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DB Schenker with new contract logistics board

02.02.2024
ESSEN. DB Schenker has appointed Dr Niklas Wilmking as Global Board Member for Contract Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Wilmking assumed his role on 1 January 2024, taking over from Hessel Verhage, who left the company for personal reason. Wilmking has over 20 years of management experience at DB Schenker, Deutsche Bahn’s logistics subsidiary, where he was most recently CEO of the Asia-Pacific region. He was formerly Global Head of Air Freight and held key positions in Germany and the Asia-Pacific region – also at DB Schenker.

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