Judith van Kesteren

Judith van Kesteren is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Managing Legal Counsel at Heerema Marine Contractors since May 2022. Prior roles include Senior Legal Counsel at Shell Asset Management Company B.V. from November 2017 to May 2022, and Legal Counsel at NAM BV Assen from June 2015 to November 2017, where responsibilities focused on corporate and finance law in the Netherlands. Judith's legal career began at Shell as a Legal Counsel from March 2011 to June 2015 and included a significant tenure as an Associate at Clifford Chance LLP from September 2005 to February 2011, specializing in asset and project finance. Additional experience includes a secondee role at NIBC Bank and earlier positions as a summer associate and management assistant. Judith holds an LLM in European and International Law from the University of Groningen, along with substantial education from Grotius Academie and International College Spain.