port areas of Vlissingen, Terneuzen and Ghent. Training in Commercial Economics, Port Management, […]
Karel Saey
Karel Saey. Digital Transformation Manager, North Sea Port Karel works at the IT-department of North Sea Port as a Digital Transformation Manager. He holds an Civil Engineering degree from the KU Leuven and strives to continuously develop himself in the fields of innovation, digital transformation and change management. He joined the company 6 years ago […]
Karine Huysmans
Karine Huysmans. Transformation Manager, LBC Tank Terminals After graduating as Industrial Engineer Biochemistry, Karine started her career within the operations department of a tank terminal in the Harbour of Antwerp. She rapidly developed a profound knowledge of operational safety and excellence. For several years she has been active as HSSE Manager at one of the […]
Eduard Smits
Eduard Smits. Associate Director, Accenture Eduard is an Associate Director in Accenture, with a European responsibility. A seasoned program/project lead, with over 20 years experience.Focus on used case based Digital Transformation, introducing IoT, MES and IT/OT, in asset-intensive companies, often multiple phases, multi-country, multi-site projects.Bridging top-down and bottom up approach, engaging both plant- and corporate […]
Manoj Matthew
Manoj Matthew. Vice-President, Cognizant Manoj Mathew is a Vice-President at Cognizant, responsible for the Industry 4.0 business. His primary responsibility is in the manufacturing, automotive, logistics, mining and life sciences markets. He has over 25 years of experience defining and delivering business transformation, and product development for mission-critical applications such as offshore energy, connected car […]
Jacobo Regojo
Jacobo Regojo Balboa. Head of Construction and Operation in the area of Sustainable Mobility Project in Naturgy Jacobo Regojo Balboa is the Head of Construction and Operation in the area of Sustainable Mobility Project in Naturgy. Industrial Engineer from the University of Navarra and Executive MBA from ADM Business School. He has been in the […]
Sandra De Mey
Sandra De Mey. Commercial/account manager, North Sea Port Sandra De Mey graduated in 1991 as a bachelor in Communications Management (specialties in PR & advertising). Post graduate: port management at the Ghent University Maritime Institute. She has been working with Ghent Port Company since 1992, where she started her career as a PR assistant (PR […]
Nadine Herrwerth
Nadine Herrwerth. Managing Director, TWTG Nadine Herrwerth: With a Masters from Warwick Business School, Nadine Herrwerth applies her international experience to drive customer success by proving a keen understanding of the levers that can be game changing for organisations. Nadine previously worked for Lockheed Martin and Royal Mail before joining TWTG to head-up their international expansion […]
Sophie Winter
Sophie Winter. Rotating Equipment Engineer, Shell Pernis Sophie Winter: Sophie Winter is a Rotating Equipment Engineer at Shell Pernis where she started in 2018. She mainly focuses on the implementation of digitalisation within the Rotating Equipment discipline; Wireless vibration sensors, Predictive analytics and Data analytics. Sophie has a background in Mechanical Engineering with a Master’s degree […]
Andrés Suárez
Andrés Suárez. Head of Global Strategy and Innovation, Exolum He holds an Industrial Engineering degree from ICAI, an MBA from IE Business School and a master’s in Executive Development (PDD programme) from IESE business school. In 2008 he joined the Strategy and Business Development Management department at Exolum, where he held the position of assistant […]
Marvin Lehel
Marvin Lehel. Business Development Manager, Siemens. Business Development Manager for the tank terminals market focusing on the global G2M strategy. A trustful cooperation in an open partner ecosystem is crucial for Marvin to push innovative topics forward and to meet growing challenges now and in the future. At the DHBW Karlsruhe he completed a “Bachelor […]
Nick Kiran
Nick Kiran. Commercial Manager, Siemens. Experienced commercial manager in heavy industry with a background in business development strategy and digitalization. Executive MBA from RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam, Industrial IoT experience, and part of the Center of Competence Tank Terminals at Siemens Digital Industries. View conference Twitter Facebook-f Linkedin-in Instagram
Bert van Dam
Bert van Dam. Global Business Manager, Siemens. With a background in electrical engineering, a decade of experience in the field, and by understanding the levers that lead to customer’ success, Bert is the Global Business Manager at the Center of Competence Tank Terminals at Siemens Digital Industries. View conference Twitter Facebook-f Linkedin-in Instagram
Rutger van Thiel
Rutger van Thiel. CEO, Alkion Terminals Rutger van Thiel is a Dutch national and CEO of Alkion Terminals, member of the Board atAlkion and partner at Coloured Finches, shareholder together with Infravia CapitalPartners in Alkion. He has over 30 years of experience in the energy downstream industry in variousleadership positions across the globe, specifically in […]
Earl Crochet
Earl Crochet. Owner, Crochet Midstream Consulting Earl has over 33 years’ experience in pipelines and terminals in roles in Engineering, Operations, Business Development, EH&S, and Management. He is Owner of Crochet Midstream Consulting and EVP of BD for Perceptive Sensors Technologies. Earl has been active in the API since 1994: Subcommittee of Aboveground Storage Tanks […]
Natalie Gupta
Natalie Gupta. Commercial director for bunkering value chain partnerships, Yara As a commercial director for bunkering value chain partnerships at Yara’s newly established clean ammonia unit, Natalie is responsible for supporting the development of the market for ammonia as a shipping fuel. Previously, Natalie worked as an international consultant in the maritime industry with a […]
Didier Wesoly
Didier Wesoly. Business Development, Geostock Green Storage Geostock is an engineering company specialized in underground storage of energy, dealing with all storage technics (mined cavern, leached salt cavern, depleted field and aquifer) and all products (liquid, liquified or gaseous hydrocarbons, compressed air, hydrogen, CO2…) Didier joined Geostock in 2005 and spent most of his time […]
Catherine Gras
Catherine Gras. CEO, Storengy Catherine Gras has been Storengy UK and Germany CEO since 1 October 2018. Storengy is a fully owned subsidiary of ENGIE. Catherine Gras began her career in the ENGIE Group in 2001 with various roles in Mergers & Acquisitions and then later as CFO of the gas supply division. This was […]
Matt Wilson
Matt Wilson. Global Commercial Manager, Navigator Terminals UK Matthew Graduated from Teesside University with a BEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering in 2010 and is the Energy Transition Manager for Navigator Terminals UK. Matthew is focussed on addressing the demand for storage and handling of new energy carriers and emissions reduction, for which Navigator Terminals are […]
Berend Paasman
Berend Paasman. Global Head of Logistics, DNB Berend Paasman, Global Head of Logistics at DNB Bank, based out of London. Berend is globally responsible for DNB Bank’s port and terminal financing portfolio, which encompasses mostly the financing of private terminal operators in the container and liquid storage space. At DNB he has been involved in […]
Sam Reid
Sam Reid. CEO & President, Dearman Systems Sam Reid serves as CEO and President of Dearman Systems, LLC. Trusted across the globe, Dearman is a terminal automation and enterprise management software provider with 30+ years of experience in the bulk liquid storage industry. Dearman has terminal automation software deployed across 250+ terminals on 3 continents […]
Jelle Swanenberg
Jelle Swanenberg. COO, Smartflow As the COO of Smartflowapps, Jelle’s goal is to deliver smart mobile solutions for tank storage companies. In his experience as a COO, he helped more than 50+ customers to see the added value of smart mobility solutions by implementing asset management, operational risk management, and inspection solutions worldwide. Jelle uses […]
Leo Brand
Leo Brand. CIO, Vopak. After obtaining an MBA in Economics, Leo Brand started his career at the airline KLM,where he worked in different positions for eight years, both in The Netherlands and inGermany. After KLM, he became manager at the strategic consultancy firm A.T. Kearney.Later on he became one of the founders of Adcore Strategy, […]
Oleksandr Siromakha
Oleksandr Siromakha. Head of Sustainable Fuels, Mabanaft Oleksandr Siromakha (Head of Sustainable Fuels at Mabanaft) is an energy professional with over 15 years of experience in energy trading and logistics, business development and strategic planning. In this current role, Oleksandr is responsible for development of Mabanaft’s product portfolio towards cleaner CO2-neutral solutions, including e-fuels, advanced […]
Øistein Jensen
Øistein Jensen. Chief Sustainability Officer at Odfjell Øistein Jensen is Chief Sustainability Officer at Odfjell SE. He was previously Chief of Staff in Odfjell and was appointed to CSO in August 2020 as a part of the company’s dedicated focus on sustainability. Øistein has been part of Executive Management in the group since 2016. He was in 2021 elected as […]
Oscar Kraan
Oscar Kraan. Manager, Deloitte Oscar is a Manager at Monitor Deloitte, the strategy practice of Deloitte Consulting in the Netherlands. He has more than 10 years of experience supporting companies in the energy sector navigate the Future of Energy. Since 2018 Oscar is part of Deloitte and in the last two years he worked predominantly […]
Gary Kalmin
Gary Kalmin. CEO, HG Storage Gary Kalmin is based in London and is the CEO of HG Storage which comprises a portfolio of midstream and downstream oil & gas assets across the Americas, Africa, Europe and the Middle-East. Prior to joining HG Storage, Gary was with Glencore in Switzerland involved in the global logistics and […]
Ramon Ernst
Ramon Ernst. Managing Director, Evos Amsterdam Ramon is Managing Director of Evos Amsterdam. He is member of the Executive Committee of the Evos Group, and leads the Group Sustainability function. Ramon holds board positions at the Dutch tank storage industry association VOTOB and the European equivalent FETSA. Ramon holds a master degree in Physics from […]
Guido Dalessi
Guido Dalessi. CEO, Elestor Graduated in Physics (1986), Guido Dalessi started his career in R&D of laser-based measuring equipment. In 1996, he joined a high-tech startup, developing equipment for optical disc production. As Director Sales & Marketing, Guido initiated the international business activities, established a global sales & service network, and headed local branch offices […]
Lucia van Geuns
Lucia van Geuns. Strategic Advisor for Energy, Hague Centre for Strategic Studies Lucia van Geuns is an experienced energy professional who held research positions at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and the Clingendael International Energy Programme (CIEP) after a career with Royal Dutch Shell (1980- 2002). She has a background in geoscience, […]
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StocExpo, the world’s leading bulk liquid storage event has announced its next new focal point for the 2021 event in Antwerp – Women in Tanks – to highlight the women working in the tank storage sector. To secure the future success of the tank storage sector, the industry needs to attract the right people and […]
Nuria Blasco
“I don’t even remember when I started to be attracted by the industry, factories and engineering. I was raised in Tarragona, the largest chemical hub in the Mediterranean, which has an important industrial port. I do remember being on the beach with my father, looking at the ships waiting to enter the port. As a […]
Sandra De Mey
“Tank storage sector has become one of my favourite work related subjects. Unfortunately ten years ago there was no one to initiate me about these big monuments in my port. Thus I went and explored this fascinating landscape of (mostly) white tanks. Tanks in different materials, sizes, colours, and contains different products as oil, chemicals, […]
Margaret Dunn
“I joined the tank storage industry from a background writing about renewable energy and have now been in the sector for nearly 14 years. The role has allowed me to travel all around the globe covering issues from safety to sustainability. I particularly enjoy covering market trends and keeping up with new technologies such as […]
ENOC Group celebrates achievements of its female Emirati employees on Emirati Women’s Day
The celebrations of Emirati Women’s Day were initially introduced by H.H Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood in 2015, coinciding with the founding of the UAE’s General Women’s Union, launched on August 28, 1975. […]
Kathryn Clay
I studied science and received a Master’s degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in applied physics. When I left the scientific bench to work in Washington D.C., I saw first-hand how important it is to have that data-driven perspective when making policy that affects industry. When I was in graduate school in the 1990s, […]
Elodie Zausa
I am responsible for business development for GEOSEL, one of the largest underground storage company in Europe, for crude oil and refine products. My educational background is probably a “classic” in that industry. I attended a French engineering school (Centrale Marseille) and then I completed my academic training with a PhD in Chemistry. At that […]
Cristina Garcia Martinez
First of all, I’m an electronic engineer. I never thought to get into this field back when I was studying in the university. But during that time, my Dad started the company and was doing some small maintenance projects on tanks and though I always steered away from the family business I got curious on […]