Board of Directors
Timothy John Smith
APM Terminals
Chief Executive, Asia Region
Timothy John Smith was appointed to the Board of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd as a Director on 12 August 2021.
Tim holds a BA (Hons) 1st class in Geography from University of Oxford in England.
Initially with P&O Containers and then P&O Nedlloyd, Tim has been with the Maersk Group since their acquisition of P&O Nedlloyd in 2005.
With extensive experience in shipping and transportation management, including leading business units and area/regional management, Tim held the role of Chief Executive of the North Asia Region, for Maersk Line from 2008-2015. In July 2015, Tim assumed the role as Chairman of Maersk China, and Chief Maersk Group Representative for North Asia.
In March 2018, he took on the role as Chief Executive, Asia Region for APM Terminals, responsible for the profit and loss of APMT's 14 terminals in the Asia region, as well as for sales/marketing of APMT's global network of terminals to Asian customers.