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ArticleExecutives on the move
Bob Socia, GM’s vice president of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, is to replace Kevin Wale as president of GM China and chief country operations officer, China, India and ASEAN following the latter’s decision to retire at the end of October. Socia will take up the role ...
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Peter Menzel has moved from his position as director and executive officer of the Car Carrier Group at ocean forwarder K-Line to take up a newly created position at car carrier Neptune Lines as commercial director. He was at K-Line Europe for almost ten years.Menzel has relocated to the ...
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Neovia is the new name for Caterpillar Logistics Services following its recent purchase by Platinum Equity and it also has a new CEO in Jos Opdeweegh.Opdeweegh has extensive experience in logistics, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets. His most recent position was as CEO at Americold Realty Trust, one of ...
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Scott Mize, formerly manager of national transportation at Mazda North America Operations, has moved to take up the role of national manager of Vehicle Logistics at Glovis America following the departure of Scott Goodwin.As reported last month, Goodwin has moved to take up a new role as director ...
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Following the news that GM is transferring the majority of its transport logistics business in Europe and Russia to PSA Peugeot-Citroën’s logistics subsidiary Gefco (read more here), Automotive Logistics News has learned that Andreas Ginkel (pictured), currently director of logistics for GM International Operations, has become co-director of ...
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Henrik Wilhelmsmeyer has been appointed director for Mainland China at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. He replaces Jenny Zhang, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Wilhelmsmeyer has moved from Rolls-Royce's owner BMW where he has held a number of senior roles and spent the last six years in ...
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ArticleIn Profile: Inna Kuznetsova
Inna Kuznetsova’s background is unique compared to most in the automotive and logistics industries. Having studied non-linear differential equations at Moscow State university, she left mathematics for business when academic funding dried up in the Perestroika years of the Soviet Union. Although growing up in what she calls the ‘gone ...
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ArticleExecutives on the move
After ten years as Ford of Europe's manager for vehicle planning, logistics and customs, Dr Hans-Bert Bong will take over responsibility for Ford's material flow and supply chain management in Europe from 1st July. Bong, who has been the manager of vehicle logistics and customs at the company since ...
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ArticleYves Fargues to retire as CEO of Gefco
Yves Fargues, chairman and CEO of Gefco, has announced he will retire from the role on the 1st July. He will be replaced by Luc Nadal, currently freight transport and logistics director, who will take up the role of CEO of the Gefco Group. Fargues was appointed chairman and CEO ...
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ArticleExecutives on the move
Mike Dickinson has taken up a new role as director of Order Management and Logistics at Qoros Auto, the 50:50 joint venture between Chinese carmaker Chery Auto and Israel Corporation.Dickinson moves from his role as supply chain director at GM International Operations (GMIO) and will now be ...
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ArticleExecutives on the move
Heath Holtz is moving from his position of director of Logistics at Nissan North America in July this year to take up a new leadership role in the Global Supply Chain Management department for the company in Japan. He will report to Yasuyuki Andoh, divisional general ...
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ArticleChrysler mourns loss of inspirational leader
Chrysler's senior vice president, Purchasing and Supplier Quality, Dan Knott has passed away following a battle with cancer. Knott's medical retirement was announced on April 13th after 24 years with the company and he passed away in his sleep peacefully, surrounded by his family last Sunday. "His loss ...
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ArticleExecutives on the move
Vicki Streukens is moving from her position as General Motors' director of vehicle logistics for North America to take up a new role as director of logistics, customer care and aftersales at the carmaker. Streukens has been director of vehicle logistics since 2006 having previously served in a variety of ...
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ArticleIn Profile: Anrdreas Graffe
When Andreas Graffe took over responsibility for Opel/Vauxhall’s logistics last September following seven years in China–most recently as director of purchasing for SGM–the move to Rüsselsheim was a big change. But while the market conditions and pace could hardly differ more, Graffe faces no less of a challenge back in ...
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Logistics would benefit from some military discipline
At first glance, few would think that the working lives of a transport manager and an officer in the armed forces would have much parity. But being involved in running a military organisation has many factors in common with running an international fleet of multiple carriers–and is equally, if not ...
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ArticleExecutives on the move
Greg May, who left his position as president of leading US car carrier Jack Cooper Transport last August, has moved into a new role as president and CEO of Car Delivery Network (CDN). CDN provides real-time information on outbound vehicle movements via cloud-based applications for shippers and carriers. May said ...
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Ceva Logistics has appointed Giuseppe Chiellino as managing director for the company's business in Italy. Chiellino will be in charge of all contract logistics and freight management activities and report to Gianfranco Sgro, Ceva's president of Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa. Ceva has a number of automotive contracts in ...
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ArticleExecutives on the move
Takashi Nagai is moving from his position as president and CEO of Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) and “is expected” to take up a new role in Japan as president and representative director of Honda Logistics. As of the beginning of April he will be ...
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Anna Vorobjeva has moved from her position as logistics director for MAN Avtomobili Rossiya to a new position as head of logistics department for DAF Trucks Rus. DAF opened its own marketing and sales office in Moscow in May last year to further its growth in the Russian market and ...
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Axel Marschall has officially moved to a new position at DB Schenker Rail this week assuming management responsibility for Sales at the European DB Schenker Rail Group. He is now member of the Board of Management of DB Schenker Rail Deutschland responsible for Sales, the responsibility he took over on ...