Schenker India Pvt. Ltd., part of DB Schenker, the transport and logistics division of the Deutsche Bahn Group, has announced that Mr. Vishal Sharma has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer – India and the Indian sub-continent, with effect from May 2, 2018. He is succeeding Mr. Oliver Bohm who has taken up a new role as Europe Chief Commercial Officer after spending 20 years in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Mr. Sharma would be reporting to Mr. Ditlev Blicher, Chief Executive Officer, DB Schenker in APAC.
With over 17 years of experience with Maersk, Mr. Sharma held various strategic leadership roles in Europe and Asia, and is also well versed in the 3PL and SCM industry where he in particular was Area CEO for India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka of a 3PL. Apart from this, he also has a wealth of entrepreneurial experience in start-ups and business incubation.
An MBA from Chicago Booth, Mr. Sharma has a strong interest in technology solutions in fields such as analytics and SaaS.