Management Team

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  Martijn Van de Linde

  Chief Executive Officer

  Martijn Van de Linde was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) in 2010..

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  Abdulla Salem Al Muharrami

  Deputy Chief Executive Officer

  Abdulla Salem Al-Muharrami was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Terminals..

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  Rex C. Gundle

  Chief Operations officer

  Rex C. Gundle was appointed as Chief Operations Officer of Abu Dhabi Terminals on 1 August 2011..

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  Ole Pugholm

  Chief Financial Officer

  Ole Pugholm was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Abu Dhabi Terminals on October 17th 2010. Ole brings with him..

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Martijn Van de Linde

Chief Executive Officer

Martijn Van de Linde was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) in 2010. In addition to leading ADT’s three current operations in Abu Dhabi: Mina Zayed, Freeport and Musaffah he also leads the preparations for operating Khalifa Port, which will be the region’s first semi-automated container terminal when it opens in the 4th quarter 2012.

Mr. Van de Linde has over 15 years of international port management experience. Before joining ADT, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Salalah, Oman; held the post of Vice President of Global Operations, APM Terminals; and was Terminal Manager for the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia.

Abdulla Salem Al Muharrami

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Abdulla Salem Al-Muharrami was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Terminals in 2009. Abdulla holds besides, B.Sc. in Business Management, 22 years of ports experience in different sections at Mina Zayed with a last position of Administration and Finance Director, He joined Seaport Authority Department - Mina Zayed in 1991.

Abdulla was selected in 2006 to resume working as Administration Director at Abu Dhabi Terminals. He participated effectively in establishing the new company that assigned to operate Mina Zayed, Freeport and Musaffah Port. He established the company’s new procedures in respect of performing all required official registration procedures and relationship with Abu Dhabi Government Departments and the other stakeholders. Abdulla is shouldering responsibilities of ADT Security Dept., Government Relations and Corporate Social Responsibilities. He supports all ADT Departments to achieve the company’s new business line and targets.

Julian Skyrme

Chief Commercial Officer

Julian Skyrme was appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) in January 2011, having previously held the role of Commercial Director for the company

Further to the responsibilities for ADT’s current commercial operations in Mina Zayed, Freeport and Musaffah, Mr Skyrme is also responsible for developing the strategy and commercial transition to Khalifa Port – the Middle East’s first semi-automated container terminal when it opens in 4th quarter 2012.

Julian Skyrme has over 22 years international experience from the ports and shipping industries. Before joining ADT, he worked with DP World in both commercial and strategic roles; held the post of Regional Marketing Manager of the Port of Salalah, Oman; and was the Branch Manager for Sealand Shipping in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Rex C. Gundle

Chief Operations officer

Rex C. Gundle was appointed as Chief Operations Officer of Abu Dhabi Terminals on 1 August 2011 bringing with him 24 years of Port Management experience. He has previously held facility, project, port and regional positions in Maersk Line and APM Terminals which included roles such as Regional COO for Central / South America as well as COO for the Africa, Middle East and India Regions.

Mr Gundle started his maritime career as a cadet sailing with American President Line, Sea-Land, Chevron, and Delta Line while studying at the US Merchant Marine Academy, where he attained his Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation, and his US Coast Guard License in 1983. Upon graduation, Mr. Gundle served in the US Navy for four years active duty prior to re-entering the maritime industry in 1988 with Maersk Line.

Mr. Gundle continued his education with post graduate work at Pepperdine University and IMD, and is currently the President of the Kings Point Alumni Association for UAE.

Ole Pugholm

Chief Financial Officer

Ole Pugholm was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Abu Dhabi Terminals on October 17th 2010. Ole brings with him nearly 10 years of experience within the ports and terminal industry covering a wide range of finance and terminal management disciplines. Ole started his professional career in 2001 where he joined the corporate finance department of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. The last 5 years Ole has held CFO positions on terminal and regional levels, in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Prior to joining ADT Ole worked in the capacity of CFO for the global business development activities of APM Terminals in the Hague.

Ole Pugholm holds a Master Degree in Finance and Accounting as well as a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration and Economics.