Peter Hüwel appointed new CEO North America at Hellmann

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Peter Hüwel as Regional CEO North America effective January 1, 2021. Hüwel succeeds Steen Christensen, who is leaving the company. Hüwel comes from DSV and has many years of leadership experience with logistics service providers in the USA. The focus will particularly be on expanding Healthcare Logistics.
(Osnabrück) Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, a global full-service provider, has successfully recruited Peter Hüwel as the new Regional CEO North America effective January 1, 2021. Mr. Hüwel succeeds Steen Christensen, who is leaving the company by mutual agreement with the board to take on new professional challenges. As Regional CEO North America, Steen Christensen has reoriented the region since May 2017 and has created a strong foundation for further growth.

With Peter Hüwel, Hellmann has gained a recognized logistics expert with 27 years of experience in the forwarding industry. Over the past decades, he has held various leadership positions at Panalpina in America, including as manager of various South American subsidiaries and as Senior Vice President for the Northeast and Midwest of the USA. In his last position as Vice President at DSV, Peter Hüwel was responsible for trade lane development in the Air & Sea sector between North and Latin America.

Over 30 years in the USA

“We are very pleased to have gained Peter Hüwel, a recognized expert in the North American logistics market, for our company. Hellmann has been established in North America for over 30 years, and the region holds great strategic significance and enormous potential for us looking to the future. We want to grow here – together with Mr. Hüwel and our team in North America – in the coming years with our Industry Solutions and particularly Healthcare Logistics, as well as in the product area of Contract Logistics. Furthermore, we see great development opportunities in the North American e-commerce sector, so we also want to further expand our market share here,” said Reiner Heiken, Chief Executive Officer, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics.

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