DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, a provider of air, sea, and road freight services of the DHL Group, announced a change in its global leadership team on July 8: Markus Voss, currently Chief Development Officer at DHL Supply Chain, will succeed Uwe Brinks as the new CEO of DHL Freight on September 1. In his new role, Voss will report directly to Tim Scharwath, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, and will become a member of the division's management board.
Additionally, DHL has announced the establishment of a new European Transportation Board to deepen cross-divisional collaboration in land transport between DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Freight, and DHL
Supply Chain. The aim of this initiative is to offer customers more integrated and efficient solutions while simultaneously tapping into further growth opportunities. The new European Transportation Board consists of the CEO of DHL Global Forwarding Europe, the CEO of DHL Freight, and the CEO of DHL Supply Chain EMEA.
“First of all, I would like to express my sincere thanks to Uwe Brinks, who has successfully developed our road freight business over almost nine years. His tireless focus on efficiency, quality, and the renewal of our IT systems has been crucial in positioning DHL Freight as one of the leading European providers of road
transport and as a future-proof backbone for the land transport requirements of our customers. With his long-standing expertise and track record in the fields of standardization, digitalization, and innovation at DHL Supply Chain, Markus Voss is the ideal candidate to succeed Uwe and take the business to new heights. Especially in the standardization through digitalization and fostering cross-divisional synergies, he will further drive the business forward,” said Tim Scharwath.
“I am very happy and at the same time honored to be able to take on this new role in the group. Land transport is a crucial component in our customers' supply chains. I look forward
to further advancing the transformation process initiated in digitalization, thereby increasing efficiency, transparency, and quality for our customers. In this way, we will generate further growth opportunities for our business and strengthen our position as an important provider in road freight both within and outside of the company,” said Markus Voss.
In his more than 20 years at DHL, Markus Voss has led transformation initiatives in the areas of operations, IT, and digitalization. In his last role as Chief Development Officer, he was responsible for sales and marketing, as well as for leading global teams in the areas of service logistics, solutions design, and strategic
