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Gerard van Kesteren | Corporate & Finance Navigator

EXPERIENCE

1999 – 2014 K+N Group CFO

1989 – 1999 K+N Regional Finance Director Europe

1971 – 1989 Sara Lee Corporation
Finance Director UK
Finance Director Spain
Head of Controlling Corporate
Finance, Holland

DIRECTORSHIP AND AFFILIATION

› Raben Group (Netherlands) (www.nederland.raben-group.com)
› Planzer Holdings AG (Switzerland) (www.planzer.ch)
› Janel Corp (USA) (www.janelcorp.com)
› PrimaFrio (www.primafrio.com)
› CTP NV (www.ctp.eu)

EXPERIENCE

1999 – 2014 K+N Group CFO

1989 – 1999 K+N Regional Finance Director Europe

1971 – 1989 Sara Lee Corporation
Finance Director UK
Finance Director Spain
Head of Controlling Corporate
Finance, Holland

DIRECTORSHIP AND AFFILIATION

› Raben Group (Netherlands) (www.nederland.raben-group.com)
› Planzer Holdings AG (Switzerland) (www.planzer.ch)
› Janel Corp (USA) (www.janelcorp.com)
› PrimaFrio (www.primafrio.com)
› CTP NV (www.ctp.eu)

Gerard van Kesteren

Gerard is a financial specialist in the global logistics sector and is a non-executive director in a number of companies, as well as a senior advisor with McKinsey & Partners, and has extensive international experience and financial management capabilities.

PROFILE

Gerard worked with Kuehne + Nagel for total of 25 years; from 1999 until 2014 as the Group Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Management Board, being highly influential in the development of the K + N Group.

During his career he held leading positions in finance at Sara Lee Corporation; six years as financial Director in the UK, two years in Spain, and two years as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis in Holland. In addition, Gerard was awarded the CFO of the Year 2010 and was appointed Chairman of the CFO Circle (Switzerland) 2014 – 2019.

He ist founder and chairman of the van Kesteren Foundation (www.vanKESTEREN-Foundation.org), which extends aid to youth programs across developing countries.

INSIGHTS

These are very challenging times for logistics. An uncertain market environment demands fast-paced yet solid decision making. Gerard van Kesteren outlines how an effective Finance function enables freight forwarders to make the right moves – in good and in bad times...

January 3, 2022