Women in Tanks
Empowering colleagues to act safely with confidence is mission critical to UM Group’s environment, health & safety manager, Rebecca Broughton-Lee
With a background in safety engineering, Rebecca Broughton-Lee is the embodiment of 2026's International Women’s Day theme: Give to Gain. After all, she has to convince shareholders to prioritise people over profit, she laughs. ‘That’s…
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VTTI Cyprus’ commercial manager Marina Andreou shares how her mantra of living life to the full landed her in the terminals industry
Marina Andreou's journey into the tank storage world began almost by chance – a case of being in the right place at the right time. With a strong foundation in customer service and a background in supply chain and logistics, Andreou was exploring opportunities…
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Founder, advocate and Enbridge project specialist, Stephanie Hajducek, shares how she’s supporting women into STEM industries, and what it means to be a Women in Chemicals’ Woman of the Year finalist
Coming from a small town in Texas, USA, Stephanie Hajducek grew up just 20 minutes down the road from massive manufacturing facilities, oil and gas operations, and even a nuclear power plant.…
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IMTT’s VP for environment, health, safety and security, Traci Johnson, shares her journey from chemical engineering into terminals and leadership
Traci Johnson began her terminals career with IMTT as an assistant during her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. ‘It was the Christmas break of my freshman year, and my dad asked me what I was planning on doing that summer,’ recalls…
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Carin van Straten-Lagerberg, senior sales manager at Vopak Netherlands, shares her passion for supporting a sustainable future in tank storage
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After working within commercial trading operations at Shell for almost 16 years, Carin van Straten-Lagerberg…
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LBC Tank Terminals’ sales manager Anne Been shares how her father’s maritime career influenced her story in the tank storage and chemical industry
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After graduating, Anne Been was looking for a career that was as dynamic as it was international. ‘My dad worked in the maritime…
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From the Philippines to the UK, Stanlow Terminals’ Alyssa Usman shares her tank storage journey
With a background in chemical engineering, Alyssa Usman has worked in oil and gas since 2014. ‘As soon as I graduated and passed my chemical engineer licensure exam, I was hired by the largest oil refinery in the Philippines,’ she says, now working as a quality and operations assurance specialist…
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Control room officer at Navigator Terminals, Nicola Briggs, talks about her experience as a woman in tanks
Before accidentally entering the storage terminals industry around 13 years ago, Navigator Terminals control room officer, Nicola Briggs, was a mobile hairdresser. She recalls that whilst trying to set up her salon she saw an advert to work on a weighbridge. ‘I didn’t tell my dad, who…
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Colonial Pipeline’s safety specialist, Tammara Young, explains how her passion for safety and drive for learning empowered her journey into tank storage
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Tammara Young is a prime example of women in this industry elevating each other to new heights. Recommended by another…
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Tahya Slaven, project manager at Exolum, talks to Tank Storage Magazine, about her time in the industry and a promising future for Women in Tanks
After 11 years in tank storage, Tahya Slaven has seen the highs and lows of the industry. However, in her current position at Exolum, as an electrical control and instrumental project manager, she believes she is beginning to see a more inclusive and…
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Vopak’s vice president for operations and technology in North America, Kathy Stewart, shares her story in the tank storage industry
Kathy Stewart started her career in upstream oil and gas operations. She was looking for ways to grow and new opportunities to learn and develop her skills when a recruiter approached her for a terminal manager role at Vopak. ‘I was looking for an opportunity…
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Heather Legan explains how BP’s early engagement programme kickstarted her career in tank storage
Choosing chemical engineering in college always felt like the right fit for Heather Legan, now a process engineer at BP. She enjoyed maths, chemistry and microbiology, so the course seemed to be a great fit for her interests. Legan assumed that with this degree she would work in the food…
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Sandra Fernandez Gigirin, project development manager at Advario, tells Tank Storage Magazine about the empowerment gained from working in the storage and logistics sector
Sandra Fernandez Gigirin joined Oiltanking, the predecessor of Advario, as a process engineer for the European terminal network almost 10 years ago. She was captured by the company’s operations and reputation in the…
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Head of mechanical and structures at Technodyne, Catherine Dix, tells Tank Storage Magazine about solving real world problems in her engineering role
Catherine Dix, head of mechanical and structures at Technodyne, joined the industry when she was studying for her PhD at the University of Southampton, UK. ‘I wanted to get out of academia and work in the industrial world. I wanted to use my…
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Director of VOTOB Academy, Sandra De Bont, shares her journey as a Woman in Tanks...
After eight years as the director of VOTOB, the Dutch tank association, Sandra de Bont resigned in 2020, to focus on VOTOB Academy. The VOTOB Academy’s mission is to promote the exchange of knowledge in the tank storage sector – it’s a mission that De Bont feels very strongly about. ‘A real highlight for…
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Well completion and intervention engineer, Sariyya Heydarova tells Molly Cooper about her connection to the industry
Sariyya Heydarova's journey into the oil and gas industry differs from the usual path. Unlike many, she found herself having a strong connection with the industry from a young age, due to her passion for Azerbaijan’s rich oil and gas heritage. ‘Growing up amidst the history…
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Hande Cote, head of engineering at Johnson Matthey, came from an under-represented society. When she was a young girl in school, she experienced several power outages and studied under gasoline lamps. This made her want to alleviate both energy and water poverty – so Cote became an engineer.
After studying engineering and completing her PhD, she couldn’t wait to start developing the products…
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Tank Storage Magazine sits down with Agnes Kiss, sales representative at Walter Tosto to discuss what route led her to tank storage
Agnes Kiss, sales representative at Walter Tosto, strongly believes that every persons’ life follows the ways set by their background, their dreams and their choices. Kiss was born in a well-known industrial city in Romania. During her childhood, at least…
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Embracing and encouraging diversity in the industry leads to endless possibilities, says Smartflow’s Stefana Sopco.
Smartflow’s head of content marketing, Stefana Sopco, journeyed into the tank storage industry following a passion for technology and digitalisation. During her first two years of living in the Netherlands, before Smartflow, Sopco worked at another tech company that built a…
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Argent Energy’s head of supply chain, Victoria Oppenheim, tells Tank Storage Magazine about her experience as a working mother in the industry.
Victoria Oppenheim was seven months pregnant when she embarked on her journey with biodiesel producer, Argent Energy. Oppenheim was headhunted from a role in the food industry to work in renewable energy. ‘I had no intentions of leaving the company…
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