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Executive Board
 

 John Paul Broeders
John Paul Broeders (1964)
Chairman of the Executive Board

Education:
Masters Degree in Business Administration

Career:
After his studies John Paul Broeders joined Van Ommeren in 1990. Since then he has held various positions in the company amongst which a four year stay in Japan for the Agencies activities and the position of Vice President Marketing & Sales for the division Chemicals Logistics Europe & Africa.
From 2000 till the appointment to the Executive Board in May of 2004 John Paul Broeders was President of Vopak Asia. He has been appointed Chairman in January 2006.

 Jack de Kreij
Jack de Kreij (1959)
Member of the Executive Board (CFO)

Education:
Registered Accountant (RA), Certified Management Accountant

Career:
Jack de Kreij was employed with the Dutch Ministery of Finance from 1980 until 1986. He joined Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) in 1986 and was amongst others Manager Merger & Acquisitions (New York). After being appointed Partner in 1990 he fulfilled several management roles within PwC. Before being appointed as member of the Executive Board of Royal Vopak he was Senior Partner and Territory Leader in the Netherlands for PwC's Transaction Services.
Member of the Executive Board since January 2003.

 Frans de Koning
Frans de Koning (1949)
Member of the Executive Board

Education:
MSc Mech Eng, Master in Chemical Engineering

Career:
Frans de Koning joined Royal Dutch/Shell Group in 1976, holding various operational and commercial positions in the Netherlands and abroad. In the 90s he was amongst others Director of Shell Moerdijk, Shell Pernis and Shell Nederland. Before being appointed as member of the Executive Board of Vopak in April 2005, he was Senior Vice President, Unconventional Resources of Shell Exploration & Production Company in Houston (United States).