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Benjamin is a Partner within Deloitte’s retail & consumer team based in Shanghai focusing on supply chain & retail operations. Benjamin ‘s consulting career spans over more than 23 years, and across North America, Greater China and the rest of Asia. Before joining Deloitte, Benjamin held partnership positions at Kurt Salmon, Accenture, and EY-Parthenon.
In the last 10 years, Benjamin has been engaged with some of the most influential market leaders for services from strategies throughout transformation. His success is founded primarily supply chain strategy, operation efficiency optimization as well as in wholesale to retail transformation in digital context. Most of Benjamin’s clients come from the following industry: FMCG, Sportswear, Cosmetics, Luxury, Manufacturing, Hypermarkets and Hotel & Tourism.
Benjamin holds a Master’s degree in logistics and supply chain from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is also an alumni from Shanghai Jiaotong University

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Mark has extensive experience in both operational and legal perspectives. In 2014, Mark joined MOOV, leveraging his cross-cultural business expertise, he quickly assumed the post of deputy general manager. In this role, Mark utilized his skills to guide internal operations, leading to significant improvements and growth for the company.

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Mr. Lian has almost 40 years of professional experiences of which more than 30 years in shipping & logistics industry in China, with a good knowledge both in Shipping/Logistics and Oil/Chemical industries.
Currently Mr. Lian works (part time) as a Senior Advisor for the management of KB Liner Agencies c/o Tailwind Shipping Lines in China.
Prior to that, Mr. Lian had worked at :
·Port of Rotterdam Authority as a Chief Representative & Regional Director for China region, responsible for building up and operating a full-fledged & commercial-focused representative office in Shanghai for Port of Rotterdam and its business communities
·Elite Int’l Transportation (now BDP Int’l) as Managing Director China region, responsible for managing and developing ocean freight and chemical logistics activities in the oil and chemical industries
·Van Ommeren / Vopak Agencies and Logistics Services as Managing Director China region (last position), responsible for managing and developing agencies businesses for shipping lines (Zim Lines and CSAV Lines) & ISO tank operator (VOTG Tanktainer GmbH) and logistics services activities in the oil & chemical industries in China
·Rickmers-Linie GmbH China Representative Offices as Operations Manager

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Born in 1988, Tom has actively engaged with China at a young age and has built extensive cross-cultural experience in the field of business administration, leadership and business development. With a bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration and a master’s degree from Erasmus University & Leiden University, Tom started his professional career at the Bank of China in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In 2013, he relocated to China with 4 others to start the KLG-ITM joint-venture in Shanghai.
Fast forward to now, Tom shapes the overall vision, strategy and direction of MOOV Logistics, an independent spin-off from the KLG group. Under his leadership, MOOV has expanded from 1 customer, 1 warehouse and 1 industry to 8 warehouses, 6+ industries and 100+ customers. MOOV Logistics has matured from a warehouse service provider to a full supply chain service provider, covering warehousing, rail/air/ocean transport, contract logistics, supply chain management, e-commerce logistics and trade finance. MOOV Logistics currently manages over 200.000 containers per year and operates warehouses (over 154.000 sqm) in several major port cities of China.

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Managing Director and Legal Representative for Prins Castings& Forgings China and India. Based out of Shanghai Pudong responsible for International Trading & Export by Procurement of metallurgical products and solutions. Sourcing & Selecting and maintenance of Chinese and Indian supplier network. Adding value in Technical Solutions and Total Quality Control. Management of enthusiastic team of Chinese, Indian and foreign employees from our offices in Mumbai, Shanghai and Ningbo including our engineers across China and India. Strong focused on Operational Excellence with extensive knowledge of ERP system approach via SAP B1 and continuous improvement with LEAN strategies. Well familiar in casting and forging industry as well as common steel material market. Attracted to challenges of international business and communication.

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Steven has lived and worked in China for over 15 years in the non-profit management industry leading and representing global trade associations, professional societies and business interest groups in the region. 
Steven is a Dutch national and a Permanent Resident of China. He is a lawyer and sinologist by training. He has a native level language proficiency in Mandarin, English, and Dutch.

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After working at international law firms in Amsterdam (Baker & McKenzie and Dentons/Boekel), Robin moved to Shanghai in 2010 and joined R&P.
Robin’s expertise and experience as part of the Employment section (such as compliance investigations, employee fraud and terminations) are recognized by Legal500, describing him as ‘Robin Tabbers leads by example. His vast knowledge and proven experience show when addressing corruption investigation, business structure, and set up, and employment investigations’ and ‘Robin Tabbers has deep knowledge of Chinese law and is very direct, straight, and fair in his approach. He also gives feedback about clients’ Western way of thinking versus the Chinese legal way’. In its review of the Employment practice, Legal500 praised the firm’s expertise in employment and compliance matters, including “employment aspects of M&A and corporate reorganisations” and “mass terminations and misconduct investigations.” Asialaw emphasized that ‘Tabbers also assists clients with disputes, particularly those involving labour and employment’.