Maarten Hamersma

Maarten Hamersma has extensive experience in operations and business planning within the steel industry, currently serving as the Manager of Operations Planning at Columbus Stainless (Pty) Ltd since February 2004, where responsibilities include order promising, material flow planning, and manufacturing strategy implementation. Prior roles include Manager of Business Planning at Columbus Stainless, focusing on medium-term operations and order fulfillment, and Consultant at Broner Systems, managing planning system implementations at various international steel mills. Earlier experience as an Industrial Engineer at Columbus Stainless involved the design of MES systems, while a prior position at Consiliarii Consulting included advising on advanced planning systems and introducing the Theory of Constraints to Middelburg Steel & Alloys. Maarten Hamersma holds a BSc in Engineering with a specialization in Industrial Engineering from universities including Tuks and Wits.