Mathijs Peters is the Vice President Government Relations and Public Affairs, Europe, at DP World. Mathijs has some 25 years of experience in government relations & public affairs and corporate communications, following his three years as a policy advisor in the European Parliament in Brussels (BE) and Strasbourg (FR) after obtaining his law degree at Maastricht University in his native The Netherlands. Starting out in EU affairs at the Brussels offices of Royal Ahold (now: Ahold Delhaize), a multinational retail company, Mathijs then gained experience in the Corporate Communications department at Metro Group in its Düsseldorf (DE) headquarters. Between 2009 and 2015, Mathijs held various positions at market and EU level at Philip Morris International, including being its primary spokesperson in The Netherlands. After a brief stint at consultancy firm Hill + Knowlton, Mathijs joined PepsiCo, Inc. as its Director Corporate Affairs with responsibilities at the global, European and market level (DE, CH, AT) in 2017. From PepsiCo, he joined DP World in May 2023. Mathijs sits on the Board of the Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) in Brussels, where he is based.
