"We wanted to establish facts about the future of our company at an early stage and continue to position ourselves sustainably. In Gerald Mayrhofer, we have found a person who is not only characterized by a high level of professional expertise, but who also fits in with us on a personal level," says Christoph Heuel, Managing Partner of the Heuel Logistics Group. The change in the management is the result of the successful expansion course in the area of land transportation and the expansion of the service portfolio. In particular, the contract logistics and sea and air freight business is to be further expanded in order to be able to offer customers customized logistics concepts from a single source.

The merger with J. Dahmen GmbH & Co. KG, which specializes in land transport, warehousing and parcel logistics as well as sea and air freight, at the beginning of the year means that the Heuel Logistics Group now also has the necessary expertise in this area.
the necessary expertise and structures in this area. "Gerald Mayrhofer has experience in the management of service areas such as contract and sea freight logistics.
His professional view from the outside allows us to further optimize our processes," says Heuel.

Gerald Mayrhofer, a trained forwarding agent, studied international management and graduated with a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Salzburg. Mayrhofer has over 25 years of professional experience in the
international transport business: for ten years he worked in management at DB Schenker Austria, including as Key Account Manager and Head of Contract Logistics. After that, the native Austrian managed the international
international transport logistics for Red Bull and was responsible for restructuring the global transport processes. As Managing Director of Senator International Speditions GmbH in Hamburg, he was responsible for organizational and personnel
organizational and personnel development, global sea freight and contract logistics for eight years.

Mayrhofer managed the global sea freight division for the Hellmann Logistik Group. Most recently, he was a member of the management board of the Splendid Group, where he was in charge of all logistics. Mayrhofer emphasizes: "The passion for forwarding, its values and vision characterize the Heuel Logistics Group and make it an excellent player in the German mid-market.
an excellent player in the German SME sector. Every day, we work together as equals with our colleagues in order to position ourselves for the future. That's why the move towards becoming an owner-managed family business was exactly the right one."