Corporate Governance
Management Board
Effective August 1, 2022, the Board of Directors of Kuehne + Nagel International AG has appointed Stefan Paul, Executive Vice President Road Logistics and Sales of the Group, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He succeeds Dr. Detlef Trefzger, who stepped down for private reasons after nine years service with the Company and left the Group effective July 31, 2022.
The Board of Directors of Kuehne + Nagel International AG has appointed Dr. Hansjoerg Rodi, Managing Director Germany and President Europe Region, as a new member of the Management Board as of August 1, 2022. He succeeds Stefan Paul and assumes responsibility for Road Logistics.
Effective January 1, 2023, the Board of Directors of Kuehne + Nagel International AG has appointed Dr. Marc Pfeffer, Group General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, as a new member of the Management Board.
The Board of Directors of Kuehne + Nagel International AG has appointed Sarah Kreienbühl as a new member of the Management Board as of April 1, 2023. From January 2018 until December 2022, she was a member of the General Management at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, Zurich. She succeeds Lothar Harings, who retires at his own request, and assumes responsibility for Human Resources.
On the closing date, the biographical particulars of the Management Board members are as follows:
After completing an apprenticeship as a freight forwarder, he started his career with Kuehne+Nagel in 1990 where he held various positions in Sales and Operations. In 1997, he joined Deutsche Post DHL, Germany, as General Manager for Key Accounts and Industry Sectors, and worked in various management positions until he became CEO of DHL Freight, Germany, in February 2010. In February 2013, Stefan Paul joined Kuehne+Nagel as a Member of the Management Board, responsible for the Business Unit Road Logistics.
Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:
1990–1997:
Various management positions in Sales and Operations
2013–2020:
Executive Vice President Road Logistics of the Group
2020–today:
Executive Vice President Road Logistics and Sales of the Group
August 2022–today:
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Group
- Chief Executive and Chairman of the Management Board of Kuehne + Nagel International AG
Graduated as Master in Economics from Vienna University of Business and Economics.
Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:
1996–2006:
Various Management positions in Finance
2006–2009:
Regional CFO North West Europe
2009–2014:
Director Corporate Finance & Investor Relations
2014–today:
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Group
Lawyer (assessor iur.). Various national and international management positions with Siemens, amongst others, Vice President Human Resources Siemens AG for Enterprise & International HR ICN from 1998 to 2002. Member of the Management Board of T-Mobile International. Responsible for Global Human Resources with T-Mobile AG and Deutsche Telekom from 2002 until March 2009.
Other significant activities: Member of the Executive Board of WHU Foundation, Vallendar; Board Member C Talks, Zurich, and National Trustee of the German Committee of AIESEC registered association, Bonn.
Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:
2009–today:
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of the Group
2010–2019:
Corporate Secretary
Graduated computer scientist. Positions in IT management including CIO with Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) from 2002 to 2005, responsible for DHL Europe and DHL Germany as well as member of the Supervisory Board in several DPWN-associated companies.
Position within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:
2005–today:
Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Group
Dr. Hansjoerg Rodi has been a member of the Kuehne+Nagel Management Board since August 2022, responsible for Road Logistics. Rodi studied economics in Muenster, Germany, where he also obtained his PhD. From 1996 to 2016, Hansjoerg Rodi held various management positions at DB Schenker Logistics; from 2008 onward, he led the Europe Central Region. In 2016, he joined Kuehne+Nagel and was appointed Managing Director Germany and President of the Central and Eastern Europe Region. Between 2019 and 2022, he assumed responsibility for the wider Europe Region.
Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:
2016–2022:
Managing Director Germany and President Central and Eastern Europe (from 2019 onwards: wider Europe Region)
August 2022–today:
Executive Vice President Road Logistics of the Group
Graduated from the Norwegian School of Management.
Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:
1990–1996:
Operational and Finance Manager Kuehne+Nagel Norway
1997–2011:
Managing Director of Kuehne+Nagel Norway
2011–2013:
Regional Manager North West Europe
2013–2016:
Regional Manager Western Europe
2016–today:
Executive Vice President Air Logistics of the Group
Graduated as a shipping agent. From 1978 to 1997, he held various positions globally with Hapag-Lloyd, including three years in the United States as Trade Manager Far East-Europe.
Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:
1997–1999:
Member of the Management Board of Kuehne+Nagel Germany, responsible for Sea Logistics
1999–2011:
Senior Vice President Global Sea Logistics
2011–today:
Executive Vice President Sea Logistics of the Group
Graduated as Electronic Engineer from Turin Polytechnic University. Gianfranco Sgro started his career in 1992 as a Project Manager at TNT Express. From 1995 to 2006, he held various national and international positions with TNT Logistics (Operational Director in Brazil, President and Managing Director South America, President and Managing Director Italy). From 2006 until 2012, he was nominated Regional President South Europe, Middle East and Africa with CEVA. From 2012 to 2014, he worked as South America Chief Operating Officer with Pirelli. In February 2015, Gianfranco Sgro joined Kuehne+Nagel as a Member of the Management Board, responsible for the Business Unit Contract Logistics.
Position within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:
2015–today:
Executive Vice President Contract Logistics of the Group
The Articles of Association (AoA) of Kuehne + Nagel International AG limit the number of mandates that members of the Management Board may hold outside the Kuehne+Nagel Group. Article 21 of the AoA limits the maximum number of permitted mandates of members of the Management Board to five board memberships, whereof no more than one may be held in a stock-listed company. Each mandate requires the approval of the Board of Directors. Mandates in companies, which are controlled by Kuehne+Nagel or which control Kuehne+Nagel, are not subject to this limitation. In addition, members of the Management Board may hold no more than 25 mandates at Kuehne+Nagel’s request, and no more than 25 mandates in associations, charitable organisations, foundations, trusts, and employee welfare foundations.
Compensation, shareholdings and loans
All details regarding compensation, shareholdings and loans are set forth in the separate remuneration report and in the consolidated financial statements, note 46, and listed furthermore in note 14 to the financial statements of Kuehne + Nagel International AG.