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Hellmann: Patrick Löwenthal succeeds Wilfried Hesselmann as COO CEP Europe

Patrick Löwenthal will take over the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) CEP Europe at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics on April 1, 2024. He succeeds Wilfried Hesselmann, who has successfully led the courier and express business since 2016 and is now taking his well-deserved retirement after 50 years with Hellmann. In his role as COO, Wilfried Hesselmann has driven expansion in the Eastern European market, including the recent acquisitions of Innight in Hungary and Romania, and Optimnet in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In his role as Managing Director of Night Star Express Hellmann Honold, he has also been instrumental in strengthening the network reach and performance of the joint venture, in particular through the successful acquisitions of Eiltrans and Gertner Express.

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Hellmann: Bora Argac becomes new CCO Germany

Albin Budinsky to head Hellmann Romania

Hellmann helps and Hull Foundation donate 100,000 euros for orphans in Ukraine

Hellmann on expansion course: New national company in Republic of Ireland

Hellmann enters into pioneering partnership with shipzero

Hellmann trainees set a nationwide example against violence

Hellmann continues its expansion in the Baltic States

Hellmann receives Osnabrueck Business Award for occupational health management

Hellmann expands road business in the Middle East by establishing joint venture HellmannATS

Marijo Pesic becomes Director Product Management Rail Europe at Hellmann

Hellmann pursues expansion in Italy and takes over long-standing partner company

Upcoming Leadership change at Hellmann: With effect from August 2024 the Supervisory Board appoints Jens Drewes as CEO and successor of Reiner Heiken

Hellmann expands product portfolio in Switzerland and opens Direct Load location in Kloten

Hellmann acquires PKZ Group and establishes its own national company in Slovakia

Hellmann: Natasha Solano-Vesela appointed Global Airfreight Director Perishables

Hellmann achieves another record result in 2022

Hellmann takes over contract logistics for Endress+Hauser in North America

Hellmann expands in Austria: New Direct Load location in Kufstein

Hellmann: Timo Schamber appointed new Global Airfreight Director CEP

Hellmann expands presence in northern Germany: New branch in Neumuenster

Hellmann opens new branch in Toruń, Poland

Ledvance and Hellmann launch strategic cooperation in Europe

"Hellmann Smart QR" digitizes passive data tracking

Night Star Express Hellmann & Honold takes over Gertner Express

Hellmann embarks on a growth course with three new Industry solutions

STIHL and Hellmann open new central warehouse in Voelklingen, Germany

Hellmann expands in Switzerland and takes over activities of partner ATS-Hellmann

Hellmann: Friederike Prasuhn becomes Chief People Officer

Hellmann in Nowy Tomyśl – 25 years of successful development

CLAAS and Hellmann expand strategic cooperation

Hellmann drives growth in Americas region: Acquisition of remaining shares in Peruvian joint venture

Hellmann invests in the qualified workers of the future: 190 apprentices start their careers

Gebrüder Weiss and Hellmann: Partners for 45 years

Hellmann acquires overnight express specialist "OptimNet" in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Hellmann achieves annual revenue of over EUR 4 billion for the first time

Hellmann appoints Julia Nolf as new Chief Commercial Officer Americas

Hellmann Poland opens new warehouse in Strykow

Hellmann trainees discuss prospects in the logistics industry with Oliver Luksic

Hellmann helps: New charitable organization is currently collecting donations for Ukraine

Hellmann takes over central warehouse for STIHL in southwest Germany

Hellmann responds to the global eCommerce boom: Easy eComm

Hellmann expands silk road: New train connection between Bremen and Chongqing

Hellmann announces logistics partnership with Vestas for North American distribution center

Hellmann receives Otto Heinemann Award for the compatibility of work and care

Hellmann SmartAir!: First tool to provide precise calculation of CO2 footprint of air freight shipments

Hellmann opens digitized freight forwarding facility in Bremen

Hellmann has been presented with a Siemens Smart Infrastructure Supplier Recognition

Hellmann celebrates its 150th anniversary: from a one-man company to a global family business

Hellmann becomes regional ambassador in the German "NETWORK Companies Integrate Refugees”

Hellmann and Hella Polska extend cooperation

Hellmann welcomes over 160 new apprentices

Hellmann strengthens its eCommerce division

Hellmann acquires overnight express parcel provider "Innight Express" with presence in Hungary and Romania

DRONAMICS and Hellmann plan pan-European transport services with cargo drones from 2022

Hellmann strengthens its presence in France: New Direct Load location in Rennes

Hellmann Contract Logistics announces major investment in New Zealand for Techtronic Industries

Hellmann continues last year's successful business development in Q1 2021

Christa Stienen joins Hellmann as Chief HR Officer

Hellmann takes over logistics warehouse for major Polish brewery "Grupa Żywiec"

Hellmann expands Management Board: Jens Wollesen joins as Chief Operating Officer

Hellmann expands in MESA region: New locations in Egypt and Oman

Patrick Oestreich joins Hellmann as Chief Commercial Officer

Hellmann offers special leave to employees with relatives in need of care

Jörg Herwig joins Hellmann as COO Road & Rail

Wilo and Hellmann sign contract for global logistics cooperation

Hellmann provides Germany-wide distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for the government

Peter Hüwel to become new Regional CEO North America

Personnel changes in the Executive Board of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

Hellmann becomes sole shareholder of Hellmann East Europe

Monitoring cargo flights in real time: Hellmann develops new tracking tool SmartAir!

Dubai CommerCity partners with Hellmann and DHL Express to provide end-to-end logistics services for customers

Hellmann extends contract with Siemens AG

Green IT in automotive logistics: Hellmann concludes worldwide framework agreement with software developer appliLog

Hellmann appoints Monika Thielemann-Hald as Global Head of Automotive Logistics

Hellmann and Qwyk start cooperation to digitize global LCL sailing schedule

Hellmann: GEODIS becomes new transport partner for France

Hellmann transports 3 million masks for Berlin state government

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics implements CargoWise to further drive digitization

Hellmann and Silgan Closures EMEA extend their 10 year-long collaboration

Night Star Express Hellmann to found 24-hour courier and express service

Hellmann takes over contract logistics for JAKKS Pacific throughout Europe

Hellmann and BusinessCode develop new tracking tool for sea freight: Smart Ocean

Hellmann expands Executive Board

Hellmann: Sven Raudszus becomes Regional CEO Asia Pacific (APAC)

Hellmann receives "Digital Place Lower Saxony" award from the state of Lower Saxony

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics launches own branch in France

Night Star Express Hellmann N.V. wins tender for Mazda Motor Logistics Europe

Hellmann strengthen their management team

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Successful Business Year 2018

Night Star Express Hellmann receives the Partner Supplier Award from John Deere, for the second time

Hellmann and Symbic develop innovative light-guide-system for order picking

Gerald Mayrhofer appointed new Global Head of Sea Freight at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Mark Hellmann becomes CEO for the Partner Network

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and cargo.one sign cooperation agreement driving digitalization of logistics industry forward

Hellmann launches innovative real-time tracking system with automated return management

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is repositioning its personnel for the future

Night Star Express Hellmann BV expands location in `s-Heerenberg, the Netherlands

REC Group and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics extend contract

Hellmann and Bergisch Achsen KG start field tests with retro-fitted electric motor for commercial vehicles

Hellmann Contract Logistics and Siemens AG extend contract

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics reorganizes its CFO division: Dr. Alexander Blum hands over to Dr. Michael Noth

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Further increase in group result

Robert Bommers becomes new COO Contract Logistics at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

Hellmann UAE presents new joint venture “Hellmann Indu Chemical“ at Middle East Coatings Show in Dubai

Hellmann welcomes Dr. Thomas Lieb as Chair of the Supervisory Board

Hellmann and MAS establish “Hellmann MAS Supply Chain Ltd” (HMSC) as a new joint venture in contract logistics and 4PL in Sri Lanka

Dr. Dieter Schramm to be new Head of Global IT Operations at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

Hellmann operates as an SE & Co. KG as of December 1, 2017

Andreas Lamping becomes new Head of Corporate Legal at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

Martin Wehner becomes new head of Hellmann Automotive Logistics