Mr. Jan – Willem van den Dijssel
Americas Lead, Ocean Transportation
Cargill
Jan-Willem van den Dijssel is an accomplished business leader with over 25 years’ experience in the grain trading and maritime industry. In his current role, Jan-Willem is responsible for Cargill’s Ocean Transportation business development across the Americas.
Jan-Willem studied Finance and Accounting at Glasgow University and graduated with an MSc in Business degree from Groningen University in the Netherlands.
He joined Cargill in 1996 as a grain trader in Chile and successfully held grain trading roles in Cargill’s headquarters in Minneapolis and Miami. In 2004, Jan-Willem moved to the Panamax desk of Cargill Ocean Transportation in Geneva, Switzerland before he became manager of the Americas Handy trading desk.
In 2011, Jan-Willem joined the New Jersey office as Americas Commercial Manager and was promoted to Americas Lead in 2014. He moved the Ocean Transportation team to Miami in 2021.
Jan-Willem was named as Cargill’s board representative of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association in 2018. He joined the Seamen’s Church Institute Board of Trustees in 2024. He has arranged Cargill’s lead sponsorship and completed all 6 SCI Mountain Challenge events in support of mariners.
