Röhlig brings in K+N veteran Ludovic Jouval to lead contract logistics

Röhlig Logistics has appointed Kuehne + Nagel veteran Ludovic Jouval as its new global contract logistics director.

Mr Jouval, who started his new role on the 1 December, is responsible for Röhlig’s global warehouse capacities and will report to Hylton Gray, chief executive sea freight, air freight, contract logistics and member of the global executive board.

Mr Jouval has been with Kuehne + Nagel for more than 14 years, most recently as senior contract manager – ecommerce – Europe.

“With Ludovic Jouval we have gained an internationally experienced logistics expert who will steer our centralised contract logistics business unit,” said Mr Gray.

“His focus will be on bringing efficiencies to our current setup and to further strengthen Röhlig Contract Logistics capabilities, to the benefit of our customers.”

Mr Jouval added: “Our plan is to expand Röhlig Contract Logistics portfolio with our customer’s needs in mind. We will develop pragmatic and scalable solutions, to allow consistency across the globe, fast implementations and excellent operational performance. Data driven operations, analytics and team training will be key tools to achieve our goals.”

The Röhlig Group has warehouse capacities in Germany, France, UK, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the US.