Martijn van Koten was born in the Netherlands, where he studied Chemical Engineering at Delft University of Technology.

He began his professional career at Shell in 1994 taking on several management and technical positions in the refining and downstream business in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. Starting 2004, Martijn van Koten resumed Manufacturing Site General Manager positions at Shell in Sweden and Singapore, before becoming Vice President Manufacturing East & Middle East in Singapore in 2009 and Vice President Supply & Distribution Americas in the United States in 2013.

In 2013, Martijn van Koten joined Borealis as Executive Board Member Operations, HSE & PTS in Austria. From 2018 to June 2021, he served as Borealis’ Executive Board Member Base Chemicals & Operations in Austria.

Martijn van Koten has been a member of the OMV Board of Directors since July 1, 2021, and is responsible for the division Fuels & Feedstock.