Edoardo Podestá Appointed COO of Dachser Air & Sea Logistics

Dachser, a German logistics company with a branch in Luxembourg, has announced the appointment of Edoardo Podestá as the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Air & Sea Logistics business field; Edoardo Podestá replaces Jochen Müller in this position.

Dachser and the current COO of Air & Sea Logistics, Jochen Müller, have mutually agreed not to extend the latter's contract when it expires in 2020. As such, Jochen Müller will stop working for Dachser with immediate effect.

In recent years, Jochen Müller was responsible for developing the air and sea freight business into a network company with operations worldwide, thereby putting in place the foundations for globally integrated supply chain solutions for Dachser's customers. It is thanks to his commitment that the structures to support the future expansion of the air and sea freight business could be further cemented. 

The job of heading up the global air and sea freight business will go to Edoardo Podestá, a seasoned Dachser manager. The 57-year-old Italian joined Dachser back in 2003 as part of the management team for the Züst Ambrosetti Far East Ltd. joint venture after Dachser had taken full control. In recognition of his successful expansion of the air and sea freight business in Asia, he was appointed Managing Director of the Asia Pacific business unit in 2014. 

Bernhard Simon, CEO of Dachser, commented: “Edoardo Podestá combines his success as an entrepreneur and strong leadership skills with his profound knowledge of the Asian and global air and sea freight markets. As COO Air & Sea Logistics, he will continue to expand our intercontinental network for air and sea freight and link it even more closely with our European overland transport network”.   

The Luxembourg branch of Dachser, which opened in 2011, is located in Grevenmacher and employs some 42 people.