Hellmann Worldwide Logistics under new leadership

Hellmann Group on course for the future: Executive Board as new governing body with increased market focus

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics under new leadership

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Dr. Thomas Knecht (42) to its Management Team. He will be responsible for Strategy, Corporate Development and Legal & Compliance issues. At the same time, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has also appointed a new governing body, the Executive Board, to lead the company into the future.
The logistics industry, specifically the German and European markets have been impacted by intense competition and high margin pressures in recent years. We will lead the Hellmann group into the future with our new leadership organization, with which we are more strongly focused on the market“, says Klaus Hellmann, owner of the company.
We are very glad that Thomas Knecht, whom we know well and value highly as an advisor to our company, has granted our request that he take on responsibility within the company. He will be working closely with us, the owners, and the entire Executive Board“, comments owner Jost Hellmann.
As a family-owned company, the Hellmann Group has distinguished itself through great dedication and commitment to its customers from its founding. We intend to build on these qualities in order to overcome the challenges that lie ahead and to ensure the long-term development and future viability of the company. I am looking forward to this role and our future cooperation“, said Dr Thomas Knecht.
The new Executive Board is composed of a Management Board including the two owners and the Managing Director, the Company Management with four directors for the overarching departments Finance, Processes/Digitization, Sales/Marketing and Human Resources, as well as the heads of our three product divisions Road Transport, Air and Sea Freight and Contract Logistics.
The three product divisions will be led by the so-called “Product CEOs”. As members of the Company Management, Juergen Burger will assume responsibility for Road Transport and Jochen Freese for Air and Sea Freight. Felix Scherberich will continue to lead Contract Logistics.
In addition, the Executive Board consists of Carsten Fuhlendorf, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), responsible for Global Finance & Controlling, Global Business Services and Indirect Procurement Organization; as Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Juergen Burger leads Global Processes, Architecture & Organization and Information Systems; Jochen Freese is Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and is responsible for Industry Solutions, Global Sales and Global Marketing.
The Chief People Officer (CPO), responsible for Global HR and People Development & Training, will be Frank Liebelt, who assumes the role as of January 1, 2016. He comes to the Hellmann Group from a comparable position at a renowned German family-owned company.
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