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| Panalpina appoints Marco Gadola as new Group Chief Financial Officer | 03/10/2008
| The global freight forwarding and logistics group Panalpina has appointed Marco Gadola (44) as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Board. He will take office in autumn 2008. |
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| With Marco Gadola, Panalpina is hiring a finance and economics expert who looks back on many years of experience with international companies. Before joining Panalpina, he was Group-CFO of the Straumann Holding and prior to this he was Group-CFO of the Swiss consumer-foods-manufacturer Hero. He also held leading management positions at the Hilti Group which manufactures products for the construction and building industries. Furthermore, both at Straumann, as well as at Hero, Marco Gadola has overseen production, logistics, investor relations and information technology worldwide and played a leading part in the acquisition and integration of companies.
„I am delighted to announce the appointment of Marco Gadola as the new CFO of Panalpina”, says CEO Monika Ribar. “With his qualifications and his long experience in both international and listed companies, he is a perfect fit for Panalpina. I am convinced to have found an ideal person for this demanding job”, she added.
Marco Gadola is also looking forward to his new challenge. „ Panalpina is an extremely dynamic company with a clear customer-oriented global strategy. The company is in a fast moving and highly demanding growth market with an ever-changing environment. This asks for new solutions on a regular basis which is why I am convinced to be able to bring in my personality, my skills and experiences in an ideal way”.
A picture of Marco Gadola can be found here... |
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The Panalpina Group
The Panalpina Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of forwarding and logistics services, specializing in intercontinental air freight and ocean freight shipments and associated supply chain management solutions. Thanks to its in-depth industry know-how and state-of-the-art IT systems, Panalpina provides globally integrated door-to-door forwarding solutions tailored to its customers’ individual needs. The Panalpina Group operates a close-knit network with some 500 branches in 90 countries. In a further 60 countries, it cooperates closely with selected partner companies. Panalpina employs more than 15,000 people worldwide.
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