A transition planned well in advance
“We didn’t tell people what they should do. We communicated to them a conviction that they should create one of the most renowned networks to span to the globe”
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For more than 30 years, CEO Bernhard Simon and COO Road Logistics Michael Schilling served on the Executive Board, jointly leading family-owned company DACHSER and turning it into a global logistics player. With the handover of operational responsibility to a new generation and their move to the Supervisory Board, both leaders are seeing the start of a new era. In this interview, they take a look back and a look ahead.
Time to take a look back and a look ahead
The conversation with Bernhard Simon and Michael Schilling is part of the cover story of DACHSER magazine issue 04/20.