DSV completes DB Schenker buy as it notes strong Q1 performance by Air & Sea
Danish 3PL DSV formally completed its €14.3bn ($16.3bn) acquisition of German peer DB Schenker today, ...
German 3PL and road freight operator Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has announced that Reiner Heiken (pictured above) will become its new chief executive on 1 December.
Mr Heiken is currently DB Schenker’s Europe region chief executive, a post he has held since 2016, after 19 years at Kuehne + Nagel.
Hellmann said the appointment coincided with the conclusion of a restructuring programme led by acting chief executive and “restructuring specialist” Thomas Knecht and chief commercial officer Jost Hellmann.
“Its key measures were the establishment of three ...
Comment on this article
Andreas Kout
October 11, 2018 at 2:04 pmHello. People at KN were happy when he left, he was seen quite contraversial.
What we hve heard about him was not really convincing, maybe he is a blender,
seems however he can sell himself well. KN to-Schenker +2 years is not really so much time in a company.
Maybe he was the only option for this post, we are not convinced and will not change
our mind on this
A.Kout