Robin Otto Appointed New CEO of ID Logistics Germany

The ID Logistics Group announces the appointment of Robin Otto as CEO of ID Logistics Germany. In his new role, Robin Otto (44) can draw on around 20 years of experience in international contract logistics, including 13 years in French companies. Thanks to his multidisciplinary career, he brings knowledge of business management as well as the real estate sector, particularly regarding the development of location strategies.

(Orgon) Robin Otto, who earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from a private university in Berlin, began his professional career in 2002 at Arvato SCM Solutions as Head of Business Development. In 2007, he took over as Director of Business Development for the GEODIS Group in Germany. In 2013, he was appointed Director of Business Development & Solution Design Northern Europe. From 2018, he served as Deputy COO Contract Logistics – North, East & Central Europe.

In 2019, he joined the ID Logistics Group and was responsible for business development in Germany as Commercial Vice President. Since his arrival, ID Logistics Germany has gained numerous new customers, particularly in the areas of e-commerce, retail, and consumer goods.

“Robin Otto has made significant contributions in his role as head of the development of our German subsidiary at ID Logistics. Today, he stands at the helm of ID Logistics Germany and will leverage his innovative spirit and entrepreneurial mindset to open a new dimension for ID Logistics Germany. I am convinced that he will lead ID Logistics into the top tier of contract logistics companies in Germany,” comments Eric Hémar, Chairman of the Board of ID Logistics.

“With our new business location in Griesheim, we have set an important milestone for establishing ID Logistics in Germany. We have ambitious plans and will sustainably consolidate and expand the development we have achieved over the past three years,” says Robin Otto, CEO of ID Logistics Germany.

Expertise and Development at the Core of the Strategy

ID Logistics has been present in the e-commerce market since the acquisition of CEPL (400 employees, three locations: Germersheim, Weilbach, and Mittelstadt) in 2013 and has continuously developed in this area. Today, the company ranks among the top 5 contract service providers for e-commerce.

ID Logistics is known in Germany for the quality of its services and solutions for retail, consumer goods, e-commerce, and cosmetics, employing 3,800 staff across ten locations with a warehouse area of more than 530,000 m².

Initially active in the cosmetics sector and serving clients such as Coty, Yves Rocher, and Nobilis, the company quickly established itself in the e-commerce market. For the past five years, ID Logistics has managed the e-commerce logistics of a global furniture giant at its Dortmund location and also operates a logistics platform covering an area of 156,000 m² in Salzgitter. Furthermore, it serves the German e-commerce market leader at several locations, offering this client various service profiles (picking, packaging, cross-docking, and distribution, etc.).

Germany Offers Growth Opportunities

“Germany offers our agile and innovation-oriented company, as well as our customers, real growth opportunities. The strategic priorities of the group in Germany lie both in the existing environment of contract logistics in our main markets and in our ability to acquire and integrate operations. Our primary goal is to make our customers more competitive,” says Robin Otto, CEO of ID Logistics Germany.

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