CEVA Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, announced the appointment of Pierre Girardin as Managing Director for the CEVA Business Unit France, Benelux & Nordics. He will have responsibility for this region across all CEVA businesses and is the successor of Onno Meij, who has led the Business Unit for more than six years. Mr. Meij was appointed as Group Director Operations at CEVA Global Head Office in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands. In this role, Mr. Meij will be responsible for functional mastery in global operations and for delivering operational excellence programs (Lean, Zero-Defect Start up, Standard Metrics and Smart Solutions) across all CEVA businesses worldwide.

Girardin joins the CEVA Business Unit coming from CEVA Global Head Office, where he held the position of Group Director, Strategy & Contract Logistics Business Development.

“Over the past years, this Business Unit has consistently shown an outstanding performance, leading to a top position as logistics provider in the Benelux. I am delighted to take on the challenge to build further on that tradition and to drive continuous improvement and the service for our customers everyday and again” commented Mr. Girardin.

Prior to joining CEVA in 2001, Mr. Girardin worked in various roles for companies like Caterpillar Overseas s.a. and McKinsey & Company. Mr. Girardin holds a MSc Mechanical Engineering degree and a MBA from INSEAD, France.