Markus Bangen studied law at the University of Bonn, specializing in transport and European law, and began his professional career at Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) in 2000 after working as a lawyer. He has been a member of the Executive Board since 2008 and Chairman of the Executive Board since August 1, 2021. For duisport, he is active in various national and international expert groups and as a shareholder representative in various German and international terminal holdings - as Vice Chairman of the Board of the Railport joint venture terminal in Turkey. Mr. Bangen holds the following titles, among others: Chairman of the Terminal Advisory Group of the Rail Freight Corridor (RFC) Rhine-Alpine / Member of the Terminal Advisory Group RFC North Sea - Baltic / Member of the Advisory Board of the German Logistics Association (BVL) as well as Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV).