Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20+ years international experience within the maritime and O&G logistics industry, including project forwarding, logistics and marine outsourcing solutions. Focus on strategy execution and global supply chain management within the shipping industry. I’m entrepreneurial, analytical, trustworthy and have a hands-on mentality. Track record demonstrates my ability to build businesses from start-up phase, initiate organisational transformations and create successful teams that deliver results. Exposed to managing high level client relationships as well as resolution of complex operational, legal and commercial matters. Led M&A and various green field setups around the world. Specialties: Shipping, Project & Freight Forwarding, Marine Agency, Heavy Lift OOG transport, Financial management, Strategy execution, Supply Chain, Change and project management, Business operations management, Executive leadership, Mozambique LNG
Execution of sizable O&G project logistics and Heavy Lift OOG transport contracts for Abu Dhabi / Ruwais Borouge4. Mozambique LNG related vessel chartering and operations, logistics and marine agency services, as well as yard- and logistics management in UAE for Middle East for East Africa projects with oil majors. KSA / Dammam based onshore project logistics.
ISS Palumbo, part of Inchcape Shipping Services, delivers integrated project- and marine logistics solutions to the Oil & Gas Energy sector globally. As Vice President Global, I’m driving growth through the global network of own offices, as well as through expansion into new operating areas.
Member of the Executive Management Team of ISS, reporting to the group CEO. As COO, global P&L responsibility for all businesses in Supply Chain Solutions. Accountable for driving strategy execution and realise growth within the service areas of Integrated Project and Marine Logistics for Oil & Gas, Freight Forwarding, Remote & Government Services and Container Lines.
Member of the Executive Management Team of ISS, reporting to the group CEO. Responsible for the development of the corporate development strategy as part of the overall business strategy. Focus areas are identification, validation and cultivation of new business opportunities within new market segments and new service lines. Accountable for implementation of leading practice processes for strategy execution, market intelligence, annual planning, project portfolio management, opportunity incubation, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships and greenfield set-ups.
As Managing Director of the worlds leading provider of port cost management services, successfully initiated and managed organisational changes that resulted in double digit revenue growth over the 4 years being overall in charge, while at the same time realising a 30% productivity improvement in combination with an increased external quality performance from 96% to 99%.
Reporting to the Managing Director and responsible for operational and commercial management of cash management services provided to shipping companies. Designed and implemented the financial control framework for a high volume transaction based service that was successfully launched in 2005 and for which the SAS70 Type II Sarbanes Oxley certification was firstly received in 2006. Annual transactions managed though the service amounted to US$ 1.5 billion in 2009.
Reporting to the responsible country partner; responsible for day-to-day management of the project control office. Activities were concentrated at business development and proposal management for business initiatives for Deloitte’s on-line services platform in The Netherlands. The role included the establishment of a project control department with Deloitte Ctrl B.V. During the period I have initiated and completed 4 proposals for business initiatives that were (partly) rolled-out after the launch of the on-line services platform from Deloitte in 2005.
Arthur Andersen was one of the ‘Big Five’ accounting and consulting firms. In 2002 the firm voluntarily surrendered its licenses to practice as certified public accountants as a result of the Enron court case after which Deloitte bought the practice in The Netherlands. Reporting to the partner responsible for the Business Process Outsourcing practice; responsible for the successful completion of assignments within agreed budgets and time frames and in line with set quality standards. Completed multiple assignments to the satisfaction of clients within the banking, real estate, consumer products and IT sectors.