Gerard van den Heuvel

COO DP World Canada

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

About

Experience Summary Over 35 years of experience in Ports & Terminal and Logistics Business Management with P&L responsibilities. The last 23 years have been in Senior Executive management levels of the organization overseeing Shareholder and Stakeholders’ interests, Government relations, strategy design and implementation, Business Planning and expansions, Commercial and Operational efficiency improvements, Change Management, Union negotiation, Business development. Experienced CEO/COO with a demonstrated history of success in the international logistics and supply chain industry. Skilled in Freight, Container Shipping, Logistics Management, Project Cargo Handling, FCL & LTL Maritime operations. Strong operations professional with an MSc focused in Operations Management Administration/Supply Chain Management from Wharton executive finance education. Also a registered member of Transportation Institute (PMI) Canada • The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Finance) • CSX Executive Leadership management program • Maritime Institute “De Ruyter”, Vlissingen, the Netherlands Received: - Transportation Master’s Degree 3rd Mate’s License Concentration: Transportation (Nautical) Organizational Structures (Industrial Engineering)

Experience

  • Chief Operating Officer at DP World Canada
    Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Managing 5 Marine Terminals in Canada, Centerm, Prince Rupert, Frasier Surrey, Nanaimo and Saint John varying from full container terminals to bulk, break bulk, general cargo , Ro-Ro and stevedoring operations

  • CEO DP World Sohkna & General Manager DP World Egypt at DP World MEA
    Dec 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • CEO DP World Callao, DP World Peru at DP World Peru
    Apr 2011 - Dec 2020 · 9 yrs 9 mos

    DPW Callao is our largest Container terminal in the Americas Region and recently we have added DP World Peru LLC, to manage our 5 inland depots and distributions operations in various locations in Peru..

  • DP World Private Limited (4 yrs 4 mos)
    • COO Americas Region
      Jan 2011 - Jul 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Manage the operational and organizational efficiency as well as the business efficiency aspects for our Dp World Americas Region portfolio

    • CEO
      Apr 2008 - Jan 2011 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Manage a greenfield construction and subsequent start of a Container and General cargo terminal in Vietnam. Including the newest cargo handling, planning and administrative technologies.

  • GM Business Development/Director Ops at APM Terminals
    May 2005 - Apr 2008 · 3 yrs

    BD and Ops for all North American Terminals managed by APMT.