Dr. Thomas Lieb leaves Schenker AG
Dr. Thomas Lieb, 56, Chairman of Management Board of Schenker AG, will leave the company effective March 31, 2015 and will take on new responsibilities outside Deutsche Bahn Group. He will resign from his position as Head of Business Unit DB Schenker...
The DB group would like to thank Dr. Lieb very much for his outstanding support and dedication over the years and wish him all the best for his professional and personal future. “He achieved a lot for DB Schenker. Under his leadership the Business Unit DB Schenker Logistics enlarged its global network of today 2000 locations in more than 140 countries and became a leading provider of global transportation and logistics solutions as well in future markets”, said Dr. Karl-Friedrich Rausch, Member of the Management Board of DB Mobility Logistics AG responsible for Transportation and Logistics.
Until a decision about Dr. Liebs succession is made, Dr. Lutz Freytag, member of the Management Board of Schenker AG for Finance/Controlling, will take over the position as Chairman of Management Board of Schenker AG on an interim basis.
After studying business economics in Reutlingen and graduating Dr. Lieb obtained his Ph.D. at the Institut für Verkehrsbetriebslehre und Logistik (Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies) of the University of Mannheim and joined Stinnes AG, Mülheim an der Ruhr, in 1989. In 1993 he moved to the Air and Ocean Freight business unit at Schenker and became member of the Board of Directors of the newly established Schenker International Deutschland GmbH, Kelsterbach, the year after. On February 1, 2001, Dr. Lieb was appointed to the Management Board of Schenker AG where he was responsible for the Global Air/Ocean Freight activities of the group. He also had the responsibility for the operational business in the regions Asia-Pacific and the Americas and later on for all the other management regions.
With effect from July 1, 2008, he assumed the chairmanship of the Board of Management of Schenker AG. His focal points included further expansion of key customer support structured by industry as well as operational management of the management regions.
As soon as a decision about Dr. Liebs succession is made, the general public will be informed separately.
More detailed information on DB Schenker is available at: www.dbschenker.com
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