Members of the Board of Management

Hans van den Berg

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chair of the Board of Management

Hans van den Berg is a Dutch national and started his career at Tata Steel (then Koninklijke Hoogovens) in 1990. He has since held various positions in R&D, the blast furnaces, Basic Oxygen Steel Plant 2, the cold strip mill and the direct sheet plant. He has been a member of the TSN Board of Management since April 2016.

Hans Turkesteen

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Hans Turkesteen was appointed CFO and member of the BoM of TSN in September 2024. He is a Dutch national. Hans previously held various CFO positions, including at Intertrust, Stork and Imtech. Prior to that, he was Managing Partner M&A and Capital Markets at Deloitte and Managing Partner at Andersen.

Akash Latchman

Chief Operations Officer (COO)

In November 2024, Akash Latchman was appointed as member of the TSN BoM. He is a South African national. As of 1 July 2025, he has taken on the role of COO. In this role, he is responsible for technology and innovation, the operations at the IJmuiden site and the realisation of TSN’s Green Steel Project at the IJmuiden site. Akash previously held various senior executive positions at the South Africa-based chemicals and energy company Sasol and led several industrial mega projects in North America and Africa.

Peter Bernscher

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Peter Bernscher is an Austrian national and brings over 30 years of extensive management experience in the steel, automotive and processing industries. At TSN, Peter is responsible for shaping the company’s commercial strategy and strengthening its market position.