Dr. Günter Schweitzer confirmed as Chief Operations Officer for a further five years

Dr. Günter Schweitzer confirmed as Chief Operations Officer for a further five years

On November 28, 2023, the Supervisory Board of Schmitz Cargobull AG unanimously extended the mandate of Dr. Günter Schweitzer as Chief Operations Officer for a further five years.
December 2023 - On November 28, 2023, the Supervisory Board of Schmitz Cargobull AG unanimously extended the mandate of Dr. Günter Schweitzer as Chief Operations Officer for a further five years. Dr. Schweitzer has been a member of the Executive Board since September 1, 2021. In this position he is responsible for the areas of purchasing, logistics, supply chain and the production site network at the leading manufacturer of semi-trailers for temperature-controlled freight, general cargo and bulk goods in Europe.
 

Continuity within the company

"With his many years of experience in production, logistics and procurement, Dr. Schweitzer makes an important contribution to the success of Schmitz Cargobull. In his role, he makes a significant contribution to increasing efficiency and flexibility within our production network and is constantly driving forward the digitalisation of our production processes. With him, we are putting cooperation with our suppliers on a broad footing, and we are pleased that we are continuing on the path we have taken with Dr. Schweitzer. This provides continuity within the company in a challenging external environment," explains Andreas Schmitz, CEO of Schmitz Cargobull AG.

In his position as Chief Operations Officer, Dr. Schweitzer is also responsible for the sustainability strategy at Schmitz Cargobull. The company assumes ecological and social responsibility along the entire value chain and is pursuing the ambitious goal of making both the production processes in the entire network and the product portfolio sustainable.

The sustainability report in accordance with the GRI reporting standard is available on the website: Download Sustainability Report 2022/23
 

Acerca de Schmitz Cargobull 

Schmitz Cargobull es el fabricante líder de semirremolques para carga con temperatura controlada, carga general y mercancías a granel en Europa y pionero en soluciones digitales para servicios del remolque y conectividad. La compañía también fabrica equipos de frío para semirremolques frigoríficos. Con una amplia gama de servicios que van desde financiación, suministro de repuestos, contratos de servicio y soluciones telemáticas hasta el comercio de vehículos usados, Schmitz Cargobull ayuda a sus clientes a optimizar su coste total de propiedad (TCO) y su transformación digital.
Schmitz Cargobull se fundó en 1892 en Münsterland, Alemania. La empresa familiar produce alrededor de 60.000 vehículos al año con más de 6.000 empleados y generó una facturación de alrededor de 2.600 millones de euros en el ejercicio 2022/23. La red de producción internacional se compone actualmente de diez plantas en Alemania, Lituania, España, Inglaterra, Turquía, Eslovaquia y Australia.


El equipo de prensa de Schmitz Cargobull:

Raquel Villarroya:  +34 976 613 200-5229 I raquel.villarroya@cargobull.com 
Luis Bonasa:  +34 976 613 200-5230 I luis.bonasa@cargobull.com
Anna Stuhlmeier:  +49 2558 81-1340          I anna.stuhlmeier@cargobull.com