The Supervisory Board of the Rhenus Community has appointed Gilles Delarue because the fresh Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Administration Board, effective 1 September 2024.
Delarue, currently serving as Head of Community Shareholdings World and Community Compliance Officer, brings in depth management abilities at some level of the Rhenus Community. He succeeds Egbert Bernsmeister, who’s transferring to sister firm SARIA as Chief Financial Officer below the umbrella of the RETHMANN Community.
With over 15 years of management abilities at Rhenus Community, a globally leading logistics carrier provider, Gilles Delarue brings a wealth of craftsmanship to his fresh role as Chief Financial Officer. He also has a detailed administration background from his tenure at SARIA, where he has held key positions since 1998. He’ll prevail Egbert Bernsmeister, who turned into accountable as CFO and Administration Board member of Rhenus Community for additional than 13 years and must now transition to performing CFO at SARIA. To boot to his fresh CFO arrangement at SARIA, he’ll also leverage his abilities in other key areas of the RETHMANN Community, for instance as a future member of the Supervisory Board of Transdev. The 2 executives are working carefully to be scoot a seamless handover. “We’re contented to welcome Gilles Delarue, a highly experienced chief with over 15 years of background within Rhenus Community, as our fresh CFO and member of the Community Administration Board. His worldwide abilities and deep notion of our firm’s DNA, strategic increase targets, and challenges compose him uniquely qualified. On the the same time, on behalf of the total Rhenus Community, I would indulge in to thank our long-standing Chief Financial Officer, Egbert Bernsmeister, for his indispensable contributions to Rhenus a hit increase. His dedication has been a driver behind our transformation from a European-focused firm to the worldwide logistics chief we are on the unusual time”, said Dr. Marco Schröter, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rhenus Community.
In his fresh role, Delarue will oversee the Rhenus Community’s finance division, which contains M&A, Finance, Controlling, Company Pattern, Ethical, Compliance, and Insurance. Drawing on his in depth abilities in financial administration, the fresh CFO will compose scoot the Rhenus Community maintains financial stability and sustainability. “For nearly twenty years, I in actual fact have known Gilles to be a passionate chief and outstanding financial manual. He’ll be an very honest correct addition to our administration board and successfully translate our increase approach into consistent financial plans,” said Tobias Bartz, CEO and Chairman of the Rhenus Community. “Gilles understands and lives our Rhenus DNA and values, which makes him ideally fitted to his fresh role as CFO in a family-owned firm. Now now not only does his fresh assign enhance outcomes but also, makes our firm future-proof for generations to return.”
The designated CFO currently holds several key administration positions at some level of the Rhenus Community, along side Community Head of Compliance and Head of Community Shareholdings World. “I’m overjoyed to continue the Rhenus long-lasting success legend as a family-owned group and to extra propel our ambitious increase trajectory. With the privilege of taking on a valid group from Egbert, I’m assured that in conjunction with our exceptionally professional crew, we are in a position to successfully provide protection to resources for future generations”, said Gilles Delarue.
Delarue graduated with a degree in Alternate Administration from the Heinrich-Heine-College Düsseldorf in 1997, marking the launch of a outstanding 30-yr profession as a financial knowledgeable with leading worldwide firms.
