Tobias Schmidt to head DHL's global forwarding operation in Germany

DHL has appointed Tobias Schmidt as chief executive for global forwarding in Germany.

Mr Schmidt’s appointment will take effect on 1 April, as he leaves DSV Air & Sea, where he served as executive vice president for central and eastern Europe.

He brings more than two decades’ experience in the logistics sector, with a track record in integration and business transformation, including the integration of ABX and UTi.

In a DHL internal memo seen by The Loadstar Mr Schmidt is praised for his ...