News / Jan Westerhoud steps down as chief executive of Rotterdam operator ECT

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Rotterdam’s largest container terminal operator, Europe Combined Terminals (ECT), has announced that chief executive Jan Westerhoud will step down at the beginning of January to enjoy retirement.

Both Mr Westerhoud and Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), which owns 98% of the company’s shares, said the decision was made in an amicable consultation.

A successor has yet to be officially appointed.

Mr Westerhoud is a chartered accountant and it is assumed that he will find a future as a member of a supervisory ...