Alexander Tonn, the new Managing Director of European Logistics Germany

Kempten, 13 September, 2016. Dachser has promoted its Head of Contract Logistics, Alexander Tonn, to become the new Managing Director of European Logistics Germany. The 43-year old Tonn will take up his new position on January 1, 2017 to oversee business development of the 38 German branch offices in the European Logistics business line (overland transport and contract logistics for industrial goods). He will report to Michael Schilling, COO Road Logistics and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, who will continue to be responsible for this position in addition to his duties until the end of the year.

Alexander Tonn graduated with a business management degree and has been with Dachser since 1999. After starting his career in Controlling, he went on to head up Contract Logistics at the company’s largest operations site worldwide, located in Memmingen (Allgäu). Later on, he additionally took on the position of Head of Freight Forwarding and Deputy Branch Manager. In 2014, Tonn moved to Head Office, where he was responsible for further developing the warehousing and value-added services business. Mr. Tonn will continue to hold this position as Corporate Director Contract Logistics.

“Dachser’s success is based on the entrepreneurship of our branch offices, combined with centralized network management that is designed for sustainable growth,” says Michael Schilling, COO Road Logistics at Dachser. “Alexander Tonn is familiar with every aspect of our business and has all the expertise and skills needed to purposefully advance the European Logistics Germany business unit and to generate growth in the German market. His position also involves particularly intensive cooperation with our Air & Sea Logistics organization in order to plan and implement integrated supply chains for small and medium-sized companies with a view to Dachser Interlocking.”

The Dachser Road Logistics business field, headed up by COO Michael Schilling, is divided into five business units that are led by the following managing directors (MD): European Logistics Germany (MD Alexander Tonn), Food Logistics (MD Alfred Miller), which is also heavily represented on the German market, European Logistics North Central Europe (MD Wolfgang Reinel), European Logistics France & Maghreb (MD Frédéric Dumort), European Logistics Iberia (MD Juan Quintana). The Road Logistics business field posted revenues of roughly EUR 4.2 billion in 2015, with about EUR 3.4 billion coming from the European Logistics business line.

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About Dachser:

Dachser, a family-owned company headquartered in Kempten, Germany, is one of the leading logistics providers.

Dachser provides comprehensive transport logistics, warehousing, and customer-specific services in two business fields: Dachser Air & Sea Logistics and Dachser Road Logistics. The latter is divided into two business lines: Dachser European Logistics and Dachser Food Logistics. Comprehensive contract logistics services as well as industry-specific solutions round out the company’s products and services. A seamless transport network—both in Europe and overseas—and fully integrated information systems provide for intelligent logistics solutions worldwide.

With a staff of roughly 26,500 in 428 locations around the globe, Dachser generated revenue of EUR 5.64 billion in 2015. The logistics provider transported a total of 78.1 million shipments weighing 37.3 million tons. Dachser has its own country organizations in 43 countries.

For more information about Dachser, please visit www.dachser.de.

Kempten, September 6, 2016. Six hundred eighty-two trainees and students all across Germany have begun their training at logistics provider Dachser—more than ever before. Dachser has also set a new record for professional drivers: 87 young drivers decided to train with Dachser this year. In total, the family-owned company is training 1,511 new recruits in 76 locations nationwide. Outside of Germany, the number of next-generation logistics trainees is 255.

At family-owned company Dachser, a total of 639 new recruits have launched their careers in the following areas: freight forwarding and logistics, office management, IT, warehousing, warehouse logistics, and professional driving. In addition, 43 students have begun coursework in business management with a concentration on freight forwarding/transport/logistics. The most popular career path for trainees at Dachser is the freight forwarding and logistics specialist with 322 apprenticeships, followed by warehouse logistics specialist and warehouse specialist (110 and 99 trainees respectively).

The training rate has held steady at a high level for a number of years, always around 10 percent. Hiring opportunities for those who successfully complete the training as well as future prospects at the company are very promising. “We place great emphasis on hiring from within, which is why we work so hard at developing talent,” says Martina Szautner, Corporate Director Corporate Human Resources. “Expectations of logistics staff are constantly rising, so high-quality training is imperative for a successful career.”

A total of 150 up-and-coming professional drivers, representing a wide range of ages, are currently being trained at Dachser. The family-owned company has again been able to fill more training spots for this field than in the previous year. “We’re especially happy that twelve young women have chosen this track,” says Martina Szautner. “That means that the image of the profession is changing. Professional truck driving is no longer purely a man’s world.”

Dachser’s international outlook means that it also focuses its training efforts on other European countries. In Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, and France, dual-track training is already a well-established means for developing motivated logistics workers of the future. Dachser is also currently training 26 recruits to become Dachser Forwarding & Logistics Specialists in the UK, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. The company’s in-house Education Program is based on the dual-track training system in Germany.

The family-owned company provides its trainees and students with the necessary tools based on logistics know-how and a clear set of values. “Logistics is a modern and complex field, with a strong focus on future markets,” says Szautner. “Making this exciting profession more attractive to young people is the mandate and mission of our training program.”

About Dachser:

Dachser, a family-owned company headquartered in Kempten, Germany, is one of the leading logistics providers.

Dachser provides comprehensive transport logistics, warehousing, and customized services in two business fields: Dachser Air & Sea Logistics and Dachser Road Logistics. The latter is divided into two business lines, Dachser European Logistics and Dachser Food Logistics. Comprehensive contract logistics services and industry-specific solutions round out the company’s offerings. A seamless shipping network—both in Europe and overseas—and fully integrated IT systems provide for intelligent logistics solutions worldwide.

It employs a staff around 26,500 at 428 locations worldwide and is represented by subsidiaries in 43 countries. In 2015, the company generated revenue of EUR 5.64 billion and handled a total of 78.1 million shipments weighing 37.3 million metric tons.

For more information about Dachser, please visit www.dachser.com

Thomas Krüger appointed managing director of the EMEA business unit in Dachser Air & Sea Logistics

Jochen Mueller

Kempten, August 17, 2016. Experienced logistics manager Jochen Müller (52) will soon be joining the Dachser team. On January 1, 2018, he will take over from Thomas Reuter as Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Air & Sea Logistics business field. The transition period, during which Müller will work on developing projects, will start on October 1 of this year. Thomas Reuter will remain on the Executive Board in his role as head of Air & Sea Logistics through the transition period until he retires on December 31, 2017.

Jochen Müller was born in 1964 in Worms, Germany. In 2011, he joined the Executive Board of Schenker Deutschland AG, where he was in charge of air freight and sales (Air/Sea) for Central Europe, as well as logistics for worldwide relocations, trade shows, and sporting events. Prior to that, Müller served as CEO of Schenker’s British country organization, where he was responsible for land, air, and sea freight as well as the trade show business.

“Jochen Müller is a top manager and logistics expert with extensive experience in air and sea freight, but he is familiar with the requirements and processes of overland transport as well,” says Bernhard Simon, CEO of Dachser. “As COO of Air & Sea Logistics and future member of the Executive Board, he will build on what Thomas Reuter has accomplished. This will include further expanding our intercontinental air and sea freight network and creating a closer link with our comprehensive European overland transport network. All of this will enable us to intelligently dovetail customer supply chains.”

Given Müller’s past experience and the strategically planned preparation period, the transition should go smoothly when he takes over from Thomas Reuter as Air & Sea Logistics COO. Reuter has worked at Dachser since 1978 and has been a member of the Executive Board since early 2006. He played a major role in the internationalization of the logistics supplier by building up a global network of air and sea freight locations. The Air & Sea Logistics business field currently has 196 locations and close to 4,000 employees, and posted roughly EUR 1.6 billion in sales in 2015.

Thomas Krüger appointed managing director of Air & Sea Logistics EMEA

As managing director of Air & Sea Logistics EMEA, a role he assumed on July 1, Thomas Krüger (52) reports directly to Thomas Reuter. Krüger has held a variety of management positions at Dachser Air & Sea Logistics. From 2004 to 2006, he was sales manager for Germany, after which he headed up global sales management until 2012. Most recently, he was responsible for the Northern Central Europe (NCE) region. He succeeded Rüdiger Klug, who joined Dachser in 2009 and retired on June 30, 2016.