Tiemen Meester
LEADERSHIP | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Tiemen Meester
TITLE : GROUP CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER , PORTS & TERMINALS , DP WORLD
LOCATION : DUBAI , UAE
“ What people may underestimate is that China is very experienced , very competitive and very fast ”
Kicking off his career as a naval officer for five years at Merchant Maritime , it was perhaps inevitable that Belgian national Tiemen would end up in a shipping-focused career . With more than three decades of experience covering the globe on large scale multi-port acquisitions and logistics responsibility over an extensive portfolio of ports and terminals , Tiemen has held various business positions at Sea-Land , Maersk , and APM Terminals , including SVP for New Business Maersk and VP of Human Resources at APM Terminals . He joined DP World in 2017 , first as CEO , DP World Americas region , where he led the company , growth , diversification and industry outperformance , before becoming CCO Ports & Terminals in 2020 . Tiemen tells Business Chief he is proud of the fact that since securing his first-ever job , he has never had to interview for a role . businesschief . com 27