People and skills – Page 43

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    Gareth Jones to head the SMMT in 2015

    02 December 2014

    The UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has announced that its new president will be Gareth Jones, managing director of ebm-papst Automotive and Drives UK (pictured left), a German-owned global manufacturing company. He replaces Tim Abbot, managing director, BMW South Africa (right), who has been in the role ...

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    Sukhbir Kapoor takes up VP role in Supply Chain at Euro Car Parts

    02 December 2014

    UK parts distributor, Euro Car Parts, has appointed Sukhbir Kapoor as vice-president with responsibility for Supply Chain and E-commerce. He moves to new role from his position as purchasing director at the company. According to Euro Car Parts, Kapoor will coordinate the company’s pan-European strategies and activities in supplier relationships, ...

  • Thomas Schmall Mitglied des Markenvorstands Volkswagen fuer den Geschaeftsbereich Komponente ab 1 Januar 2015
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    Neubauer retirement at VW leads to global reshuffle

    26 November 2014

    Thomas Schmall (left) is moving from his position as president and CEO of Volkswagen do Brasil to take up a new role as Board of Management member responsible for Components.Schmall is replacing Prof. Dr Werner Neubauer who is retiring but will continue at the Group in an advisory capacity.Schmall in ...

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    Navarro takes up MP&L role for JLR in Brazil

    25 November 2014

    Jaguar Land Rover has appointed Marcelo Wilson Navarro as its senior manager for Material Planning and Logistics (MP&L) in Brazil. He moves across from his role as regional manufacturing manager at Pepsico, which was based in the Sorocaba region.Prior to his time at Pepsico, Navarro had logistics and management roles ...

  • Stephen K Carlisle Named To Lead GM Canada
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    Carlisle takes over from Williams as head of GM Canada

    24 November 2014

    In another top executive move at GM this week, Stephen Carlisle, formerly vice-president of Global Product Planning and Program Management (left), has been named president and managing director of GM Canada.Carlisle succeeds Kevin Williams who has been in the role since 2010, but who is retiring from the carmaker at ...

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    Grace Lieblein moves roles amidst top level GM shake up

    24 November 2014

    As part of a number of high level management changes at General Motors, it has been announced that Grace Lieblein, currently vice-president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, is moving to the position of vice-president, Global Quality. Steve Kiefer, currently vice-president, Global Powertrain, is moving into her previous role.Lieblein has been ...

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    Rhenus appoints Russell Turner to lead activity at Cannock

    17 November 2014

    Freight forwarding and logistics provider Rhenus has appointed Russell Turner branch manager to head operations at its Cannock facility in the UK.Turner has 30-years experience in the logistics industry and has worked for a number of leading providers, including Kuehne + Nagel, DB Schenker and, most recently, at DHL Freight, ...

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    Schaecher takes on double role at Ceva Logistics

    12 November 2014

    Ceva Logistics’ chief operating officer (COO) for Global Airfreight, Michael Schaecher (left), has taken on additional responsibility for the company’s Global Oceanfreight business following the departure of Dominik Tichelkamp, who has left the company.Schaecher joined Ceva in April of this year and brings extensive freight management experience to the company. ...

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    Hunter appointed head of DHL Industrial Projects for Europe

    10 November 2014

    DHL’s air and ocean freight division, Global Forwarding, has appointed Graham Hunter as the new head of its Industrial Projects division in Europe. He moves over from his role as vice-president of Industrial Projects in the Middle East.DHL Industrial Projects delivers a broad range of services for heavyweight and regular ...

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    Bridgestone Europe appoints Kerstens to COO role

    06 November 2014

    Yves Kerstens has moved up from his position as chief administrative officer (CAO) in the European division of tyre maker Bridgestone to become chief operating officer (COO). He will now be responsible for all European operations, including manufacturing, procurement, supply chain management and information technology, as well as sales and ...

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    Karl May to lead redesign of BMW’s order-to-delivery process

    03 November 2014

    Dr Karl May (left) has taken up a new role at BMW as head of the carmaker’s internal logistics programme dealing with flexibility management and the re-engineering of the company’s planning and ordering process. His former role as head of vehicle distribution and VDCs has been taken over by Dr ...

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    Agility appoints Mohammed Esa to CCO for Europe

    03 November 2014

    Integrated logistics provider Agility has appointed Mohammed Esa as its chief commercial officer (CCO) for Europe. Esa assumes responsibility for leading all the commercial activities of Agility across Europe, including sales, marketing and product management.Esa has more than 23 years of experience in the transport and logistics industry. He joined ...

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    Paul Bromley appointed MD of Paragon Vehicle Services in the UK

    03 November 2014

    UK-based finished vehicle services provider, Paragon Vehicle Services, has promoted its current director, Paul Bromley, to the role of managing director over its operations in the UK. Bromley will continue to report to Stephen Hucklesby, chief executive of the Paragon Group.“Paul’s promotion to managing director recognises his contribution to Paragon ...

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    Tom Jones moves to senior automotive role at Ceva Logistics

    29 October 2014

    Tom Jones, a long-time veteran in automotive logistics, has moved to Ceva Logistics as its new senior vice-president of automotive operations for North America.Jones was most recently vice-president, sales national accounts at third party provider Palogix Supply Chain Services, but he spent 25 years at Ryder and was most recently ...

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    Le Mercier to lead Chep's automotive business

    21 October 2014

    Container pooling provider, Chep Automotive and Industrial Solutions, has appointed Laurent Le Mercier to the newly created position of senior vice president, Global Automotive. [sam_ad id=6 codes='true']Le Mercier will head Chep's local automotive businesses around the world and develop it into one customer-focused business unit, according to the company.The company ...

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    Mario Cavallucci to head up Yusen Logistics Germany

    20 October 2014

    Mario Cavallucci has been appointed to the position of managing director, Yusen Logistics Germany. Mario first joined Yusen Logistics as deputy managing director in May 2014, and began his new position at the start of October. He will be based at the company’s German headquarters in Dusseldorf. Speaking about his ...

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    Gianfranco Sgro to lead K+N contract logistics

    15 October 2014

    Kuehne+Nagel (K+N), global transportation and logistics company based in Switzerland, has appointed Gianfranco Sgro to the management board. He will have global responsibility for K+N’s contract logistics business. Sgro will take over the position from K+N’s CEO Dr Detlef Trefzger on Febraury 1st 2015. Trefzger will hold the position until ...

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    Richard Morgan to join Euro Car Parts

    14 October 2014

    Richard Morgan is joining Euro Car Parts (ECP), automotive parts distributor, as supply chain director. Morgan has not come from an automotive background, but has held previous roles at Coca-Cola, Homebase, and Argos as supply chain director. In his new role, Morgan will be responsible for all logistics and inventory ...

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    GM’s Lieblein receives Hispanic achievement award for engineering

    08 October 2014

    Grace Lieblein, GM’s vice president of global purchasing and supply chain, has been recognised with the 2014 Engineer of the Year award at the 26th Annual HENAAC Conference.The award was given by gateway organisation Great Minds in STEM, a non-profit organisation that promotes opportunities for the academic and career development ...

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    Muñoz leaves Jaguar Land Rover for role outside automotive

    08 October 2014

    Eduardo Muñoz has left his position as global parts and supply chain director at Jaguar Land Rover to take up a new supply chain management role outside the automotive industry with chemical firm Sensient. He will be based in Granada in southern Spain.Jaguar Land Rover has yet to announce a ...