New Schenker Americas head looks to serve customers like a small forwarder

Hessel Verhage could have hoped for a better start to his new role – whereas global trade was humming and the US economy on a roll 12 months ago, DB Schenker’s new CEO for the Americas region assumed his mantle as international trade is contracting and the US economy showing signals of a likely reversal.

Still, Mr Verhage (pictured) is not fazed. Pointing out that so far not one major retailer has actually shifted production, he said people had simply “taken ...