
Helmut Schweighofer becomes European Head of DB Schenker
Helmut Schweighofer is the new CEO of DB Schenker Europe. Most recently, he was CEO of DB Schenker in Austria and Southeast Europe.

Helmut Schweighofer is the new CEO of DB Schenker Europe. Most recently, he was CEO of DB Schenker in Austria and Southeast Europe.

As of October 1, Mirko Trefzer will become Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing at AL-KO Fahrzeugtechnik. He succeeds Carsten Oberwelland in this position.

Cubeware has brought a second managing director on board to help it take a new direction: Peter Küssner is now managing the software provider together with Suresh Saligram.

Freight forwarding association
The General Assembly of the German Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association (DSLV) elected Axel Plaß (52) as President for the next three years by a large majority on September 14, 2018.

Heinz Brandt, member of the Executive Board of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has informed the Supervisory Board that he will be leaving the company on March 31, 2019 for personal reasons. His term of office would normally have ended at the end of 2021.

Karl Meiringer becomes the new manager of the Gebrüder Weiss branch near Vienna, the company's largest branch worldwide.

Frank Sobotka (48) takes over the management of the German sea and air freight division of the Danish transport and logistics group DSV Air & Sea.

Bernhard Gött took over the management and international business development of Deutsche Kennzeichen Technik GmbH (DKT) on September 1.

The new member of the Logistics Hall of Fame is Rolf Schnellecke. The long-standing CEO and current Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Wolfsburg-based Schnellecke Group AG & Co. KG was elected as an "outsourcing trendsetter and innovator in automotive logistics".

The GSGroup is expanding its presence in Germany with the addition of the Hamburg office, with Anselm Brackert as General Manager. The 53-year-old previously held management positions at Paul Günther and in the leasing industry, among others.

Dirk Baerbock has been appointed Head of Rail Solutions National at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. In this role, he is responsible for all national rail transports and reports directly to Matthias Magnor...

On September 1, Sabine Peters will become Head of Human Resources at TX Logistik AG in Troisdorf (North Rhine-Westphalia). In her new position at the rail transportation company, Peters wants to ...

Trans UK has been selling new vehicles from trailer manufacturer Kögel in the UK since 2017 and offers services such as rental, leasing, financing and spare parts.

The management of the HHLA Real Estate subgroup has been restructured. Matthias Funk (left) will take over the commercial and sales part of the management, while Rainer Schluff (right) will...

Jens Strüwing will join Interroll in November and take over responsibility for the Products & Technology division on November 1.

Kleinostheim, 31.07.2018 - The service and fuel card specialist Union Tank Eckstein (UTA) is filling the position of Head of Procurement for the Fuels and PLUS Services divisions. From the first of August, Ralf Kaplan will...

Cologne, 26.07.2018 - CHEP, global provider of supply chain solutions, has made two new senior appointments. Christophe Campe has been appointed Senior Vice President European Supply Chain, while Candice Herndon will take on the position of Vice...

Eindhoven / Frechen, 25.07.2018 - Preston Feight, CEO of DAF Trucks, will become Executive Chairman of PACCAR, one of the largest truck manufacturers in the United States, effective September 1. Feight, who has been with PACCAR for 20 years...

Weinheim, 24.07.2018 - Since the beginning of July, Michael Löckener has strengthened the management of the logistics service provider trans-o-flex ThermoMed, which specializes in the active temperature-controlled transport of pharmaceuticals. The management...

Koblenz, 24.07.2018 - Radek Liška has been the new Director Parts and Service/Sales Engines at Scania Germany/Austria since July 16. He previously gained seven years of experience as Services Director at Scania. In his previous employment...