Paul van Gelder is chairman Executive Board and CEO of N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie.

Prior to taking on his new role at Gasunie, he was Managing Director TAQA Europa and TAQA Energy, responsible for TAQA’s European operations. His previous positions in TAQA included Project Director Bergermeer Gas Storage developing an underground gas storage facility. Paul van Gelder joined TAQA at a very early stage of the development of the company as he was working for BP in the Netherlands when BP Nederland Energie was acquired by TAQA end of 2006. Before his career with BP he worked as Director Logistics for Driessen Aerospace Systems in the Netherlands and in the Czech Republic. This followed a career in the Royal Netherlands Air Force and Royal Netherlands Navy where he rose to Commanding Officer after having fulfilled several operational positions both in the Netherlands and abroad.

Paul van Gelder is a graduate of the Royal Netherlands Naval Academy and has a Masters degree from the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.

Other positions:

• Member of the Supervisory Board, Energy Delta Institute
• Member of the Advisory Board, Clingendael
• Member of the Board of the Royal Dutch Gas Association (KVGN)