Berte Simons has been appointed chief operating officer (coo) of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, effective January 1, 2025.
The port authority shareholders, the municipality of Rotterdam and the Dutch national government, appointed Simons for four years, on the recommendation of the supervisory board. She joins the executive board and succeeds Boudewijn Siemons, who was appointed ceo and interim coo in February 2024.
Chair of the supervisory board Koos Timmermans: “The supervisory board is pleased that Simons wants to bring her extensive expertise as a marine engineer to the port authority. She brings with her international experience in leading large-scale and complex infrastructure projects in ports and industrial areas, the knowledge and experience we need for a successful and coordinated transition to a fossil-free and circular port.”
Simons currently works at Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN) as director of the CO2 storage and transport systems business unit. In this position, she is closely involved in the Porthos project, which the Port of Rotterdam Authority is developing together with Gasunie and EBN.
