Björn Traemann, an expert in sea freight, is the new National Manager for Germany at the logistics group Kühne+Nagel. The post has also been filled for the USA, as well as for the cluster Spain, Portugal and Malta.
Kühne+Nagel has appointed three new National Managers for key markets. Björn Traemann will be responsible for the German market going forward. He has been with the company for more than 23 years and brings extensive management experience and expertise in the field of sea freight. His career has taken him to Germany, China, Singapore, the Middle East, the Benelux region and, most recently, Vietnam, amongst other places. Traemann will succeed Tobias Jerschke on 1 January, who is leaving Kühne+Nagel after more than 28 years.
Another role in the European market has been filled by Miguel Germano, who will take on the role of Cluster Manager for Spain, Portugal and Malta. Germano has been with Kühne+Nagel for 18 years. He too will take up his post on 1 January, succeeding Miguel Ambielle Fernandez, who is set to take on a new global management role within the company.
The third new appointment concerns the North American market. With effect from 1 November, Daniel Randig has been appointed as the new National Manager for the United States of America. He succeeds Marcus Bennett, who is moving up within the company. Randig has nearly three decades’ experience in the logistics sector, including in the areas of sea and air freight, sales and general management. He joined Kühne+Nagel in Brazil in 2001 and has since pursued an international career in the USA and the Middle East. Most recently, he served as National Air Logistics Manager for the USA.
“These appointments underline Kühne+Nagel’s strong leadership pipeline and the company’s commitment to developing experienced executives with in-depth market knowledge, an international perspective and a strong customer focus,” the company said in a statement regarding the appointments.
Kühne+Nagel, headquartered in Switzerland, employs around 92,000 staff worldwide across more than 1,300 locations in almost 100 countries. The company has a strong focus on sea and air freight, but also plays an important role in road transport. The logistics provider’s global network comprises around 400,000 customers – one of whom is Amazon, for example, with whom Kühne+Nagel intends to collaborate more closely in future.
