Sven Matthes appointed new Deputy CEO at AsstrA

On July 1, 2021, Sven Matthes joined the international corporate group AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG as Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Matthes is responsible for the business strategy and growth of AsstrA. His responsibilities include sales and marketing, tender management, and the group’s business development.

Sven Matthes

(Magdeburg) “I am excited to become part of the AsstrA team. The company has an impressive track record of success and growth, and I look forward to building on this momentum. Business development is a great passion of mine, and I will enjoy achieving this here. Together with the expert team at AsstrA, we will focus on enhancing our current and future capabilities to provide our customers with top-notch logistics solutions,” says Sven Matthes.

During his studies at the University of Dresden, Sven Matthes began his logistics career at Lufthansa before moving to DB Schenker. After graduating, he continued at DB Schenker, rising from project management to a leadership position in the company’s European Global Project division.

Started the succession program this year

“In the last 7 years, I have had the honor of being both Chairman of the Board and CEO at AsstrA. As the company continues to grow, the board decided this year to start the succession program and to transfer the CEO role to Mr. Sven Matthes in the future. Mr. Matthes has over 25 years of experience in logistics. I am confident that his proven leadership skills and extensive expertise in global operations management will bring innovative approaches and ideas to the business. This will help us continue to be successful in today’s market. I am pleased to hand over the CEO role into capable hands. He and I will work closely together to bring AsstrA to the forefront of the logistics industry in Europe and beyond,” says Dmitry Lagun, current Chief Executive Officer of AsstrA.

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