Claas Pinkenburg

CEO Buss Ports | Solutions for Energy and Industry

Greater Hamburg Area

About

Management executive in Industrial Goods and Energy sectors. Track record in defining and driving growth strategy and transformation agendas. Experienced in leading global business development teams. Background in Corporate Development and top-tier Strategy Consulting.

Experience

  • CEO at Buss Ports
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Geschäftsführer at WINDEA Offshore
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • SVP Strategy, Portfolio & Sustainability, Member of the Advario Management Board at Advario
    Nov 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs

    • Member of Advario‘s Executive Leadership Team • Responsible for global Sustainability agenda • Leading the central functions Strategy, M&A and Sustainability • Country Head Germany for Advario • Director of the Board of Advario’s JV Advario Stolthaven Antwerp B.V. • Oversaw implementation of all carve-out and launch activities of Advario • Successfully defined and launched Oiltanking’s/Advario’s first integrated sustainability strategy including the first integrated sustainability report Advario is an Oiltanking carve-out and a 100% Marquard & Bahls company.

  • SVP Portfolio & Strategy, Member of the Oiltanking Management Board at Oiltanking GmbH
    Oct 2019 - Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Member of Oiltanking‘s Executive Management Team • Responsible for Oiltanking’s global Business Development activities and teams in the regions (functional leadership of Business Development VPs APAC, EMEA and Americas) • Responsible for Oiltanking’s portfolio and transformation program Accelerate including a multi-billion EUR divestment agenda creating significant shareholder value and the carve-out and launch of Advario, a new future oriented player in liquid storage logistics • Leading the central functions Strategy, Business Development Portfolio Management, Global Commercial Development and Transformation Office Oiltanking is a 100% Marquard & Bahls company.

  • Head Of Corporate Development at Marquard & Bahls AG
    Feb 2017 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Member of the Group Management Committee • Responsible for Marquard & Bahls’ Corporate Development agenda including strategy development, strategic planning, organizational design, turn-around projects and others • Ran comprehensive Group-wide strategy process including Group portfolio and investment strategy and strategies of all Operating Units • Implemented headquarter cost reduction program • Oversaw two of Marquard & Bahls’ smaller portfolio businesses