#11: Ditlev Blicher CEO Asia Pacific for DB Schenker

#11: Ditlev Blicher CEO Asia Pacific for DB Schenker Featured Image

Originally born in Denmark, Ditlev oversees the 14,000 employees currently operating across 400 locations in 20 countries throughout the Asia Pacific region for DB Schenker.

With over a decade of experience based in Asia, Mr. Blicher is no stranger to the region. Prior to joining DB Schenker, he was most recently President of Asia Pacific & Europe, Co-President Global Freight Forwarding and Executive Board Member of a multi-national supply chain management company.

He received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Northwood University and completed executive studies at Oxford University.

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Connect with the Guest:

Ditlev Blicher: LinkedIn

Stay tuned as we cover:

  • Top strategic directions that DB Schenker in trying to achieve in APAC by 2020
  • Which technology trends in logistics will likely make the most impact by 2020?
  • What are some of the most common challenges that your clients are currently struggling with when it comes to their supply chains?
  • Rail solutions from APAC to Europe. What DB Schenker is doing around it in the region.
  • What skills should logistics/ supply chain professionals be focused on to remain relevant and continue to add value to the industry in the future?
  • The leadership team in Schenker. What attributes are you looking for when it comes to leading the company to the next level?
  • As the leader of the APAC organisation, you are one of the top influencers of the organisation culture. Are there some leadership principles that you follow in your day to day work?
  • What is a personal habit that contributes to your success?

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About the Host:

The host, Radu Palamariu is the co-author of “From Source to Sold – Stories of Leadership in Supply Chain”. He has been named one of the top 3 Global Supply Chain Influencers on LinkedIn and was featured in ForbesBloombergWEFBangkok Post, and MIT Supply Chain Talent magazine. Radu invites executives to share stories and perspectives around technology, logistics, e-commerce, supply chain, and manufacturing, and their views on how the future will look.

Alcott Global connects and upgrades the supply chain ecosystem by finding the right talent through executive search, developing talent through learning solutions, and meeting supply chain technology needs through a comprehensive crunch base marketplace.

The supply chain executive search has been our focus since the very beginning, offering recruitment services for top-tier supply chain roles at every level of the end-to-end supply chain: plan, source / procure, make, and deliver. Our consultants have years of experience in placing top talent, in North America, LATAM, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and APAC, and besides speed, one of our biggest strengths is our network within the supply chain industry, and we capitalize on it to find the best solutions.

Through the years, we have grown as an organization and our offerings with it. One of our initiatives, the learning solutions- training and supply chain academy, is focused on transforming leadership- self-leadership, executive presence, influence capital, and business acumen. Through Supplify, we aim to match corporations with the top technology companies to solve their supply chain and logistics challenges with a focus on innovation and digital transformation.

We are in constant touch with the leaders in supply chain, inviting them to inspire the supply chain professionals in thought-provoking podcast episodes and events, and showcasing what is possible at the yearly Leaders in Supply Chain Awards.

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