New management team introduced
Burkhard Eling takes over as CEO of Dachser in 2021
After 31 years of close cooperation in operational management positions at Dachser, Bernhard Simon, CEO, and his deputy Michael Schilling, COO Road Logistics, will join the Board of Directors of the logistics service provider in 2021. Bernhard Simon will then take over as Chairman of the Board. The new CEO of the family-owned company from January 1, 2021 will be Burkhard Eling, who has been a member of the Dachser Executive Board as CFO since 2013.
"In a long-planned step, Michael Schilling and I will pass on our responsibility on the Executive Board to the next generation of managers at the end of 2020, thus jointly setting the tone for the future of the company," explains Bernhard Simon, CEO of Dachser. "Even though the corona crisis is challenging the entire management team, it does not call our long-term strategy into question. It is now important to initiate the generational change at the top of the company that we have been preparing for years. We are convinced that we will be able to steer Dachser well through the coming months. We will keep our own network stable and the supply chains running so that we can continue to serve our customers with reliability and quality."
Also as of January 1, 2021, Stefan Hohm will take over responsibility for the new "IT & Development" department as Chief Development Officer (CDO), which deals with research & development, innovation topics, IT, contract logistics and global industry solutions. Alexander Tonn will join Dachser's Executive Board as COO Road Logistics. The position of CFO will also be filled by then. Finally, Edoardo Podestà will remain on the Executive Board as COO Air & Sea Logistics.
"Burkhard Eling, Stefan Hohm and Alexander Tonn have proven themselves over many years in positions of responsibility within the company and have played a decisive role in shaping Dachser's development in recent years," Simon continues. "Together with Edoardo Podestà and our future CFO, they will form a management team from 2021 that will dynamically address the key issues of the next decade - digitalization combined with customer proximity, sustainability and a shortage of skilled workers."
Burkhard Eling will assume the position of CEO (Chief Executive Officer) and Spokesman of the Management Board on January 1, 2021. The 48-year-old has been a member of Dachser's Executive Board as CFO (Chief Financial Officer) since 2013. He was responsible for the global system implementation of SAP and shaped the transition to the legal form of an SE. He also managed the company-wide, strategic innovation program Idea2net. Together with Michael Schilling and Bernhard Simon, he organized the post-merger integration of the Iberian logistics service provider Azkar (now Dachser Iberia).
Stefan Hohm will take over as CDO (Chief Development Officer) of the newly created "IT & Development" board department on January 1, 2021. In addition to research and development topics, the experienced manager, who has been with the company for 27 years, will be responsible for the further development of IT, contract logistics and the business with global industry solutions. The 47-year-old Hohm began his career in contract logistics at Dachser before taking over the management of the branches in Erfurt (Thuringia) and Hof (Upper Franconia). As Corporate Director, he has been responsible for the logistics provider's research and development work and solutions business since 2016.
Alexander Tonn will take over the position of COO Road Logistics from January 1, 2021, and will therefore be responsible for the business development of the European Logistics and Food Logistics business lines. Alexander Tonn (46) has been with the company for over 20 years. After his first management tasks as deputy branch manager in Memmingen, Tonn moved to Dachser's headquarters in 2014, where he was responsible for the international development of contract logistics. He has also headed the European Logistics Germany business unit since 2017. He will continue in this role following his appointment as COO Road Logistics. Alfred Miller will remain Managing Director of the Food Logistics business unit.
The future management team will be completed by Edoardo Podestà, who has been a member of the Dachser Executive Board as COO Air & Sea Logistics since October 2019. Edoardo Podestà is responsible for the global business with air and sea freight as well as rail services between Europe and China and is also responsible for the ASL Asia Pacific business unit.
Bernhard Simon has been a member of the Dachser management team since 1999 and has been at the helm of the family-owned company as Managing Partner since 2005. Simon's work is closely linked to the strong growth and internationalization of the company. Under his leadership, Dachser has developed into one of the most renowned logistics service providers in Europe and worldwide.
Michael Schilling joined Dachser's management board in 2002 and has since built one of the most efficient, Europe-wide networks for general cargo. His life's work has made him the driving force and pacemaker for sustainable growth with cross-border transportation and contract logistics services. The standardized processes, IT systems and platforms developed under his leadership are the basis for the high level of quality and reliability that distinguishes Dachser in the logistics market.
The Dachser Executive Board as of January 1, 2021
Burkhard Eling, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board
Stefan Hohm, CDO
Edoardo Podestà, COO Air & Sea Logistics
Alexander Tonn, COO Road Logistics
N.N., CFO
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