Steven Polmans started his career after graduating in 1995 in aviation joining a European handling company and had since spent most of his career in the industry.

After having held several operational and management positions at different airports in handling, he joined Brussels Airport in 2010 as Cargo Marketing Manager and was appointed Head of Cargo and Logistics in 2012, responsible for developing and implementing the overall cargo strategy of the airport. Steven was also the founding father and first chairman of Air Cargo Belgium, a newly established air cargo organization at BRUcargo,   grouping all stakeholders. On April 01, 2019, Steven was promoted to Director of Cargo & Logistics, adding all responsibilities for cargo real estate development and portfolio management to its existing role. Steven joined the board of TIACA, The International Air Cargo Association, in August 2016, and became Vice Chairman in October 2017. As of July 2019, Steven took over the role of Chairman at TIACA, a position he still holds today.

In January 2021, Steven joined Nallian as their Chief Customer Officer, a data sharing company building amongst others, the innovative BRUcloud platform. In February 2022, Steven became VP at Abu Dhabi Airport Company to realise the cargo ambitions and growth set by the airport.