Shanghai, 23 June 2014
Geodis Wilson, the international freight management and logistics provider, has been awarded Airfreight Forwarder of the Year 2014 at the global World Air Cargo Awards Ceremony in Shanghai.
Geodis Wilson celebrated its third win after 2010 and 2011 at the prestigious Air Cargo Awards, hosted by leading global publication in the sector, Air Cargo Week. Voted for by airfreight service users around the world the annual awards celebrate excellence and achievement
“We are honoured and delighted that Geodis Wilson has been recognized by our customers around the world for our outstanding level of service,” said Henk Venema, Global Product Director Air at Geodis Wilson. The key criteria on which those voting were asked to rate award entrants were global network coverage, customer service focus and performance, and commitment to developing new technology.
Eric-Martine Neuville, Geodis Wilson’s COO, received the award on behalf of his Geodis Wilson colleagues. “I’m proud of what the Geodis Wilson team has achieved over the last twelve months and thank those who gave us their vote in return. We truly feel rewarded by our international clients for this encouragement,” he stated.
Geodis Wilson once more came out top of an impressive short-list of awards entrants that included all mayor players of this industry.
(l-r): Steven Weathers, the Presenter; Henk Venema, Global Product Director Air, Geodis Wilson; Eric-Martine Neuville, COO, Geodis Wilson; Simon Yam, Managing Director Geodis Wilson Greater China; Rudolf Steiner, Cargo Sales, Swissport International Ltd
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About Geodis Wilson and the Geodis Group
Geodis Wilson is a leading global freight management company. With 9.000 employees in more than 60 countries the company delivers tailor-made, integrated logistics solutions to customers enabling them to operate as ‘best in class.’ Geodis Wilson is the freight-forwarding arm of Geodis Group. As global supply chain operator and fully owned subsidiary of the SNCF Group, Geodis is a European group with global reach. The Group’s ability to address logistics constraints and to coordinate all or part of the supply chain (air and sea freight forwarding, groupage/express, contract logistics, transport of part and full truck loads, reverse logistics, supply chain management and optimization) enables it to support its customers in their development and to provide them with solutions to optimize their physical and information flows. Present in 67 countries, the Group’s 30,900 employees aim to continuously innovate and push back the limits in order to improve both their own performance and that of their customers. Geodis reported revenues of € 6.9 billion in 2013.
For more information about Geodis Wilson go to – www.geodiswilson.com