Hong Kong, 7th December, 2010
The global multimodal service provider Geodis is gold sponsor at this year’s Automotive Logistics – India Conference taking place in Chennai, 8th – 10th December. Executives from the freight forwarding and supply chain management divisions, Geodis Wilson and Geodis Global Solutions (GGS) will be presenting at the Conference.
As Gold Sponsor, Geodis will be hosting the welcome reception on the first night of the prestigious event, Wednesday 8th December. Geodis is supporting this conference at a significant time in the development of the automotive industry in India and sees the move as proof of its dedicated commitment to logistics services in both the sector and the region.
Thomas Blank, Regional Director, Sales and Marketing for Geodis Wilson in Asia-Pacific will be participating in session 2 of the Conference’s first full day (Thursday 9th December). He will present, along with colleagues from both the service provider as well as end-user sides of the business, including the CEO of Tata, Prem Verma, on the subject of the usage in India of third-party logistics providers by OEMs.
Geodis Wilson is the freight forwarding division of the Geodis Group and offers a range of integrated freight and logistics services on a worldwide platform and in particular takes a vertical industry focus on delivering supply chain solutions. Geodis Wilson’s representatives will be explaining to conference delegates how this startegic approach is applied by Geodis Wilson within the automotive vertical and to the Indian market in particular.
Geodis Global Solutions (GGS) builds global logistics and supply chain solutions, selects and integrates best value service partners, provides visibility and continuous cost optimistion within supply chains around the world. GGS executives have selected Automotive Logistics – India as a key event in the sector at which to demonstrate the division’s service skills and automotive experience. It brings these attributes to bear in designing solutions for auto manufacturers, tier 1 and 2 suppliers and distributors. In addition, India continues to be a priority development region for both, GGS and Geodis Wilson.
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For more information on the Conference go to – www.automotivelogisticsindia.com
Geodis Representatives
Geodis Wilson
- Rene Bach Larsen, Managing Director, India
- Frederic Chapellier, National Sales Manager, India
- Peter Baumann, Global Director Automotive
- Thomas Blank, Regional Business Development Director APAC
- Sophie Khaou, Communication & Marketing, APAC
Geodis Global Solutions
- David Morel, Regional Business Development Director, APAC
- Michael Hermann, Director Business Development, Supply Chain Optimisation, APAC
- Jing Qian, Director Automotive/Industrial Markets, APAC
About Geodis Wilson and the Geodis Group
Geodis Wilson is a leading global freight management company. With 6,400 employees in more than 50 countries the company delivers tailor-made, integrated solutions to customers enabling them to operate as ‘best in class.’ Geodis Wilson manages cargo across five continents by sea and air, making supply chains transparent and flexible to manage. Geodis Wilson is the freight forwarding arm of Geodis Group which became part of the French rail and freight group SNCF in 2008. With its 46.000 employees in 120 countries ‘SNCF GEODIS’ ranks among the top seven companies in its field in the world, is no.4 in Europe
For further information, please contact:
Sophie Khaou
Communication & Marketing, Asia Pacific, Geodis Wilson
Tel.: + 852 9199 2560