Dr. Martin Schwemmer becomes new Managing Director of BVL

The new Managing Director of BVL is Dr. Martin Schwemmer, currently a Senior Consultant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Supply Chain Services SCS in Nuremberg. His professional focus is on the players in logistics, whether established or new (start-ups). Schwemmer has earned his doctorate on the success of logistics start-ups.

(Bremen) Since 2011, Dr. Martin Schwemmer has been dedicated to established players as an author of the study series “The Top 100 in Logistics,” which has become the standard work for describing and analyzing the logistics sector. In addition, trends and innovations in supply chain management are current research topics. In his role at Fraunhofer SCS, Schwemmer has already led various projects in the field of Logistics Market Intelligence, is the author of various market and potential studies, and determines market sizes, market potentials, and market trends for public and industrial clients. He is a member of the German logistics expert committee “Summit of Logistics Experts.” Schwemmer will join the management of BVL on February 15, which also includes Christoph Meyer and Mike J. Holtkamp.

The previous BVL Managing Director, Dr. Christian Grotemeier, has received an appointment to the Hochschule RheinMain in Wiesbaden, where he will become a professor of mobility management and business administration starting April 1. The official handover is scheduled to take place during the Digital Logistics Days in March. Grotemeier has been with BVL since 2014. At the end of 2018, he became Managing Director of the new BVL.digital GmbH, and on April 1, 2021, he joined the management of BVL.

Dr. Martin Schwemmer: “Networks are there to be created and lived. I am excited about this opportunity to contribute to and shape BVL, the logistics network par excellence. I want to do this authentically and with great openness.”

A well-connected logistics expert

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Wimmer, Chairman of the Board of BVL: “We have succeeded in bringing on board Martin Schwemmer, a recognized logistics expert who has already made a name for himself in the community and is excellently networked. We regret the departure of Christian Grotemeier, who has significantly advanced BVL in recent years. In particular, through the establishment of BVL.digital, he has set many new accents and further developed the organization as a whole. However, we are happy for him regarding his professorship and wish him much success.”

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