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FeatureExecutives on the move
GM’s logistics director in South America Fred Roldan has taken on additional supply chain responsibilities in a new role as South America supply chain and logistics director. The move follows the departure of Wlamir Giardini who was South America supply chain director but has decided to leave the company. ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Following the departure of Bob Socia as vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain (read more here), General Motors has named Grace Lieblein (pictured) as his successor, responsible for its purchasing activities and supply chain and logistics operations worldwide. “Grace’s track record is a diverse and very successful one ...
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FeatureIndustry mourns loss of Jim Moore
It was with great sadness that Automotive Logistics learned of the passing of Jim Moore this week. Moore was vice president, Supply Chain Excellence, at Ryder System and had more than 25 years’ experience in the supply chain industry. He died on Saturday night after a lengthy illness. ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Following last week’s news that Dr Detlef Trefzger has resigned as DB Schenker’s member of the Board for Contract Logistics/SCM, it has been announced that he will take up a new role on the management board for Kuehne + Nagel with global responsibility for the Contract Logistics business unit. ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Bruno Sidler has stood down from his role as chief operating officer at Ceva Logistics and is moving to a new COO position in February next year at market expansion services group DKSH, which focuses on the consumer goods, healthcare, performance materials and technology sectors in Asia.“DKSH will benefit from ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Anthony Clevio, until recently operations manager at General Motors North America and Intercontinental Logistics, has moved on to another position at the carmaker as book manager within the Order Fulfillment organisation, part of Sales, Service & Marketing at GM. Here he will be responsible for order management, including forecasting, ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
As part of some widespread leadership changes at Ford, Joe Hinrichs is moving from his position as group vice president and president of the Asia Pacific Africa to take up a new role at the beginning of December this year as executive vice president and president of the Americas.Hinrichs ...
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FeatureCeva's Pattullo steps down as CEO
In a surprise move, Ceva Logistics’ CEO John Pattullo is retiring from the company at the end of this week and will be replaced by Marvin O. Schlanger, Ceva’s current Chairman of the Board. Pattullo will continue to serve on Ceva’s Board of Directors.“When John came to Ceva, he ...
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FeatureExecutives 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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FeatureFormer logistics exec dies after killing police officer
Ricky Coley, who was a director at CNC Holding and a former logistics executive at Ford, has died following a gun battle with police in the West Bloomfield Township district of Detroit that also left one police officer dead. Coley is suspected of having committed suicide following ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
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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FeatureExecutives on the move
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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FeatureExecutives on the move
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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FeatureExecutives on the move
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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FeatureExecutives on the move
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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FeatureIn 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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FeatureExecutives 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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FeatureYves 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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FeatureExecutives 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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FeatureExecutives 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 ...