Monika Thielemann-Hald has joined Hellmann Worldwide Logistics as global head of automotive logistics, replacing Martin Wehner who has moved to a new role at the company as chief commercial officer Europe.

Monika Thielemann-Hald

Monika Thielemann-Hald

Monika Thielemann-Hald has joined Hellmann Worldwide Logistics as global head of automotive logistics, replacing Martin Wehner who has moved to a new role at the company as chief commercial officer Europe.

Thielemann-Hald has extensive experience in the automotive logistics industry, with 20 years spent at Schenker in various management roles related to automotive. Following that tenure she moved to Panalpina in 2014 and established the Automotive Logistics Solutions division in Europe.

“We are very pleased to have gained a proven industry expert in Ms Thielemann-Hald,” said Reiner Heiken, CEO, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. “For Hellmann, the automotive sector is the largest and a strategically very important industry solution. Our goal is to further expand the segment together with Ms. Thielemann-Hald and her international team, even in the current challenging market situation.”

Thielemann-Hald added: “The automotive industry has always placed particularly high demands on logistics. Especially under the current challenges, securing global transport flows has become a major focus of attention in the automotive sector. Therefore, we have to analyse market needs closely and continuously adapt processes in an agile and dynamic way. With regard to intercontinental rail solutions [that means] securing international and national logistics chains in combined transport or CO2-optimised transport flows.”