Ian James (Vice President - APAC, Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH)

Ian is a terminal, shipping and logistics executive with more than 40 years of experience with the last 10 years in C Suite positions leading terminals groups. He is a strong leader with motivational management style and reputation for building and retaining highly motivated teams, vendor network and customers, and delivering shareholder value. Ian is known for building key relationships and delivering customer/organisational commitments.

He has extensive background in business across international and multicultural environments, and is an expert in the technical, conceptual, and content development of shipping, logistics, terminals and business process re-engineering. His proven ability to drive and record highly visible, successful product and services within the industries he has operated.

Ian's experiences have made him an invaluable “trouble-shooter”, specializing in identifying challenges and concerns and developing and executing successful strategies and change whilst continuing to strengthen client relationships and develop business. He is result-oriented achiever with excellent track record for identifying cost savings, optimal use of assets and delivering accelerated growth across the portfolios he has managed.