DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, the air, ocean, and road freight specialist of DHL Group, announced a change in its global leadership team: Markus Voss, currently the Chief Development Officer at DHL Supply Chain, will succeed Uwe Brinks as the new CEO of DHL Freight, one of Europe’s leading providers of road transportation, as of September 1st. In his new role, Markus Voss will report directly to Tim Scharwath, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, and become a member of the division’s management board.

Additionally, DHL is establishing a new European Transportation Board to enhance cross-divisional collaboration in land transport among DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Freight, and DHL Supply Chain. This initiative aims to deliver more integrated and efficient solutions for customers while unlocking further business growth opportunities. The new European Transportation Board consists of the CEO of DHL Global Forwarding Europe, the CEO of DHL Freight, and the CEO of DHL Supply Chain EMEA.

“First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Uwe Brinks, who has successfully developed our road freight business for almost nine years. His unwavering focus on efficiency, quality, and the renewal of our IT systems has been key to position DHL Freight as one of Europe’s leading road freight providers and a future-proof backbone for the land transport requirements of our customers. Markus Voss, with his strong track record in performance-focused standardization, digitalization, and innovation at DHL Supply Chain, is the ideal candidate to succeed Uwe and elevate the business to new heights. Particularly in the areas of standardization through digitalization and fostering further cross-divisional synergies, he will drive the business forward,” said Tim Scharwath, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight.

"I am very pleased and honored to take on this new role in the company. Land transport is a crucial component in our customers’ supply chains. I look forward to the task of further advancing the initiated transformation process in digitalization, thereby enhancing efficiency, transparency, and quality for our customers. This way, we will unlock further growth opportunities for our business and strengthen our position as an important road freight provider both within and outside the company," said Markus Voss, CEO DHL Freight.

Throughout his more than 20 years at DHL, Markus Voss has successfully led transformation efforts across operations, IT, and accelerated digitalization. In his most recent role as Chief Development Officer, Voss was responsible for sales and marketing as well as overseeing global teams in Service Logistics, Solutions Design, and all strategic growth products.