Frédéric Platini
Chief Executive Officer
Frédéric Platini is appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2019 for the Euroports group.
Frédéric joined Monaco Resources Group in 2017 as Head of Business Development and runs since 2017 the international infrastructure and logistics services division R-Logitech.
He has over 20 years’ experience in business management, within both the private and public sector. Previously General Manager of subsidiaries and business development Director at ES-KO group, an international integrated logistical support group with over 60 years of experience and operational in more than 20 countries
Since 2014, Frédéric Platini is Secretary General of the Monaco Red Cross.
Frédéric has a Post graduate Degree in Engineering within the field of sustainable development. He also graduated in international project management course at the ENA in 2005
Patrick Biesdorf
Chief Corporate Development & Legal Officer
Patrick Biesdorf joined Euroports in 2007 as Corporate Lawyer, was appointed Group Legal Counselor 2011. He became a Member of the ExCom in 2014.
Before joining Euroports, Patrick worked as trainee solicitor (Rechtsreferendar) at Staab & Kollegen Law Firm in Germany and at William Fry Solicitors and Tax Advisors in Ireland.
Patrick started his career with Euroports at their offices in Luxembourg and relocated to the Netherlands in 2013. Since 2020 he is seconded to Antwerp. To date he has played a key role in the consolidation of the corporate group structure (including mergers and acquisitions and joint-venture structures), the implementation of the corporate-financing structure, and numerous restructuring projects.
Patrick is a fully qualified German Lawyer (First and Second State Examination) with degrees and certifications from the University of Trier, Germany, and the Appellate Court of Saarbrücken, also in Germany.
Lucrece Reybroeck
Chief Human Resources Officer
Lucrece Reybroeck joined Euroports in 2010 as CHRO and works closely with all business functions to ensure Corporate HR practices are implemented in areas including leadership growth, reward, culture, diversity and inclusion, learning and development and compliance.
Lucrece joined Euroports from DHL’s European headquarters and sales organization, where she led various complex business transformations and integration projects as HR Director. She has over 30 years of experience in the logistics industry.
Lucrece holds Master’s degrees in Law and Education from Ghent University, Belgium.
Guy Pasmans
Chief Executive Officer, Manuport Logistics
Guy Pasmans joined Euroports in 2004 as Commercial Director. He is responsible for Euroports’ freight-forwarding division, Manuport Logistics.
Guy played a critical role in the global growth of Manuport Logistics, both through acquisitions and organic growth. He established Manuport Logistics offices in every continent than 10 counties and created a number of new subsidiaries, achieving a global reach with our freight-forwarding services.
Before joining Euroports, Guy had been CFO at Unie van Redding en Sleepdiensten, a major tugboat and salvage company in Belgium. Previously, he has been a chartered accountant with Deloitte for 6 years, where the majority of his customers were in the maritime business.
Guy holds a Bachelor’s degree in tax and finance, and studied business management at Vlerick Business School, Gent, Belgium. He has also completed an International Executive Program at INSEAD Fontainebleau, France.
Geert Gekiere
Chief Financial Officer
Geert Gekiere joined Euroports in 2012, first as Finance Director and from 2016 onward as Managing Director of Euroports Belgium and France. In this position he had full P&L responsibility for all Euroports activities and assets. This includes Business Finance, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Controlling, Planning & Appraisal, Tax, Internal Auditing, and Insurance
In 2019 Geert assumed the responsibility of CFO of the entire Euroports Group.
Before joining Euroports, he had several financial management positions with a number of domestic and foreign groups, including Vandermoortele, Neckermann Postorders and Thomas Cook.
Geert holds a Bachelor’s degree in accountancy and tax from Zuid-West-Vlaanderen University and a postgraduate degree in corporate finance from Leu.
Gabriel Kierkels
Group Sustainability and QHSE Director
Gabriël Kierkels joined Euroports in December 2018 as Group QHSE Director, and has been working closely with the group and local colleagues on continuously improving Europort’s QHSE efforts.
Gabriël joined us from APM Terminals, where he had several QHSE related functions since 2009. In these roles, he was responsible for all policies, practices and operations for the Health, Safety, Environmental and Security functions for the Rotterdam based terminals. He also oversaw the building project for the APMT Maasvlakte II terminal.
Prior to joining APM Terminals, Gabriël was a career flight officer in the Royal Netherlands Air Force for 25 years, lastly in the role of Chief Flight Safety Officer for the RNLAF.
Gabriël holds a Master’s degree in Management of Safety, Health and Environment (MoSHE) from the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. He successfully completed an in-company Lean Six Sigma Green belt certification program with APM Terminals.
Sari De Meulder
Managing Director, Euroports Finland
Sari De Meulder has been appointed as Managing Director for Euroports Finland. Sari De Meulder has extensive and diverse experience in the port operations and services business and brings with her a history of success in the industry.
Under her strong leadership, the company is excellently placed to serve and support our customers’ growth in a rapidly changing environment.
Karsten Lentz
Managing Director, Euroports Germany
Karsten Lentz was appointed as Managing Director for Euroports Germany in 2016. In this position Karsten Lentz holds direct P&L responsibility for all Euroports activities and assets. He was previously Operations Director and Commercial Director for the Euroports Germany group. Karsten’s overall responsibilities include operations, commercial, HR, QHSE and Process Excellence for the German organization.
Karsten has more than 15-years’ experience in port and general management. In 2001, Karsten made the move to the ports and logistics industry from the consulting firm ECOVIS.
He joined Euroports in 2013 through the 100% acquisition of Seehafen Rostock Umschlagsgesellschaft, where he served as General Manager for the grain and fertilizer terminals, and as Head of Controlling / Procurement and IT.
Karsten holds a Master’s degree in business administration and economics from the University of Rostock, Germany.
Anthony (Yu) Gu
Managing Director, China
Mr. Anthony (Yu) Gu, General Manager of Euroports Changshu has been appointed as the Managing Director of Euroports China, effective March 2022. Anthony will maintain his present role of General Manager at the same time. Besides his mentioned functions, Anthony also sits on the board of the various Chinese entities.
Anthony has 25 years of professional experience in the fields of business and operational development in Euroports. He joined the company at the very beginning of its development in China as its first local employee and has grown through the organization in different functions. He holds a master’s degree in International Accounting and Finance from Heriot-watt university.
Anthony has been a pivotal member of the China Executive committee for over 10 years and dedicated much of his time to driving our business development projects in Euroports Changshu, Gaolan, and elsewhere in China.
Pablo Garcia
Managing Director, Euroports Mediterranean, Spain + Italy
Pablo Garcia has served as the Managing Director of Euroports Iberica since 2016. In this position Pablo Garcia holds direct P&L responsibility for all Euroports activities and assets. He joined Euroports Iberica as Finance Manager in 2003 and was promoted to the Group M&A team in 2010 and was based in London.
Continuing his global profile within Euroports, in 2013 Pablo was appointed Group Operational Excellence Director, leading projects in the different countries where Euroports is present.
Before joining Euroports, Pablo developed his career at different companies such as Borges Group and Innova Holding, assuming leadership roles in IT.
Pablo is an engineer with a Master’s degree in business administration and has followed an advanced management program at IESE Business School, Madrid, Spain.
Werner Cramers
Managing Director, Belgium
Werner Cramers is appointed as Managing Director in Belgium in March 2022.
Werner came to Euroports from the former Westerlund Group, which he joined in 1988 as Terminal Manager in the port of Antwerp. After 6 years in Belgium, he did a greenfield terminal start-up in Indonesia, before running the China operation of Westerlund Group from 1996 onwards. He joined Euroports China in 2003 as Managing Director. In this position, Werner Cramers held direct P&L responsibility for all Euroports activities and assets. After starting and developing the Changshu Terminal into the leading forest products hub in Asia, he guided the creation of Euroports’ second Chinese deep-sea terminal in Gaolan (Zhuhai).
He has extensive experience in operational terminal management with a focus on wood pulp and general cargo. For many years, he has been responsible for all Asian activities of the group.
Werner holds a Master’s Degree in nautical science from the Antwerp Nautical College in Belgium.
Olivier Ruth
Managing Director France
In 2021, Olivier Ruth was named Managing Director of France.
He was formerly the Director of Africa and Development at SEA-invest, a port handling and logistics company.
Olivier graduated at the École du Commissariat de la Marine and holds a postgraduate degree in law from the University of Paris II-Assas.
Guy Pasmans
Chief Executive Officer, Manuport Logistics
Guy Pasmans joined Euroports in 2004 as Commercial Director. He is responsible for Euroports’ freight-forwarding division, Manuport Logistics.
Guy played a critical role in the global growth of Manuport Logistics, both through acquisitions and organic growth. He established Manuport Logistics offices in every continent than 10 counties and created a number of new subsidiaries, achieving a global reach with our freight-forwarding services.
Before joining Euroports, Guy had been CFO at Unie van Redding en Sleepdiensten, a major tugboat and salvage company in Belgium. Previously, he has been a chartered accountant with Deloitte for 6 years, where the majority of his customers were in the maritime business.
Guy holds a Bachelor’s degree in tax and finance, and studied business management at Vlerick Business School, Gent, Belgium. He has also completed an International Executive Program at INSEAD Fontainebleau, France.
Krasimir Kostov
Managing Director of Sals AD, Bulgaria
Krasimir Kostov is appointed as Managing Director of the Euroports Group member Sals AD in Varna, Bulgaria in 2022. In this position Krasimir Kostov holds direct P&L responsibility for all Euroports activities and assets. Sals AD’s main tasks are logistic services (as in-plant partner to Solvay), quarry operations, warehousing, transportation and packing for fertilizer customers.
Krasimir joined Sals AD’s in 2004 as Operational Manager Quarry and in 2018 he was appointed as Operative Manager.
Krasimir holds a Bachelor degree in Business Management from the Varna Free University in Bulgaria.
Stéphane Jaumot
Managing Director, Euroports Inland Terminals
Stéphane Jaumot joined Euroports in 2019 as Managing Director for Euroports Inland Terminals. He has injected a dynamic management and development strategy, along with a global reorganisation after several decades of family-owned business of inland operations in Wallonia.
Stéphane has more than 30 years of experience in international transport and logistics. Prior to joining Euroports, he worked for the United Nations specialising in transport logistics in Africa and Asia, and held several General Management positions with national railways or regional rail concessions mainly in Africa and South America.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Engineering from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management.