Comment / Against the odds: The DB Schenker pole star – ‘dream, DSV, dream’

Thorsten Meincke, DB Schenker COO air and ocean (pictured below), is one of those executives in logistics who doesn’t talk a lot but when he talks, people listen.

That’s powerful for a leader.

Early days

If you recall his departure from Kuehne + Nagel when he joined the German firm (read: “Behind the scenes at DB Schenker“), speculation was rife he wouldn’t last long at the Essen-based company.

As we approach his third anniversary since he agreed to join the firm, he is still ...