COOL chain logistics firm seafrigo Group has appointed Bruno Plantaz as its new group chief executive, with company founder, Eric Barbe stepping up to the role of president.
Seafrigo said the two will work closely on delivering the next stage in the company's global growth plan, reports London's Air Cargo News.
Mr Plantaz, who will be based at the firm's Le Havre headquarters, brings over two decades of international expertise in freight forwarding and contract logistics to his new role, having previously held senior management positions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia at CEVA Logistics and Kuehne & Nagel.
'In his new position Bruno Plantaz will be responsible for steering Seafrigo's global operations and structuring the organisation to implement its long-term growth strategy,' the company said in a press release.
Mr Plantaz added: 'This company is a sparkling diamond and now it needs to be polished to shine even brighter. It's highly customer centric and its entrepreneurial spirit is exceptional; now we need to grow and expand its services to even more countries around the world.
'We have a president whose business development skills are extraordinary and I am delighted to be here to work alongside him and the team he has built over the last 40 years'.
The company added that it has plans to expand its refrigerated services to new markets in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia with a number of announcements due over the coming months.
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Seafrigo said the two will work closely on delivering the next stage in the company's global growth plan, reports London's Air Cargo News.
Mr Plantaz, who will be based at the firm's Le Havre headquarters, brings over two decades of international expertise in freight forwarding and contract logistics to his new role, having previously held senior management positions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia at CEVA Logistics and Kuehne & Nagel.
'In his new position Bruno Plantaz will be responsible for steering Seafrigo's global operations and structuring the organisation to implement its long-term growth strategy,' the company said in a press release.
Mr Plantaz added: 'This company is a sparkling diamond and now it needs to be polished to shine even brighter. It's highly customer centric and its entrepreneurial spirit is exceptional; now we need to grow and expand its services to even more countries around the world.
'We have a president whose business development skills are extraordinary and I am delighted to be here to work alongside him and the team he has built over the last 40 years'.
The company added that it has plans to expand its refrigerated services to new markets in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia with a number of announcements due over the coming months.
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