FM Logistic has appointed Nicolas Chéné as Group Business Solution Transport Director with the responsibility for the company’s transport division. He reports to Xavier Prévost, a member of FM Logistic’s executive committee.
In his new role, Nicolas Chéné will coordinate the work of international teams to develop FM Logistic’s transport activity, which had revenues of about €500 million in the last fiscal year.
His focus will be on digitisation (TMS, ITS, tracking, predictive ETA), service harmonisation and the development of sustainable transport services.
Born in 1973, Nicolas Chéné has made all his career in the international transport and logistics industry. Prior to joining FM Logistic, he was the head of Rudolph Logistik Gruppe’s international transport network.
Before that, he worked four years at DHL Freight in Germany (2016-2020), notably as head of non-terminal based operations (NBTO) and international business development, Germany & Austria.
Nicolas Chéné started his career in sales at Heppner (1996-2003) and also held positions at Ziegler (2012-2016) and L.W Cretschmar (2005-2012).
A French national, Nicolas Chéné also speaks German, English and Spanish.
Supporting the development of sustainable omnichannel supply chains is central to FM Logistic’s strategy, as illustrated in its tagline: “Supply Change”. Founded in France in 1967, the family-owned company is one of the leading supply chain services companies in Europe and Asia, serving customers in the FMCG, retail, beauty-cosmetics, industrial manufacturing and healthcare industries.
Its services include warehousing, omnichannel fulfilment, co-packing, domestic and international transport, urban logistics operations, as well as supply chain control tower services.
FM Logistic is active in more than 14 countries across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. It has annual revenues of about €1.4 billion and 27,200 FTE employees.