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New Faces of the Industry (Calendar Week 47/2025)
The management of Johannes Gerstäcker Verlag GmbH (from left): Christian Geyer, Michael Liebing, Simon Runer and Peter Schnur-Kamita. (Photo: Gerstäcker)
Staff update: New Head of Logistics at Johannes Gerstäcker Verlag
Thilo Kathmann is the new COO at Ecovium. (Photo: Ecovium)
Profile: Thilo Kathmann becomes COO at Ecovium
DHL Global Forwarding, Freight has expanded its leadership team with Tim Robertson, Michael Young and Erik Meade. The air and sea freight specialist aims, among other things, to drive digitalization forward. In the photo, the future Executive Vice President Accelerated Digitalization, Tim Robertson. Photo: DHL Group
DHL Global Forwarding, Freight: Digital transformation is accelerating.
At Schunk, Falk Bäurle will replace the previous COO/CSO as of December 1. (Image: Schunk)
Personnel update: Falk Bäurle takes on a dual role at Schunk as COO and CFO.
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New Faces of the Industry (CW 45/2025)
Felix Heger has been the new CEO of Global Forwarding Germany and Switzerland since November 1. (Photo: DHL)
Personnel update: New CEO for DHL Global Forwarding Germany and Switzerland
Steffen Beniers is now leading the Galaxus site in Krefeld. His new role involves a restructuring at the site. (Photo: Galaxus)
Personnel update: Steffen Beniers is the new site manager at Galaxus in Krefeld.
Paul Walter and Yvonne Besser will jointly lead 24plus going forward. (Photo: 24plus)
Personnel update: Paul Walter is the new managing director of 24plus.
Greg Betz is the new COO at Manhattan Associates. (Photo: Manhattan Associates)
Profile: Greg Betz is the new COO at Manhattan Associates
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New Faces in the Industry (Calendar Week 44/2025)
Dieter Dehoorne, designated member of the Audi AG Board of Management (Procurement). (Photo: Audi)
Profile: Dieter Dehoorne succeeds Dr. Renate Vachenauer as Audi's procurement board member.
Joachim Sowada assumes responsibility for the Operations & Logistics area on the Phoenix Group's Executive Board. (Photo: Phoenix Group SE)
Personnel change: Change in the Phoenix Group's Executive Board
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Personalia: New Faces in the Industry (Calendar Week 42/2025)
Renate Vachenauer has been the head of Audi's Procurement Department since 2023. The manager will step down from this post on October 15. (Photo: Audi)
Personnel change: Change in Audi's procurement department.
Dirk Pott will lead ContiTech's purchasing department going forward. (Photo: CintiTech)
Personnel change: ContiTech restructures its leadership team.
Thomas Schledorn will assume operational responsibility at the Andreas Schmid Group as of January 2026. (Photo: Andreas Schmid)
Profile: Thomas Schledorn assumes operational responsibility at Andreas Schmid
Thomas Lagally (left), who joined Euro-Log's executive board in October, will be replaced as a board member by Jörg Fürbacher (right) as of January 1, 2026. (Photos: Euro-Log)
Personnel update: Euro-Log appoints Thomas Lagally to the executive board.
Nadja Håkansson has been the new COO at Thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies since October 7. (Photo: Thyssenkrupp)
Personnel update: New COO at Thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies
Alexander Rühland will lead the sale of new passenger cars in Germany at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as of 1 November 2025. (Photo: VWN)
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles: Alexander Rühland takes over as head of New Car Sales in Germany.
Sebastian Bögel has assumed the role of Head of Industrial & Logistics Agency at JLL as of October 1. (Photo: JLL)
Profile: Sebastian Bögel is the new Head of Industrial & Logistics Agency at JLL
Antoine Duclaux will assume leadership of Renault Trucks in November 2025. The manager was previously responsible for the company's international business. | Image: Renault Trucks
Antoine Duclaux will become the new CEO of Renault Trucks – Bruno Blin hands over leadership on November 1, 2025
Friedrich Wilhelm Düsing (left) welcomes Thomas Wolf as the new managing director at Metroplan. (Photo: Metroplan)
Personnel news: Metroplan appoints Thomas Wolf as managing director.
Maciej Walenda is the new CEO of Contract Logistics at the logistics service provider DSV. (Photo: DSV)
Profile: Maciej Walenda is the new CEO of Contract Logistics at DSV.
Svenja Meyer will, on the BME's executive board, be responsible for logistics going forward. (Photo: Jörn Wolter/BME)
Personnel update: Svenja Meyer appointed as an executive board member of the BME.
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New Faces of the Industry (Calendar Week 40/2025)
Ingo Wolfsholz becomes the new Managing Director for Germany at Röhlig Logistics. (Photo: Röhlig)
Personnel update: Ingo Wolfsholz promoted at Röhlig Logistics.
Marco Manfredini is the new COO of Gruber Logistics. (Photo: Gruber)
Profile: Marco Manfredini is the new COO of Gruber Logistics
International supply chains are increasingly the focus of specialized management. | Photo: DHL
DHL strengthens industrial projects and customs business
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Personalities: New Faces of the Industry (Calendar Week 39 of 2025)
Old and new management (from left): Michael Wahl, Stefan Ulrich and Mike Winter. (Photo: Simon Hegele)
Personnel: Leadership change at Simon Hegele
Alexander Winter assumes the role of Managing Director, Air & Sea Logistics EMEA at Dachser as of October 1. (Photo: Dachser)
Personnel update: New Managing Director, Air & Sea Logistics at Dachser
Kim Aaskov takes on the role of Country Manager, leading Kögel's sales in Scandinavia. Aaskov is to further develop the market in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway and strengthen local customer service. | Photo: Kögel
Trailer manufacturer Kögel: Kim Aaskov becomes the new country manager for Scandinavia.
Sven Wellbrock will serve as managing director of BLG AutoTransport GmbH from 1 October 2025. (Photo: BLG)
Personnel update: Sven Wellbrock to be responsible for BLG AutoTransport from October.
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New Faces in the Industry (Calendar Week 38/2025)
Carl Brockmeyer takes over as CEO of the Business Unit Distribution & Trading at Thyssenkrupp Materials Services as of December 1. (Photo: Thyssenkrupp)
Profile: New CEO for Distribution & Trading at Thyssenkrupp Materials Services
Martin Umland will assume the position of Group Vice President, Supply Chain Management at the Otto Group as of October 1, 2025. Previously, he was responsible for the subsidiary Bonprix. (Photo: Otto Group)
Personnel: Martin Umland takes over logistics responsibility at Otto
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New faces in the industry (calendar week 37/2025)
B+S has reorganized its management: Cordula Brockmeyer has joined the board. She will henceforth steer the company's fortunes together with Christian Voß (left) and Clemens von Ketteler (right). (Photo: B+S)
Profile: Cordula Brockmeyer has been promoted to the management board of B+S.
Christian Renners, CEO of Kögel Trailer GmbH, will leave the company as of September 30, 2025. | Photo: Kögel
Kögel Trailer: Leadership Change – Renners Leaves, Succession Open
Christian Renners, CEO of Kögel Trailer GmbH, is leaving the company as of September 30, 2025. | Photo: Kögel
Leadership change at Kögel Trailer: CEO Christian Renners is leaving the company.
Werner Matthiesen has been Managing Director for Central Europe at Fristads since September 1. (Photo: Fristads)
Profile: Werner Matthiesen is the new Managing Director for the DACH region at Fristads.
Marcus Vitt will assume the chairmanship of HHLA's Supervisory Board as of October 1, 2025. (Photo: HHLA)
Profile: Marcus Vitt becomes the new chairman of HHLA's Supervisory Board.
Søren Schmidt will assume responsibility for Kühne+Nagel's Land Transport division as of May 1, 2026. He succeeds Dr. Hansjörg Rodi in this position, who is retiring. (Photo: Kühne+Nagel)
Personnel: Kühne+Nagel appoints two new members to the management board.
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New Faces of the Industry (Calendar Week 36/2025)
Anabela Pires is the new CEO of DHL Freight. (Photo: DHL)
Personnel update: Anabela Pires is the new CEO of DHL Freight
Stock image: BALM headquarters: Participants in the ceremony in Cologne watch the handover of leadership responsibility at the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility. | Photo: BALM
Antje Keunecke will become BALM's new Vice President as of September 2025.
Business under power: Most recently, the charging-solution specialist equipped DHL's Nuremberg depot with charging technology. | Photo:
Strategic expansion: Elexon relies on logistics know-how in sales.
Marco Stiemert (right), new Director of Purchasing at Coolblue, together with Country Manager Urs Möller (left). (Photo: Coolblue)
Profile: Coolblue appoints Marco Stiemert as Director of Purchasing
Industry under power: Most recently, the charging-solution specialist equipped DHL's Nuremberg depot with charging technology. | Photo:
Elexon: New sales team to drive fleet electrification.
Rainer Haag has been CEO of DHL Supply Chain Europe since August 2025. Previously, he led the business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as CEO Germany & Alps. (Photo: DHL)
Personnel update: New leadership at DHL Supply Chain Europe
Teresa Schuster will become the new managing director of Bergzeit as of August 2025 and will lead the company together with Martin Stolzenberger, who has been on the management board since 2018. (Photo: Bergzeit)
Profile: Bergzeit's dual leadership returns, and a new logistics department will be introduced.
Dirk Knorr has been appointed COO of the Würth Elektronik eiSos Group. (Photo: Frank Blümler)
Personnel news: New COO for Würth Elektronik eiSos Group
Federal Minister of Transport Patrick Schnieder announces a fundamental restructuring of Deutsche Bahn following the departure of Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz. (Photo: BMV)
Rail reform: Lutz's resignation increases pressure on rail freight.
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New Faces of the Industry (Week 33/2025)
Most recently, Heiko Lenz was employed as Head of Purchasing & Supply Chain Management at Hallhuber GmbH. (Image: Fuchs Schmitt)
Personnel: New COO for Fuchs Schmitt
Christian Böttcher is the new COO Air & Ocean at Nosta. (Photo: Nosta)
Personnel News: Christian Böttcher is the new COO Air & Ocean at Nosta
(from left) Renee Toh, Vice President Global Ocean Freight; Joachim Hanssen, Chief Executive Officer, Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Alberto Martinez, Chief Executive Officer, Europe (EU) (Photo: Rhenus)
Personnel: Rhenus Fills Three Leadership Positions in the Air & Sea Division
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New Faces of the Industry (Week 32/2025)
Start of Training 2025: Nosta Group Welcomes 26 New Apprentices as Part of an Onboarding Program. Photo: Nosta Group
Nosta Group: 26 new trainees start their apprenticeship
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