Boudewijn Siemons

Boudewijn Siemons has been CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority since 1 February 2024. In the organisational structure, the commercial and staff departments are below Boudewijn Siemons in his role as CEO.

Experience
Mechanical engineer Siemons became interim CEO at the Port of Rotterdam Authority in July 2023. At the time, he was already COO at the Port Authority (since October 2020). Before joining the Port Authority board, Siemons worked at Royal Vopak as President of the North and Latin America division. He was previously a member of Vopak’s management and worked in that capacity in Europe, the Middle East and the US. Before that (from 1998 to 2006), Siemons held various management positions at Royal VolkerWessels. Boudewijn Siemons began his career in 1987 in the Netherlands Royal Navy, where he served until 1998. He studied at the Netherlands Royal Naval Institute and TU Delft.

Additional Roles

• Board member of VNO-NCW
• Chairman of the Seaports Trade Organisation (BOZ)
• Supervisory board member of the Rotterdam Maritime Museum
• Board member of the Zuid-Holland Economic Board (EBZ)
• Board member of the German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce (DNHK)
• Supervisory board member of Rotterdam Partners
• Advisory board member of the DeltaPORT Community Fund