Steven Ouwerkerk

Steven Ouwerkerk has over two decades of experience in tax-related roles. Steven has held positions in various companies such as Swissport, BrandLoyalty, Catawiki, Ingenico Group, VEON, Cristal, APM Terminals, FMO, Orange Nederland NV, and Arthur Andersen/Deloitte.

In their most recent role as Head of Tax Transformation at Swissport, Ouwerkerk is responsible for leading the company's tax transformation efforts and implementing innovative and optimized tax processes.

Prior to that, they served as Head of Tax a.i. at BrandLoyalty, Tax Manager a.i. at Catawiki, and Tax Consultant a.i. at Ingenico Group. Steven also worked as the HQ Tax Strategic Projects Director a.i. at VEON.

Ouwerkerk has also held senior positions such as Global Head of Tax at Cristal and Global Head of Tax & Treasury Director, Senior Manager Tax and Corporate Structure/Governance, and International Tax Manager at APM Terminals.

Before these roles, they worked as a Tax Counsel at FMO and Tax Manager at Orange Nederland NV. Ouwerkerk started their career as a Tax Consultant at Arthur Andersen/Deloitte.

Throughout their career, Ouwerkerk has demonstrated expertise in tax management, strategic planning, and corporate governance.

Steven Ouwerkerk attended Leiden University from 1992 to 1999, where they pursued a degree in Tax Law with a focus on Direct Taxes. In terms of additional certifications, Steven obtained various qualifications through Coursera. Steven completed specializations such as Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization, Introduction to Finance and Accounting, and Data Analytics for Lean Six Sigma in 2023. Steven also obtained certifications in Excel Skills for Business Specialization in 2021, Accounting Analysis I in 2021, Excel Fundamentals for Data Analysis in 2020, Getting Started with Power BI Desktop in 2020, and AI For Everyone in 2020.