XPO-Logistics-EuropeXPO Logistics has announced the appointment of Ramon Genemaras to the newly-created position of chief transformation officer, effective immediately. Genemaras will lead the ongoing transformation of the company’s global business processes with a profit-and-loss focus.

Before taking up his new role, Genemaras was the chief operating officer at a division of Johnson Control, vice-president of operational excellence for a division at Tyco International, and senior vice-president of global operations and supply chain at Chep.

Bradley Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer at XPO Logistics, said: “Ramon has an outstanding track record of building highly functioning, multi-billion dollar customer service networks in the industrial and logistics sectors. His appointment underscores the importance we place on our global synergies and our culture of continuous improvement. I’m delighted to welcome Ramon as a valuable addition to our global leadership team.”