Jochen Muller takes over as COO of Air and Sea Logistics vertical at Dachser

January 23, 2018: Kempten, Germany- headquartered, Dachser appointed Jochen Muller as the chief operations officer (COO) for Dachser’s Air & Sea Logistics business from January 1, 2018. He replaces Thomas Reuter, who retired at the end of last year after 39 years at Dachser. Muller joined Dachser on October 1, 2016, to prepare for his duties as COO.

As COO Air & Sea Logistics and a member of the Executive Board, Jochen Muller will continue the work of Thomas Reuter. His core duties include the further expansion of the intercontinental air and sea freight network and the connection of this network with the European road network in order to add value for customers through intermodal logistics.

Muller was born in the German city of Worms in 1964. He joined the board of Schenker Deutschland AG in 2011, where he was responsible for the Central Europe air freight region as well as sales (air/sea) and logistics for global relocations, trade fairs, and sports events. Prior to that, Muller was CEO of Schenker’s British subsidiary with responsibility for land, sea, and air freight as well as the trade fair business.

“Jochen Muller has immersed himself in our corporate structures, and now has a comprehensive understanding of our business processes and the challenges we face on an international level,” said Bernhard Simon, CEO of Dachser.

Born in 1957, Thomas Reuter joined Dachser in 1978, becoming a member of the Executive Board at the start of 2006. He was a driving force in helping the provider of logistics services to develop its international business, building up a global network of air and sea freight locations.

Dachser Air & Sea Logistics has 172 locations of its own and over 4,000 employees, who generated some 1.5 billion euros in sales in 2016. Reuter plans to continue serving the company in an advisory capacity but will turn his attention to matters outside Dachser’s day-to-day operations. Among other things, he will retain his seat on the board of “The WACO System” (World Air Cargo Organisation) and will represent Dachser’s interests in the Dachser joint ventures Jet-Speed GmbH and NNR + Dachser GmbH.