André Roux appointed UK HR Director
Experienced operator provides new impetus for HR issues (London, 04 February 2008) Schenker Limited, the UK arm of the global integrated logistics provider, has appointed André Roux to the position of HR Director. Based at the company’s London Heathrow office, he joins the company from Kuehne & Nagel. Roux’s arrival is already having a positive impact on the whole of the UK operation. „I want people to see me as a doer as I am a firm believer that HR should always take action which adds value to the business. We will be launching a brand new training and induction programme company-wide in the New Year and I have a number of other initiatives which my team and I will be actioning during 2008“, says Roux. Commenting on Roux‘ arrival, UK CEO Klaus Eberlin adds: „In the few weeks since Andrė’s arrival he has certainly had an impact on both those in his own department and the company as a whole. He has a real drive and passion for his subject and I am sure he will play a major role in leading the organisation’s training and human resources requirement for the future“. With 26 locations and almost 1,000 employees, Schenker in the United Kingdom provides the complete range of land operations, international air and ocean freight forwarding and all related integrated logistics services. Schenker and BAX Global are in the process of integrating around the world. The joint organisation has a team of about 55,000 experts at 1,500 locations in 150 countries. Together Schenker and BAX are now the No. 1 source for European land transportation, No. 2 for global air freight, No. 3 for global ocean freight, No. 6 for global contract logistics and No. 3 for North American integrated heavy freight. Schenker is a part of DB Logistics, the Transportation and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn AG. Contact: Issued by: Schenker UK Limited |