Jos Opdeweegh to take over as CEO at Connect Group

UK logistics operator Connect Group has appointed Jozef (Jos) Opdeweegh (pictured above) as its new chief executive from 1 September.

Mr Opdeweegh is credited as being one the chief architects of the spin-off of the logistics unit of the giant US industrial vehicles manufacturer, Caterpillar.

“From 2012 to 2015, Jos led the carve-out and subsequent sale of Caterpillar Logistics Services (now known as Neovia Logistics) and was also a non-executive director of Interline Brands,” Connect Group said.

He will replace Mark Cashmore, who announced last month his ...