Schuon: more responsibility for executive staff 
"Our key players have proven themselves in the past and fulfilled all expectations. We are now taking this into account by extending their respective areas of responsibility," says Alexander Schuon, managing director of the Schuon Group. In view of its ongoing growth,... more
XPO Logistics picks Christine Robinne
XPO Logistics, a major provider of freight transportation services, has appointed Christine Robinne to lead the company’s technology organisation and digital strategy in Europe. Luis Gomez, president – Europe: “Our technology initiatives are in excellent hands with Robinne... more
Changing of the guard at Royal Terberg Group
The Royal Terberg Group is a fifth generation family business. After working for the company for almost 45 years, George Terberg (right), the current chairman of the management board, handed over the chairmanship to his cousin Godfried Terberg (left) on 1 October 2021.... more
Lynn C. Fritz in Logistics Hall of Fame
US entrepreneur Lynn C. Fritz (left) will be inducted into the international Logistics Hall of Fame as the founder of logistics for humanitarian organisations. To provide better and quicker help for those affected in a crisis, he founded the Fritz Institute with his own funds in... more
MGI chooses Béatrice Brun
MGI has appointed Béatrice Brun to the executive board. She joined MGI in 2001 as a general accountant and then became head of accounting. In 2018, she gained her master’s degree in business management, strategy and finance from KEDGE Business School. Brun is currently... more
WienCont welcomes Monika Gindl-Muzik
Logistics expert Monika Gindl-Muzik has been appointed managing director responsible for operations and sales at Port of Vienna's subsidiary WienCont, effective 1 October 2021. Gindl-Muzik has decades of sales experience with a focus on key account management in the intermodal... more
Christian Levin CEO of Scania and Traton SE
Traton SE's supervisory board has announced two changes at the helm: current president and CEO of Scania, Christian Levin, will also head Traton SE as the new CEO. Annette Danielski, currently head of corporate finance at Traton SE, will become the new CFO. Levin has held... more
Winners of the 52nd AOTOS Award
The United Seamen’s Service 52nd annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Award will be presented to David Heindel, secretary-treasurer of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO and chairman of the international transport workers’ federation’s seafarers’... more
Lena Klopfstein named head of LNT
On 1 October, Lena Klopfstein took the helm at the main office of Logistik Netzwerk Thüringen (LNT), which is now located at Bauhaus University Weimar (Germany). The logistics cluster’s new headquarters at the department for transport system planning headed by Professor Uwe... more
Harald Jony CEO of cargoe Austria
On 1 October 2021, Harald Jony became sole manager of cargoe, a specialist for added value and large-scale logistics based in Austria. Jony succeeds Jan Grubert and Reiner Holzmann, who are taking on other responsibilities. Since 2003, Jony’s professional career has taken... more