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Hapag-Lloyd COO Rothkopf to step down at end of June

Maximilian Rothkopf is to leave his position as chief operating officer of Hapag-Lloyd at the end of June 2026, the German container shipping group announced. He will continue to advise the company during a transition period. The supervisory board will decide on a successor at a later date. Rothkopf…

Change of leadership at Businesseurope

Polish employer chief tapped to lead European industry lobby

Maciej Witucki has been elected president of BusinessEurope, the European industry association, succeeding Sweden's Fredrik Persson with effect from 1 July. The council of presidents voted unanimously at a meeting in Dublin. Witucki's term runs for…

Michail Stahlhut appointed as the new CEO of Rail Innovators Group

Former Hupac chief executive Michail Stahlhut is to join Rail Innovators Group as chief executive on 1 June, eight months after leaving the Swiss intermodal operator. The Dutch rail freight group operates through four subsidiaries: Raillogix for…

LGI chief Beck to head Elanders group from September

Florian Beck, chief executive of LGI, the Böblingen-based contract logistics group, is to become chief executive of its Swedish parent Elanders on 1 September 2026, succeeding Magnus Nilsson, who is retiring after 17 years at the helm. Beck, born in…

KLG Europe chief executive and finance chief to depart

The Dutch logistics provider owned by China’s Sinotrans, is set to lose both its chief executive and chief financial officer, the parent company has said. Erik Loijen will step down as chief executive at the end of April. Patrick Rutten, the group’s…

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Aramex appoints Diallo as chief executive

Saudi transport and logistics provider Aramex has appointed Amadou Diallo as group chief executive, effective May 1 2026, replacing Nicolas Sibuet, who has left the company. Diallo joins from DHL Group, where he most recently served as regional chief…

Marc Schmitt exits Loxxess after 14 months in AI post

German contract logistics provider Loxxess has parted ways with Marc Schmitt, its head of Smart Solutions, after 14 months. Schmitt left in April, according to his LinkedIn profile. Neither side disclosed the reasons for the split and Loxxess did not…

DSV swaps road freight chief in Germany barely a year in

Less than a year after appointing Ralf Többe to merge Schenker's German road freight operations into its own, DSV has handed the job to someone else. Többe is leaving the company. His next move is not known. His replacement, Henrik Fritz Poulsen,…

Israeli container carrier

CEO departure adds uncertainty to Zim’s takeover by Hapag-Lloyd

Zim chief executive Eli Glickman is to step down, adding uncertainty to the container line’s pending acquisition by Hapag‑Lloyd. Glickman, who has led the company since 2017, will remain for six months while the board searches for a successor. His…

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