
Erwin Goosen
General Manager, Gunvor Energy Rotterdam
Erwin Goosen is the General Manager of Gunvor Energy Rotterdam, a position he has held since February 2016 following Gunvor’s acquisition of the refinery. In his role, Erwin has been responsible for restructuring and transforming the Rotterdam refinery, aligning it with the dynamic trading landscape of Gunvor. Nowadays, Erwin is focusing more on strategic and valuable partnerships, not only to further strengthen the position of the Rotterdam refinery, but also to accelerate the transition to green and renewable energy and to make the conversion to a sustainable products processing facility.
Erwin has more than 25 years of experience in the refinery industry across the Netherlands and Belgium. Throughout his career, he held key management positions in various areas including technology, refinery economics, maintenance and operations. Prior to assuming his current role, Erwin was serving at the Gunvor Antwerp refinery. Erwin holds a Master’s degree in Chemical engineering from the University of technology Eindhoven and Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Purdue University. As a member of the board of Vemobin, Erwin contributes to a balanced social debate around policies for industry and transport of energy.