Kleinostheim, May 11, 2022: The Advisory Board of IDS Logistik GmbH has elected Alessandro Cacciola (45), CEO of the Andreas Schmid Group, as its new Chairman.
The previous Chairman, Stefan Noerpel-Schneider (55), who had held the position since 2015, stepped down from his position on a rotational basis. During his chairmanship, IDS has further expanded its position as the largest groupage cooperation. The general cargo volume in the network alone grew by 41 percent during his seven years in office and the network density was increased from 45 to 51 locations.
Alessandro Cacciola studied business administration with a focus on freight forwarding, transportation and logistics and has been working in logistics ever since, both in Europe and worldwide. An MBA in Change Management & Leadership rounds off his profile. Since January 1, 2019, Cacciola has been a member of the Executive Board of the Andreas Schmid Group, which he took over as Chairman in June 2019. He has been a member of the IDS Advisory Board since February 2019.
Philipp Strenge (46), Managing Partner of the Rieck Logistics Group, was once again elected Deputy Chairman of the committee. Cacciola and Strenge have set themselves the goal of further expanding IDS and thus strengthening the capacities and quality of the network. Digitalization, green logistics and the requirements of the growing B2C business will also be a close focus.
The IDS Advisory Board is composed as follows: Alessandro Cacciola (Andreas Schmid) Chairman, Philipp Strenge (Rieck) Deputy Chairman, Simon Bitter (Kühne+Nagel), Madeleine Boos (Gras), Peter Fog-Petersen (DSV), Stefan Noerpel-Schneider (Noerpel), Klaus Stäblein (Geis).
