Cloud-based logistics runs in our blood

Since 12 November 2019, Stephan has been CEO of Transporeon. His professional focus has always been to use his wealth of experience to help organisations grow – and that is also his goal at Transporeon. Stephan spent 13 years working for SAP, including his role as managing director of SAP Switzerland and as chief operating officer for the DACH region. After his time at SAP, Stephan successfully shaped the development of ERP provider Unit4 over a period of five years, three of which as CEO with responsibility for more than 4,000 employees. Stephan holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

“Here at Transporeon, an amazing team is working together with one goal: to make logistics processes more efficient, reliable and sustainable. This is why we are constantly developing and operating the most modern and powerful platforms on the market to provide a unique business offering in Europe, the USA and Asia, which connects more than 1,200 industrial companies and retailers with over 90,000 carriers through the strongest real-time logistics network in the world. This network opens up numerous opportunities and possibilities for future development. I am delighted to be part of Transporeon and look forward to realising these opportunities together with my colleagues, our customers and partners.”

Natasha joined Transporeon on 1 May 2020. This has led to two novelties. She is the first CMO of the company. She is also the first woman to complete the management team. Natasha calls herself a citizen of the world. She has already lived and worked in Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Spain, China, Kenya, Singapore, Thailand and the USA. But she is above all one thing: a marketer with enormous experience and passion. Natasha sees it as her mission to support brands to reinvent themselves in order to remain innovative and continue to be successful in the market. She has been involved in the creation and development of network business models on numerous occasions. After seven years at Kodak, she became co-founder and CMO of Kodakit, the uber of photography. Before joining Transporeon, she was Vice President Marketing of Falcon.io in Copenhagen, where she managed a powerful SaaS platform for social media.

As CMO of Transporeon, her work brings together several marketing departments within the group. In addition, her experience, expertise and commitment will support our further development as a customer- and market-oriented company.

Pragmatic and future-oriented, Ahmet Arslan has contributed to Transporeon’s success since joining the company in 2003. Passionate about his role as Chief Development & Engineering Officer, he develops scalable, reliable high-performance platforms for us. His priorities are availability, confidentiality and integrity, and he aims to help customers achieve greater success. With his teams, he focuses on building innovative cloud products across the entire logistics supply chain to deliver the best possible solution for customers at every touch point. Ahmet has overall responsibility for all platforms and IT operation, information security, software development and information management. He believes firmly in continuous improvement and cooperative teamwork.

Along with sales and logistics expertise, active listening is one of Thomas’ special skills. He is convinced he can learn something new from every discussion. The trick is to be curious and open, so it’s very unlikely that you’ll find Thomas and his team lecturing at length about features and functions. Instead, they ask questions and listen attentively. Only then do they think, together and in depth, about how they can meet customer requirements by developing the right new products and services.

Convinced that technology will usher in the next revolution in the supply chain world, Laurent has a strong background in supply chain with experience in industries ranging from automotive, steel and FMCG to retail across multiple geographies. For Laurent, satisfying customers is at the heart of what we do every day. The operations team creates added value by collaborating closely with customers to boost their performance and drive innovation.

“Connecting our community of customers – shippers and carriers – to our platform is our highest priority,” Laurent says, as it enables customers to leverage the power of our technology and the scale of our community. In addition to technological connections, a key mission of the entire operations team is to familiarise customers with the user-friendliness and capabilities of the Transporeon marketplace. This ensures that shippers and carriers fully benefit from the efficiency and optimisation of our products and services.

Jonathan's mission is to drive businesses to grow. With profound expertise in cloud services, business operations and strategy he joined Transporeon in August 2020 as Chief Commercial Officer. In his role Jonathan is responsible for the strategy and direction of the global sales organization and leads the team with passion.

A glance at his career confirms his success in designing and executing high-growth operational structures, driving geographically and culturally diverse teams to success. Before joining Transporeon, Jonathan gained international management experience in other leading software companies. Most recently he was General Manager at Infor, where he was responsible for expanding business relationships in India, Africa and the Middle East. Prior to that, Jonathan held both global and regional leadership positions at SAP. Jonathan’s collaborative style ensures the strength of the entire organisation is focused on doing what is right for our customers.

"I’m thrilled to be part of Transporeon. Globally recognized brands already trust Transporeon to enhance their logistics experience and productivity. The opportunity to further expand our global footprint has never been stronger and I am dedicated to supporting our colleagues at a time of rapid change."

Inspired by continuous supply chain innovation and the accelerating pace of technology adoption, Ed brings more than 25 years of experience to the task of running Transporeon Group Americas. 

Ed has held senior management positions at companies that have transformed the global supply chain planning and execution space. In previous roles, he worked for U.S.-based industry pioneers as they expanded across the globe. Now his mission is to grow Transporeon from its European roots into the Americas.

With responsibility for every stage of the customer journey in the Americas, Ed is familiar with nurturing growth on both a corporate and a personal level. By providing guidance to the new core process teams he’s established, he takes great pride in identifying new talent and in developing the “next generation” of leadership in the supply chain.

Julia joins Transporeon as first CHRO which is the great sign that we take the common statement «people are our main asset» very seriously.  Trust, making things happen and promoting diversity not tolerating non-inclusion are the main personal values of her which are matching Transporeon’s purpose and values greatly and making Julia so excited about the role. 

Julia is the very senior HR executive with experience in local, regional and global roles. She worked for big multinationals like Gillette, Nestle and Novartis as well as for smaller private equity owned firm GfK (leading German Market Research Institution). Her knowledge of different aspects of People Management, understanding of different business models combined with experience of working with very different cultures from Latin America to Western and Eastern Europe to Asia and Australia allow her to  connect business aspirations to necessary actions on people side not missing the big picture. Same time she is not scared of rolling up her sleeves and do things herself. 

«I am really excited to join Stephan and his very diverse management team and be part of it to drive the company to the next level of success» 

Nikolay, with almost two decades in logistics, worked 4 years in a senior leadership role at C.H. Robinson Europe and 11 years in different management roles at a global and regional level at DHL prior to joining Transporeon. He believes that technology will transform the way the industry operates in the future and is passionate about growing businesses and shaping the future of logistics. 

His team is focused on complex value-added services for shippers that help them optimize and improve their global supply chains. These world-class experts work to support customers’ needs in their procure-to-pay processes and beyond, from strategic supply chain consulting, market intelligence, and procurement management services to offering the most powerful transportation procurement platform on the market as well as the leading global freight audit and payment services. Having complete coverage of the process generates vast amounts of data that the team turns into unparalleled real-time visibility and insights into customers’ global supply chains. 

“I am privileged to be part of an amazing team of experts and visionaries that want to move the industry to the next level. Our goal is to provide holistic solutions to customers and establish Transporeon as the leading platform that makes logistics more efficient to the benefit of all involved parties.”