Comment / EXCLUSIVE: Kuehne + Nagel unveils new Europe leader

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The sudden resignation of Jens Drewes, until recently president of Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) Europe, left many of us wondering who may ever have the talent, commitment, attitude and connections to replace a company veteran who is destined to lead Hellmann Worldwide Logistics* from August 2024.

(*A smaller, private forwarder out of Germany. By way of background, if interested, please read: ’The C-suite waltz’, 31 July; and ’K+N’s MD staff reshuffle’, 16 August.)

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