Off the merry-go-round

Jan van Casteren quits Flexport – Douglas Brown, VP Asia, is flown in

Jan van Casteren (pictured), head of Flexport Europe, is to step down to spend more time with his family after nearly seven years at the helm in Amsterdam.
Flexport has announced that he will be replaced by Douglas Brown, currently VP Asia.
Mr Brown has spent more than a year leading the Asia office, following a stint as general manager, greater China. Prior to his roles at Flexport, he spent more than …

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Tobias Meyer to suceed Frank Appel as next CEO of DPDHL

Deutsche Post DHL Group has named Tobias Meyer (above) as group chief executive from May 2023, after extending current CEO Frank Appel’s contract a further six months.
Dr Appel’s contract was due to expire next year, but the supervisory board today said he would now step down at the 2023 annual general meeting.
Chairman Nikolaus von Bomhard said: “Frank Appel’s performance during more than 13 years at the top of DPDHL Group …

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Market Insight: Claw sharpening – Mærsk & Asia M&A, K+N CEO and more

There has been lots on Premium‘s (logistics) plate since last Friday.
From strongly rumoured interest by AP Møller-Mærsk (APMM) in Asian deal-making to Kuehne + Nagel initiating managerial changes, via Worldwide Flight Services affairs and the latest radio silence concerning CH Robinson + BDP International… as well as, take a breath… a slew of other side (Toll Group) chats that were unmissable for all supply chain Bengal baby tiggers like us.
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Detlef Trefzger steps down as K+N CEO and road chief Stefan Paul moves up

Detlef Trefzger will step down as chief executive of Kuehne + Nagel after a nine-year tenure, for “private reasons” the company said today.
He will be replaced in August next year by Stefan Paul (pictured), board member currently responsible for road logistics and sales.
He began at K+N in 1990, but left in 1997 to join DHL Global Forwarding, rejoining the Swiss forwarder in 2013.
“One of Kuehne + Nagel’s principles is long-term company development, …

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Xeneta co-founder Thomas Sorbo leaves to start new business

Xeneta co-founder Thomas Sorbo is to leave the company, nearly a decade after he started it.
He wrote in a post: “After more than nine incredible years with Xeneta, I have decided to leave the company Patrik Berglund, Vilhelm K Vardøy and I founded.
“It has been a privilege to co-found, serve and grow Xeneta from the early days when it was just a handful of people to the global company it is today.
“I am very …

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Yang Ming chairman Bronson Hsieh makes way for Cheng Cheng-Mount

Taiwanese shipping line Yang Ming has appointed Cheng Cheng-Mount to succeed (Bronson) Hsieh Chih-Chien (pictured above) as its chairman and chief executive, from tomorrow.
Mr Hsieh, a container industry veteran who previously served on the board of compatriot carrier Evergreen, joined the Yang Ming board in 2016.
Mr Cheng started his career as an assistant research fellow at Taiwan Institute of Economic Research. He has also served as chief economist at Citibank Taiwan, …

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Carol Tomé to take the helm as David Abney retires after 46 years at UPS

UPS has announced that Carol Tomé (pictured above) will succeed David Abney as the company’s new chief executive.
Mr Abney, currently both chief executive and chairman, will relinquish the former position on 1 June and retire from the company altogether on 30 September.
However, it added that, “in order to ensure a smooth transition and successful peak season, Mr Abney will remain as a special consultant through [to] the end of 2020”.
William …

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All change at the top as Ceva Logistics enters phase two of restructure

Ceva Logistics is in its “second phase of development”, a year after its takeover by CMA CGM, which will include a change of chief executive.
The aim is “a return to profitability” for the forwarder, with a new business plan that includes developing new products, building on the network in Africa and South-east Asia, digitalisation and further investment in IT, particularly in freight management.
But there is also a slew of management …

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Maersk CFO Carolina Dybeck Happe in shock departure for General Electric

The turmoil engulfing the executive board of AP Møller-Maersk continued today as the company announced it is to lose chief financial officer Carolina Dybeck Happe (pictured).
Ms Dybeck Happe, who only started in the role in January, “has accepted another opportunity outside of the company”, said a company statement.
But today, US industrial giant General Electric (GE) revealed she would replace its current CFO, Jamie Miller, “effective in early 2020”.
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Mark Frese to replace Nicolás Burr as CFO of Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd has appointed Mark Frese (pictured above) to replace Nicolás Burr as its chief financial officer.
Mr Frese will join Hapag-Lloyd’s executive board on 25 November and take over Mr Burr’s role on 1 March 2020.
The 44-year-old Mr Burr, who began serving as Hapag-Lloyd CFO in March 2015 following its acquisition of CSAV, will leave on 29 February “to pursue new projects in Chile”.
Hapag-Lloyd chairman Michael Behrendt said: “During his five …

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