Senior leadership team

Our senior leadership team has responsibility for the day to day management of our company, the deployment of our strategy and policies, and the achievement of our objectives and results.

Bob Fast

President and Chief Executive Officer – American

Bob Fast

President and Chief Executive Officer – American

Bob was first appointed CEO in 2003. In 2009 he assumed the position of President and CEO of GE Equipment Services. He led the carve-out and sale of TIP Trailer Services to HNA and was reappointed CEO of TIP when the transaction closed. Bob joined GE in 1982 and held leadership positions in a number of GE divisions including roles in Finance, Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Leasing, and General Management. He was appointed as a Board Member of Global TIP Holdings One B.V. in 2014.

Arjen Kraaij

Deputy CEO – Dutch

Arjen Kraaij

Deputy CEO – Dutch

Arjen joined TIP/GE in 1997 and over the years has held several commercial and general management roles, including Commercial Director for the Benelux Region, and General Manager for Eastern Europe. His previous role was leading the European Marketing and Services organisation, as well as the International and Strategic Accounts Group. Arjen was appointed Business Development and Equipment Funding Director in 2013.

Hans Van Lierop

Chief Financial Officer – Dutch

Hans Van Lierop

Chief Financial Officer – Dutch

Hans was appointed CFO for TIP in May 2020. Prior, he has held financial leadership roles in Diageo, Airtel, and Massmart Walmart. Most recently, Hans held the position of CFO at Massmart Walmart, a South African retail and wholesale distributor with a turnover of US$ 7 billion. As Group CFO he led a finance and real estate management team of 500 staff across four divisions in multiple countries within Africa. Hans brings to TIP a broad international experience from different industries with more than 25 years of experience in Finance, of which 13 years as an end responsible CFO.

Hiske Damhuis

Chief Human Resource Officer – Dutch

Hiske Damhuis

Chief Human Resource Officer – Dutch

Hiske was first appointed as HR Director when she joined TIP/GE in 2006. She was appointed as HR Director GE Equipment Services in 2009. Hiske was reappointed HR Director of TIP in 2013 on the completion of the acquisition by HNA. In addition to her role in TIP/GE she was a board member of the GE Pension fund in the Netherlands from 2010 until 2013. Prior to joining TIP/GE, Hiske worked for Nortel Networks as Senior HR Manager for the Benelux and Nordics.

Paul Beadle

Chief Operating Officer – British

Paul Beadle

Chief Operating Officer – British

Paul joined TIP/GE as a trainee manager in 1986. He has extensive transportation and trailer services industry experience having worked through numerous operations positions including branch and regional management, culminating in his appointment as UK Operations Director in 2002. Paul assumed the position of European Operations Director for GE Equipment Services in 2006 and was appointed to the position of European Operations Director for TIP Trailer Services in 2013 on completion of the acquisition by HNA. In 2015, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer.

Gerard Berghuis

Chief Legal Officer – Dutch

Gerard Berghuis

Chief Legal Officer – Dutch

Gerard joined TIP on June 1st, 2021, as Chief Legal Officer. He has more than 25 years of experience in law, of which 15 years leading corporate legal functions. Gerard started his career in Rasker & Wibbens Advocaten, a law firm in Amsterdam, after which he became a corporate lawyer with AT&T Unisource. He then has held several legal counsel roles within international companies. Prior to joining TIP, Gerard was Senior Associate General Counsel for IDEXX Laboratories a $2B high biotechnology global leader, where he was responsible for legal outside the United States.

Oliver Bange

Vice President Central Europe Region – German

Oliver Bange

Vice President Central Europe Region – German

Oliver re-joined TIP in 2015 on his appointment as General Manager for the Central and Eastern Europe Region. Oliver started his career at BTZ as Country Manager for Italy. He joined GE in 1998 and held various commercial roles in GE Capital. In 2004, he joined TIP as Tankers Director Continental Europe. Oliver left TIP in 2010 to join DKV Euro Service as European Director of Sales.

Mark Crossland

Vice President Tankers UK – British

Mark Crossland

Vice President Tankers UK – British

Mark joined TIP/GE in 1996 and has extensive transportation and tanker services industry experience. Over the years he has held several commercial and operational roles in the tanker part of TIP’s business including serving as European Operations Director. He has led the development and growth of the UK Tanker business following the HNA acquisition of TIP and was promoted to General Manager UK Tankers in 2015.

Michael Furnival

Vice President UK and Ireland Region – British

Michael Furnival

Vice President UK and Ireland Region – British

With more than 27 years of experience in the transportation and trailer services industry, Michael initially joined TIP as a UK Area Sales Manager in 1988. He left to become Sales Director at Transrent in 2000. Michael re-joined TIP in 2007 as Sales Director for the UK and Ireland. He was promoted to his current position as General Manager, UK and Ireland Region in 2015.

Rogier Laan

Vice President Sales & Marketing – Dutch

Rogier Laan

Vice President Sales & Marketing – Dutch

Rogier has more than 35 years of experience within TIP. He was first appointed as Accountant when he joined TIP in 1986 and held various sales leadership and general management roles until he was appointed as Director of Pan European Accounts in 2002. In 2009 he was promoted as Commercial Leader for the European business and appointed Vice President Benelux in 2015. In 2021, Rogier was promoted to VP Sales & Marketing. Rogier holds a degree in Accounting.

Jim MacIntosh

President TIP Canada – Canadian

Jim MacIntosh

President TIP Canada – Canadian

Jim MacIntosh, has been named President of TIP Fleet Services Canada in March 2021. He joined the TIP team in 2020 and brings more than 25 years of experience in the transportation and warehousing industry. He held the role of Senior Vice President for the warehousing side of the business at Versa Cold Logistics. Prior to that he gained expertise for field, freight and hub operations as Vice President Operations at Purolator.

Frederic Notte

Vice President Mediterranean Region – French

Frederic Notte

Vice President Mediterranean Region – French

Frederic joined TIP in 2007 as Operations Director for France. In 2009, he was appointed Operations Director for TIP Mediterranean Region (France, Spain and Italy). In 2015, Frederic assumed the role as Deputy VP for the Med Region. In 2021, Frederic was promoted to VP for the Med Region. Prior to joining TIP, he held several IT and Operational management roles in GE Capital IT Solutions and other IT businesses.

Christian Petersen

Vice President Nordic Region – Danish

Christian Petersen

Vice President Nordic Region – Danish

Christian re-joined TIP as Commercial Leader for the Nordic Region in 2014 and was promoted to General Manager for that region in 2015. Prior to re-joining TIP, he was General Manager for Northern and Eastern Europe, UTC Fire and Security Products EMEA from 2008 to 2014. Christian originally joined TIP in 2003 as Sales Director for the Nordic Region.

Peter Jan Troost

Vice President Benelux Region - Dutch

Peter Jan Troost

Vice President Benelux Region - Dutch

Peter Jan Troost has been appointed Vice President for the Benelux Region in June 2021. Peter Jan initially joined TIP/GE in 2002 as Key Account Manager with TIP in the Benelux. He then became Sales leader in France for TIP and was Business Development Leader for TIP in Eastern Europe. After more than 10 years, he left the company in 2008 and held various senior management roles at UTC, Imtech, Honeywell, Habasit. Prior to re-joining TIP in 2021, Peter Jan was General Manager for Boels Industrial Benelux and Germany, a leading equipment rental-company for industrial customers.

Theo de Vries

Commercial VP for M&R and TIP Insight - Dutch

Theo de Vries

Commercial VP for M&R and TIP Insight - Dutch

Theo joined TIP on April 1st, 2021, as Commercial VP for M&R and TIP Insight. He has more than 25 years of experience in Sales and Marketing, of which 15 years as Director of Sales and Marketing in automotive industry. Theo started his career with ABN AMRO bank in the Netherlands, after which he became Sales and Marketing manager, and then Director of Sales and Marketing, at Interstate. Prior to joining TIP, Theo was Director of Sales and Marketing for TBC Corporation.

Andy Wyatt

Chief Information Officer – British

Andy Wyatt

Chief Information Officer – British

Andy joined TIP as Chief Information Officer in September 2019, bringing more than 20 years of leadership experience in IT, Programme Management and E-commerce within the travel industry. After several years in tour operating with businesses such as MyTravel and Thomas Cook, Andy spent 11 years as a Vice President at Wyndham Worldwide prior to joining TIP. His roles at Wyndham included leading teams in Europe and North America, with particular focus on transition and transformation resulting from acquisitions and divestitures.

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