Analysis: key appointment that could turn DGF from prey to predator

All eyes in the logistics industry are on Ceva and Hyundai Merchant Marine nowadays, but a potentially bigger story captured the attention of supply chain managers last week when DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) appointed Tim Scharwath (pictured) as its new chief executive.

Deutsche Post DHL said on 18 May that during his tenure at Kuehne + Nagel, Mr Scharwath had been “accountable for the migration of different country organisations, the integration of acquired companies and the successful management of his business during the ...