
Martin Seidenberg appointed CEO of the GLS Group
Martin Seidenberg has been appointed CEO of the GLS Group with immediate effect. Born in the Rhineland, he has more than 20 years of experience in logistics.

Martin Seidenberg has been appointed CEO of the GLS Group with immediate effect. Born in the Rhineland, he has more than 20 years of experience in logistics.

Klaus Rehkugler (52) will take over as Head of Sales & Marketing at Mercedes-Benz Vans on August 1 and will report directly to the Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans, Marcus Breitschwerdt.

Dr. Andreas Brockmeyer (60) will become the new Managing Director of Infraserv Logistics GmbH on July 1.

The previous Head of Electric & Electronic System Engineering - Products at Schmitz Cargobull AG, Marnix Lannoije, also took over the management of the Schmitz Cargobull subsidiary Cargobull Telematics on April 1.

BVL founder passed away on June 10
Dr. Hanspeter Stabenau, founding member and long-standing Chairman of the Board of the German Logistics Association (BVL), passed away on June 10 in Bremen.

Dr. Wolfgang Bartels will become the new Chief Compliance Officer at Daimler on July 1, 2020 and will thus also take over the management of the Compliance department.

With effect from June 1, 2020, Joachim Weindel was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as a new member of the Executive Board of Kratzer Automation AG.

The marketing company Seaports of Niedersachsen has a new Managing Director. André Heim has been in charge since June 1, 2020. He replaces Timo Schön, who left the company at his own request.

Container terminal operator Eurogate Group has appointed Thorsten Schütt (58) as Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) with effect from May 11, 2020.

Bernard Krone presented a donation cheque for 10,000 euros from the Dr. Bernard Krone Foundation to Ludger Abeln, NDR presenter and initiator of the Caritas charity bike tour "Time to help - 1000 km against Corona".

Gazeley, a global developer and investor of logistics real estate and distribution parks, has appointed Marie Luise von Knobloch-Keil as Asset Management Director for the Northern Europe region.

Unitax-Pharmalogistik GmbH has expanded its management team: In addition to the managing partner and CEO André Reich, Steven Reinhold has been CFO and Grit Jedamzik COO since March.

Strengthening the e-mobility division
Markus Schrick (59, pictured) and Matthias Wollenberg (59) will strengthen the management team within the MOSOLF Group.

Stefan Sonntag is the new Managing Director
Stefan Sonntag (49) has taken over the management of Mercedes-Benz Vans Mobility GmbH. He succeeds Frank Braband, who has now taken over the management of the rental business at Athlon International.

Andreas Kick and Julian Schulcz have been appointed to the Management Board of 4flow, a provider of logistics consulting, logistics software and 4PL services. Since May 4, 2020, 4flow has thus had a four-member Management Board with Kai Althoff (CEO), Andreas Kick (COO), Julian Schulcz (COO) and Stephan Kappel (CFO).

Ronald Paul, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, will step down from his position on the Executive Board in September of this year after eight years.

Change in the Supervisory Board
Ruud Sondag will be appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Port of Rotterdam Authority for a period of three years as of May 1 this year. He succeeds Ingrid Thijssen.

Karin Rådström has been appointed member of the Board of Management of Daimler Truck AG with responsibility for Mercedes-Benz Trucks with effect from May 1, 2021.

DB Cargo is strengthening its marketing with Dr. Martell Beck. The former Head of Marketing at Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) will take over the newly created "Marketing and Transport Policy" division on June 1.

Dieter Alber, deputy branch manager at Gebrüder Weiss Esslingen, is retiring at the end of the month.