All People articles – Page 41

  • Krathwohl_Cooper_Standard
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    Krathwohl moves to global supply chain role at Cooper Standard

    2015-01-08T18:05:54Z

    [Story updated on 13 January] Christine Krathwohl has left her role at finished vehicle carrier Jack Cooper, where she was managing director of the company’s Strategic Advisory Board, and taken up a new position at automotive parts supplier Cooper Standard as vice-president of global supply chain. She took up the ...

  • Yasuhiro Yamauchi_RNPO
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    Yamauchi replaces Vandenhende in purchasing role at Renault-Nissan

    2014-12-15T11:48:56Z

    The Renault-Nissan Alliance has appointed Yasuhiro Yamauchi (left) as executive vice president of purchasing, and chairman and managing director of the Renault Nissan Purchasing Organisation (RNPO). He takes over from Christian Vandenhende who has moved to a new role as executive vice-president, Quality and Total Customer Satisfaction for the Renault ...

  • ERIC KIRCHNER_UTI
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    Kirchner suddenly resigns as CEO from UTi; Feitzinger steps into role

    2014-12-09T15:16:31Z

    Eric Kirchner (left) has resigned as CEO and member of the board of directors at UTi Worldwide. He has been replaced in the CEO role by Edward Feitzinger, who moves from his role as executive vice-president of Global Operations, which he has held since 2012. Feitzinger has been with the ...

  • Richard_Gibson_Yusen
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    Yusen Logistics appoints Gibson as strategic development director

    2014-12-03T11:25:48Z

    Dr Richard Gibson has joined Yusen Logistics as strategic development director. He will be based in the UK at the company’s headquarters in Northampton.Gibson brings a wide range of experience to the role, both from within the logistics industry, as well as from the broader business environment. He was most ...

  • Andy.Weber080811
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    Andy Weber moves to Panalpina from K+N

    2014-12-02T15:49:21Z

    Andy Weber is to return to Swiss transport and logistics provider Panalpina as head of Global Operations in January next year. He moves from his role as president of the Asia Pacific region for rival provider Kuehne + Nagel. Weber began his freight-forwarding career at Panalpina in 1982.A spokesperson for ...

  • Tim_Abbot_Gareth_Jones_SMMT
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    Gareth Jones to head the SMMT in 2015

    2014-12-02T15:45:41Z

    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 ...

  • Sukhbir_Kapoor_1
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    Sukhbir Kapoor takes up VP role in Supply Chain at Euro Car Parts

    2014-12-02T15:41:09Z

    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

    2014-11-26T13:22:58Z

    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 ...

  • jaguar_land_rover_sign
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    Navarro takes up MP&L role for JLR in Brazil

    2014-11-25T16:00:16Z

    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

    2014-11-24T17:33:12Z

    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 ...

  • General Motors announces senior leadership changes Thursday, Nov
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    Grace Lieblein moves roles amidst top level GM shake up

    2014-11-24T16:20:49Z

    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 ...

  • Rhenus Logistics, Cannock
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    Rhenus appoints Russell Turner to lead activity at Cannock

    2014-11-17T11:44:35Z

    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, ...

  • Michael_Schaecher_JPG
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    Schaecher takes on double role at Ceva Logistics

    2014-11-12T12:31:31Z

    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. ...

  • Graham_Hunter_DHL_Industrial_Projects
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    Hunter appointed head of DHL Industrial Projects for Europe

    2014-11-10T16:24:12Z

    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 ...

  • Yves Kerstens
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    Bridgestone Europe appoints Kerstens to COO role

    2014-11-06T11:11:50Z

    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 ...

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

    2014-11-03T14:07:35Z

    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 ...

  • Mohammed_Esa_Agility
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    Agility appoints Mohammed Esa to CCO for Europe

    2014-11-03T12:39:33Z

    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 ...

  • Paul_Bromley_ParagonVS
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    Paul Bromley appointed MD of Paragon Vehicle Services in the UK

    2014-11-03T10:24:16Z

    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 ...

  • TomJones2
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    Tom Jones moves to senior automotive role at Ceva Logistics

    2014-10-29T17:14:51Z

    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 ...

  • CHEP_Le_Mercier
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    Le Mercier to lead Chep's automotive business

    2014-10-21T11:19:25Z

    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 ...