Meet the Speakers: Charles Baker, CEO Baltic Hub
The Rail Freight Summit Poland ‘24, taking place in Warsaw between 15 and 17 April 2024, is just around the corner. The event will be a great opportunity to discuss the current situation concerning rail freight in Poland and, more broadly, in Central and Eastern Europe. Moreover, it will be a great occasion to network with hundreds of industry professionals, mingle, brainstorm, and do business!
Specialist speakers are among the core focal points of the event programme, which strives to bring the most relevant players together, tackle pressing issues, celebrate achievements and share the best business practices and ideas.
In the Meet the Speakers special, RailFreight.com turns the spotlight on those specialists who will be taking the stage in Warsaw during the RailFreight Summit ’24. Today, the special section features Charles Baker, CEO of Baltic Hub.
Multidimensional professional
A UK national, Charles is an experienced port industry executive. He started his career with Canada Maritime Agencies, a Canada’s CP Ships company acquired by Hapag-Lloyd AG. He moved across the “K” Line agency before joining the Port of Felixstowe (HPH) in 1993 as a ship planner. Between 1993 and 2000, Charles worked in various operational and supervisory roles in planning and shift management areas before pursuing an interest in Sales and Marketing, moving to HPH’s Thamesport.
In the following years, he moved back to Felixstowe as Commercial Manager UK and then worked in Brasil for HPH. After that experience, he became HPH Commercial and Business Development Director in Barcelona. In 2008 Charles joined APM Terminals Commercial efforts in expansion at their global HQ in The Hague and managed the MSC and CMA CGM accounts worldwide. As part of the new Executive team, Charles returned to Spain to manage Noatum Ports, a JP Morgan Investment Fund investment. His last position before joining Baltic Hub was General Manager of PSA’s terminal – TC Mariel in Cuba, a greenfield site opened in 2014.
During the RailFreight Summit ’24, Charles will participate in a panel discussion concerning the TEN-T network expansion and the impact this might have on the logistics business. Representing a major port terminal in Poland, Charles will be able to provide his perspective as a key player in the Polish freight market.
RailFreight Summit ’24
Are you interested in learning more about the Polish rail freight market and its significance for the broader CEE region? Then the RailFreight Summit ’24, taking place between 15 and 17 April in Warsaw, Poland, is the perfect occasion to connect with industry professionals and dive deeper into the topic.
This year’s edition of the RailFreight Summit turns the spotlight on trending issues like the TEN-T expansion, connections with Ukraine, significant projects like Rail Baltica and their potential for the creation of more efficient logistics corridors, Poland’s role as a logistics node and a performance assessment of intra-European and Eurasian services.
You can check the event’s programme here and secure your participation ticket here. Additionally, do not miss the chance to explore the networking and site tour possibilities that could provide excellent opportunities for boosting your business in Poland and the CEE region.
