Ralf Morawietz (55) is an expert in the development of best-in-class IT organizations with more than 30 years of experience in IT management at global transport and logistics companies. His previous roles include Senior Vice President Application Development at Kühne + Nagel and CIO of Panalpina. As Corporate Director IT (CIO), Ralf Morawietz reports to Stefan Hohm, Chief Development Officer and member of the Dachser Management Board.

Morawietz succeeds Stefan Selbach, who has entered an active partial retirement phase after more than 18 years at the helm of Dachser IT. As Head of IT Governance, Selbach will be responsible for Enterprise Architecture, IT Controlling and IT Purchasing at Dachser over the next three years.

"Our IT systems contribute significantly to the performance and service quality of our logistics network and thus ensure Dachser's economic success. We have set standards in the industry in this area over the past decades," says CEO Burkhard Eling. "In Ralf Morawietz, we have gained an experienced IT manager who will consistently drive forward the digital transformation, innovative capability and customer focus of our global IT."

Dachser recognized the value of intelligently linking the physical flow of goods and digital data back in the late 1980s. Since then, digital innovations have played an important role in the development and international growth of the logistics service provider. Dachser now employs over 600 people in its corporate IT department, who develop and provide the digital infrastructure for Dachser's groupage logistics services with self-developed core services for transport and warehouse management as well as closely integrated best-of-breed software products and systems. In addition, there are around 270 IT coordinators who look after the IT systems at the company's branches worldwide. Security is also a top priority at Dachser IT: The company's central systems and software development are certified in accordance with ISO 27001.