Danny van der Ster has been Vice President & Head of Logistics EMEIA at ASSA ABLOY since September 2023, where he has been with the company for nearly nine years. He is a supply chain professional with broad end-to-end responsibility that extends beyond logistics alone. His scope includes inventory management, planning, and order management, enabling him to contribute to the optimization of the full supply chain. In addition, Danny serves as Chair of the Global Supply Chain Board, where senior leaders from across divisions come together to ensure strategic alignment, select key suppliers and partners, and mitigate global supply chain risks. This includes responding to geopolitical disruptions, such as recent challenges affecting key trade routes like the Red Sea.