Geodis: support for automation
Antoine Pretin joins global supply chain operator Geodis as its new vice president engineering group, where one of this responsibilities will be to accelerate the automation of Geodis’ services.
Pretin started his career in 2007 as a project manager at Sidel Cermex, first in Dijon, France, later in Atlanta, USA. After a few years at Fives Intralogistics, he joined Actemium Logistics, a specialist for automated intralogistics solutions, where he headed the distribution department.
Philippe de Carné, executive vice president business development, innovation & business excellence: "Faced with the acceleration of e-commerce and new consumer demands, the automation of logistics warehouses is an essential requirement to handle growing flows in an ever-shorter timeframe. With his experience, Prétin will contribute to an open and constructive dialogue between the Geodis teams and the various players in this field.” (amh)