Mr. David Yang graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and subsequently obtained a Master's in Business Administration from George Washington University. He is the regional chief executive officer of PSA Europe, Mediterranean and Americas. Mr. Yang has overall responsibility and accountability for leading and expanding the businesses in Europe, Mediterranean and Americas. He also sits on the Senior Management Council of PSA International Pte Ltd. Prior to his current position, Mr. Yang was the chief executive officer of PSA Mediterranean and Middle East South Asia from 2008 until the end of 2009.
Mr. Yang rejoined PSA in January 2008 following a short stint with DFS (Ventures Singapore) Group where he was senior vice president, Global Logistics, with worldwide responsibility for warehousing, transportation and trade and regulatory compliance. He first joined PSA in 2001. From 2001 to 2006, he served in a number of roles, including regional director for Europe, followed by head of logistics for PSA's logistics businesses. He was later the interim chief executive officer in Turkey, where he played a key role in forming the existing partnership with Akfen Holding. In 2004, Mr. Yang assumed the position of group head of business development where he formulated strategies, recommended tactical approaches and headed teams participating in concession tenders, leading to PSA's partnerships in Vietnam, Pakistan, Turkey, and Panama. Before joining PSA in 2001, Mr. Yang worked at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) as director of its Milan Center and was based in Milan for six years.
Flemming Dalgaard is a senior business leader and non executive board member, with extensive global leadership and management experience in maritime infrastructure including ports, shipping, logistics and road/rail transport. He has previously worked as a senior executive for Maersk Line, DP World and CEO for Gulftainer. He has a successful performance record covering strategic, financial, tactical and operational exposure and responsibilities in all areas of business management and leadership.
Flemming has held various Board Memberships as Director and Chairman for the last +15 years driving strategies, improvements and overall business management execution. Flemming holds a degree in International Shipping as well as a qualification in Maritime Law (Commercial). He has completed a select number of executive programs, most recently at Wharton University, London Business School and the CSEP at Columbia University (New York). He is also a Chartered Director at the IOD and fully qualified as a professional board director, as well as a Chartered Fellow at the UK Institute of Logistics and Transport.
Mr. Hamdi Akın graduated from Gazi University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He founded Akfen Holding in 1976. In addition to serving as the chairman of the board of directors of Akfen Holding A.S, in 2005 he also became chairman of TAV Airports Holding of which he is a founder and a shareholder. Mr. Akın has also carried his work in business to volunteer efforts and non-governmental organizations as a manager and founder of many societies, foundations and chambers of commerce.
He has served as vice president of Fenerbahce Sports Club (2000-2002), MESS-Metal Industrialists' Union president of Ankara Regional Representatives Council (1992-2004), president of TUGIAD-Turkish Young Businessmen's Association (1998-2000), on the board of directors of TISK-Turkish Confederation of Employers' Associations (1995-2001), on the board of directors of TUSIAD-Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association and has also served as the president of Information Society and New Technologies Commission (2008-2009).
Sacha Denys graduated with a Master in Applied Economics and subsequently obtained a Master in Financial & Fiscal Management. Sacha has 30 years of experience in HR and communication. In 2008 she assumed the role of HR & Communications Director for PSA Group. Between 2013 and 2018, she combined this role with that of Regional Head HR & Communications for the PSA EuroMed & Americas Region (PSA EMA)
In 2018 Sacha has relinquished her local responsibilities to fully focus on her regional assignment. She is actively involved in the Organizational Development (OD) efforts to prepare and transform the PSA EMA workforce and culture for the future and is a member of the PSA Automation Council and the PSA University Council.
Dirk Jan Storm is the regional CFO of PSA EuroMed. He has over 25 years of international experience in finance and general management functions gained mostly in industrial environments such as aluminium, steel and a diversified conglomerate of companies. He transferred in 2022 to his current position from PSA Antwerp’s joint venture with MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET), where he had been CFO since 2020.
During his career, Dirk Jan has worked the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Dubai-UAE and held additional (Board) responsibilities in various European, North American, African and Asian countries. Dirk Jan has specific experience with Mergers, Acquisitions, Risk Management and Corporate Governance and works well in international environments with a diversified group of people. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Economics and a CPA degree from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and an Executive MBA from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland.
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Mr. Kurtul received his undergraduate degree in Finance from Istanbul University, Faculty of Business Administration and obtained his MBA degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA). He held several executive roles at Citibank, BNP-Ak-Dresdner Bank and Societe Generale prior to his appointment as an EVP at Akbank in 1998. Between 2000 and 2009, Mr. Kurtul served as the CEO of Akbank and held the role of Board Vice Chairman until 2010. He then worked as the CEO and Board Member of Sabancı Holding until 2017. In the same period, he was the Board Chairman of various subsidiaries of Sabancı Holding. He was appointed as a Board Member of Alternatif Bank in 2017. Mr. Kurtul is a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Rob was born in South Africa, graduated from University of the Witwatersrand and spent 5 years with EY. He then worked for a large Industrial Holding Co Bidvest Ltd in the capacity as CF0 at various of their operating units.
He ventured into and fell in love with transport logistics in 2004 when Rob joined the A P Moller Maersk Group. There he spent 3 years in Nigeria followed by 2 years in Copenhagen leading a Global Finance transformation project and then moved to Belgium as CFO for the Maersk subsidiary Safmarine Container Lines. From 2012 to 2023 Rob moved into the Ports sector initially overseeing DP World’s businesses in the Benelux including the Antwerp Gateway Terminal and later the integration and formation of the DP World Intermodal Freight Division in Europe as VP leading the integration of DP World Intermodal, Imperial Europe and parts of Syncreon post acquisition.
Today, Rob has taken responsibility for Business Development and Strategy at PSA Euromend & Americas with the ambition to support the further development of PSA’s service offering across the supply chain. These being driven by the need for more sustainable, resilient and cost effective logistics solutions from Port to door. He is now based out of Antwerp and is part of the Euromed & Americas leadership Team.
He is a staunch believer in open markets and liberal economies and goes by the mantra that “trade is at the centre of societal wellbeing”.
David Yang
Dirk Jan Storm
Flemming Dalgaard
Giovanni Stroeckx
Zafer Kurtul
David Yang
Sacha Denys
Giovanni Stroeckx
Giovanni Stroeckx
Dirk Jan Storm
Flemming Dalgaard
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