BVL General Assembly with board elections at Transport Logistic: Unanimously newly elected to the board by the general assembly of the German Logistics Association (BVL) e.V. were the following representatives of the logistics business sector:
- Ralf Busche, Senior Vice President European Site Logistics Operations, BASF, was already a member of the BVL Advisory Board
- Felix Fiege, Managing Partner, Fiege, was already a member of the BVL Advisory Board
- Dr. Arne Flemming, Senior Vice President Corporate Supply Chain and Global Logistics Services, Bosch
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alice Kirchheim, Professor, Technical University Dortmund, and Director of the Fraunhofer IML Institute
- Matthias Magnor, Chairman of the Board, BLG Logistics
Re-elected unanimously for a new term were:
- Alexander Doll, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Independent Board Member, Arriva Group, Investor, TradeLink
- Andreas Reutter, President Global Automotive, Stanley Engineered Fastening Tucker GmbH
- Tim Scharwath, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, Deutsche Post AG as well
- Stephan Wohler, Member of the Board, Edeka Minden-Hannover Stiftung & Co. KG (as treasurer part of the BVL Presidium)
On a rotational basis, the following resigned from the BVL Board:
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Furmans, Director of the Institute for Materials Handling and Logistics Systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT
- Dr.-Ing. Christian Jacobi, Ebp-Consulting
- Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Mallée, AEB SE
- Andreas Schick, Schaeffler AG as well
- Josip Tomasevic
The representative assembly of BG Verkehr unanimously elected a new management. All three members come from within the ranks. Stefan Höppner as the new Chairman of the Management succeeds Sabine Kudzielka, who is retiring on
February 1, 2026, after 16 years at the helm of the professional association. Along with Karin Tanger and the newly appointed Head of Prevention Wolfgang Laske, he forms the three-member leadership team.
The newly elected management will commence its work upon Kudzielka's departure on February 1, 2026. The board and representative assembly are equally comprised of representatives from the employers and the insured.
The 56-year-old Höppner has been a member of the management since 2016. Among other things, he successfully contributed to the merger with the Accident Insurance Fund Post and Telecommunications and its integration. He also shapes the modernization and digitalization of the service area with a total of eight district administrations.
Tanger has been part of the management since 2022. Previously, she served as the head of the Berlin district administration for almost ten years. Laske has worked in various roles for BG Verkehr since 1995. He took over the leadership of the Prevention Division from Dr. Jörg Hedtmann, which he will continue to hold in a dual role.
Michael Otto has been the new Managing Director and Partner of Sirum GmbH since June. He leads the Hamburg-based company together with Bennet Block, Dennis Ringhofer, and Georg Notter. For his new role, the 45-year-old brings extensive expertise. The trained software developer was previously responsible for various functions at Active Logistics for two decades and became a board member and partner. Subsequently, Otto worked independently as a business consultant for over two years, primarily internationally, advising IT companies on M&A projects, strategic matters, and as
an interim manager. He had already served on the advisory board for Sirum since the end of the previous year.
The traditional company Langendorf has a new management: Julia Herholz Siems will succeed Dr. Klaus P. Strautmann as the new Managing Director of the Langendorf Group in June 2025. Strautmann had led the company for twelve years.
The industry association VAK has a new leadership. During the annual general meeting, the members of the Association of Equipment and Municipal Vehicle Industry e.V. confirmed the previous President Burkard Oppmann in his position. Jens Skowronnek was newly elected to the position of Vice President. Both will represent the VAK for the next two years.
Oppmann is engaged with the association alongside his role as Managing Director of the Faun Group in Osterholz-Scharmbeck. Skowronnek is Managing Director of Schmidt Kommunalfahrzeuge GmbH in Groß-Rohrheim and also chairs the VAK Working Group on Liquid Waste Disposal / Pipe Cleaning Systems.
The SVG Federal Central Cooperative Road Transport eG is restructuring its board: Stephan Böschemeier was appointed to the board effective June 1, 2025, and will jointly manage the cooperative's business with Marcel Frings and the part-time board member Stefan Wurzel.
Böschemeier brings a successful track record in growth and strategy in logistics. After obtaining his Master of Logistics at Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg, the 38-year-old held various positions at DB Schenker, including responsibility for the group's growth program. He then moved to North America, where he worked at Forward Air as Vice President Growth and Senior Vice President Pricing &
Analytics, and was a member of the Executive Leadership Team responsible for the company's growth strategy and pricing.
The shareholders made the following decisions at the combined Forvia general meeting. Martin Fischer, CEO since March 1, 2025, was appointed Member of the Supervisory Board for a four-year term. The mandates of Penelope Herscher, Valérie Landon, and Peugeot 1810 as Members of the Supervisory Board were extended for another four-year term.
Lutz Meschke was also appointed Member of the Supervisory Board on the recommendation of the Hueck and Roepke family pool, effective January 1, 2026, for a four-year term, ending with the conclusion of the 2029 ordinary general meeting. Meschke's appointment is related to the resignation of Nicolas Peter, who was appointed Chairman of the BMW Group Supervisory Board on May 14, 2025. After the general meeting, the company's supervisory board consists of 14 members, 83 percent of whom are independent members, and 42 percent are women (excluding employee representation).
Executive change at TOP Service Team KG: After 15 successful years leading Germany's tire cooperation, Managing Director Gerd Wächter will leave the company at the end of the year. The 63-year-old has decided on a personal and professional realignment and will end his activity on December 31, 2025, according to the company. The advisory board will prepare the succession this year.
Wächter took over the management in August 2010 and has since shaped the operational development. He was responsible for the central organization of billing and administrative processes, ensuring structured workflows and a trustful collaboration between the
