February 5, 2020: Focusing on the strategic expansion of airfreight and seafreight, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is expanding its executive board by appointing Kleine-Lasthues, as chief operating officer (COO) for airfreight, and Marcus Leaver, as COO for seafreight.
As members of the Executive Board, both positions report directly to Reiner Heiken, CEO Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. Jan Kleine-Lasthues has been already with Hellmann for the past eight years, since 2017 as Global Head of Airfreight, and has over 20 years of professional experience in the logistics industry.
Marcus Leaver, who has been working in the logistics industry for 39 years, with past association with Hellmann between 1998 and 2015, as the global head of seafreight, was last responsible for the product area, which he further substantially developed.
In addition to the Management Board members Reiner Heiken (Chief Executive Officer) and Michael Noth (Chief Financial Officer), the Executive Board now consists of the following members: Matthias Magnor (Chief Operating Officer Road & Rail), Volker Sauerborn (Chief Operating Officer Contract Logistics), Jan Kleine-Lasthues (Chief Operating Officer Airfreight), Marcus Leaver (Chief Operating Officer Seafreight), Jochen Freese (Chief Commercial Officer), Stefan Borggreve (Chief Digital Officer), Sami Awad-Hartmann (Chief Information Officer), Claudio Gerring (Chief HR Officer), and Andreas Lamping (Chief Legal Officer).
“With Marcus Leaver and Jan Kleine-Lasthues we not only brought long-standing colleagues, but also renowned experts in their respective fields onto the Executive Board. With this powerful team, we are now very qualified for the future, so that we will be able to initiate strategic, and above all, sustainable growth from within the Executive Board,” says Reiner Heiken, CEO, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics.
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