Upcoming Leadership change at Hellmann: With effect from August 2024 the Supervisory Board appoints Jens Drewes as CEO and successor of Reiner Heiken
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Upcoming Leadership change at Hellmann: With effect from August 2024 the Supervisory Board appoints Jens Drewes as CEO and successor of Reiner Heiken
Osnabrueck, July 31, 2023. The Supervisory Board of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics SE & Co. KG has appointed Jens Drewes as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hellmann effective August 2024. Drewes will succeed Reiner Heiken, who has decided to retire next year.
Reiner Heiken has significantly developed the company in the past five years
Reiner Heiken has been CEO of the global logistics service provider since the end of 2018 and has since successfully developed and realigned the company. As a result, Hellmann has been able to significantly expand its market position in recent years – both through organic growth and acquisitions – and to achieve another record result in 2022 with revenues of EUR 5 billion. In order to continue this successful corporate development in the long term, under Reiner Heiken a new corporate culture was initiated with the Hellmann Promise. Most recently, in the summer of this year, also a new corporate strategy "4ward27" was adopted, the implementation of which he will hand over to Jens Drewes in the middle of next year.
The shareholders Jost and Klaus Hellmann, together with the Chairman of the Supervisory Board Dr. Thomas C. Lieb thank Mr. Heiken on behalf of the entire Supervisory Board for his very successful work as CEO and wish him all the best for the future: "Mr. Heiken has succeeded in repositioning the company in recent years and setting it up strongly for the future," says Dr. Thomas C. Lieb.
Jens Drewes to take over as CEO in August 2024
The Supervisory Board has identified the ideal successor for Reiner Heiken early on, appointing Jens Drewes into the CEO role as of August 2024. Drewes brings a wealth of experience in the logistics industry with a track record spanning over 30 years, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region and lately in Europe. Since the late 1990s, Jens Drewes has worked for Kuehne + Nagel, where he was most recently responsible for the European business. Starting in August 2024, Drewes will take on the CEO role encompassing Hellmann’s five regions, HR, Sales&Marketing, Corporate Development as well as Corporate Communications.
Jost and Klaus Hellmann as well as the entire Supervisory Board, represented by its Chairman Dr. Thomas C. Lieb, welcome Jens Drewes in his new role: "We are convinced that we have found the right successor to Reiner Heiken with the appointment of Jens Drewes as CEO. With his many years of international logistics experience and his strong ability to lead teams and inspire customers, Jens Drewes will continue the successful development of the company and open up new growth areas within the scope of the "4ward27" strategy."
As of January 1, 2024, the Management Board will be expanded to include Stefan Borggreve as CDO
Furthermore, to meet the growing demands of IT and digitalization and to reflect the company´s new strategy “4ward27”, the Supervisory Board has decided to expand the Management Board by appointing a Chief Digital Officer (CDO) to complement the existing three roles. As a result, starting January 1, 2024, Stefan Borggreve will assume the new Board position overseeing the existing functions IT & Digital as well as the new functions Innovation and Sustainability – both important pillars of the corporate strategy "4ward27".
As long-standing and experienced members of the Management Board Jens Wollesen and Martin Eberle will ensure ongoing continuity in the leadership team: As Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jens Wollesen will continue to focus on the strategic development of Hellmann´s products sea- and airfreight, overland transport, and contract logistics. The contract with Martin Eberle, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), was renewed as scheduled for another five years.
About Hellmann Since its foundation over 150 years ago, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has developed into one of the largest international logistics providers in the world. With about 14,000 employees, the company is active in 54 countries and generated sales of EUR 5 billion in 2022.The range of services includes classic forwarding services by truck, rail, air- and seafreight, as well as a comprehensive range of CEP services, contract logistics, industry and IT solutions.
Christiane Brüning Global Head of Corporate Communications Hellmann Worldwide Logistics SE & Co. KG Elbestrasse 1 49090 Osnabrueck Germany Mobile +49 151 2034 0316 E-Mail christiane.bruening@hellmann.com www.hellmann.com Thinking Ahead - Moving Forward Handelsregister / Commercial Register Osnabrueck HRA 3760 Komplementärin / General Partner: Hellmann Verwaltungs SE Handelsregister / Commercial Register Osnabrueck HRB 212008 Vorstand / Managing Directors: Reiner Heiken, Martin Eberle, Jens Wollesen Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats der Hellmann Verwaltungs SE / Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Thomas Lieb USt-IdNr. / V.A.T. Id. no.: DE 11 76 59 402 Wir arbeiten ausschließlich auf Grundlage der Allgemeinen Deutschen Spediteurbedingungen 2017 – ADSp 2017 – und – soweit diese für die Erbringung logistischer (Zusatz-) Leistungen nicht gelten – nach den Logistik-AGB, Stand März 2006. Hinweis: Die ADSp 2017 weichen in Ziffer 23 hinsichtlich des Haftungshöchstbetrages für Güterschäden (§ 431 HGB) vom Gesetz ab, indem sie die Haftung bei multimodalen Transporten unter Einschluss einer Seebeförderung und bei unbekanntem Schadenort auf 2 SZR/kg und im Übrigen die Regelhaftung von 8,33 SZR/kg zusätzlich auf 1,25 Millionen Euro je Schadenfall sowie 2,5 Millionen Euro je Schadenereignis, mindestens aber 2 SZR/kg, beschränken. Die ADSp 2017 können Sie unter www.hellmann.com/adsp abrufen, die Logistik-AGB 2006 unter www.hellmann.com/logagb. Weitere Informationen zum Thema Datenschutz und unserem Umgang mit personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie unter folgendem Link: www.hellmann.com/datenschutz We operate exclusively in accordance with the German Freight Forwarders' Standard Terms and Conditions 2017 (Allgemeine Deutsche Spediteurbedingungen 2017 – ADSp 2017) and – if they do not apply for performing (supplementary) logistics services – with the General Terms and Conditions of Logistics-Services Providers (Logistik-AGB), as of March 2006. Note: In clause 23 the ADSp 2017 deviate from the statutory liability limitation in section 431 of the German Commercial Code (HGB) by limiting the liability for multimodal transportation with the involvement of sea carriage and an unknown damage place to 2 SDR/kg and, for the rest, the customary liability limitation of 8.33 SDR/kg additionally to Euro 1.25 million per damage case and EUR 2.5 million per damage event, but not less than 2 SDR/kg. You can find the ADSp 2017 here: www.hellmann.com/ffst and the Logistik-AGB 2006 here: www.hellmann.com/loggtc. For further information on the subject of data protection and our handling of personal data please refer to the following link: www.hellmann.com/privacy