The Supervisory Board of the Rhenus Community has appointed Gilles Delarue as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Management Board, effective 1 September 2024.
Delarue, for the time being serving as Head of Community Shareholdings International and Community Compliance Officer, brings huge leadership expertise all throughout the Rhenus Community. He succeeds Egbert Bernsmeister, who’s shifting to sister firm SARIA as Chief Financial Officer below the umbrella of the RETHMANN Community.
With over 15 years of leadership expertise at Rhenus Community, a globally main logistics carrier provider, Gilles Delarue brings a wealth of expertise to his new role as Chief Financial Officer. He also has an intensive management background from his tenure at SARIA, the build he has held key positions since 1998. He’ll be triumphant Egbert Bernsmeister, who became once guilty as CFO and Management Board member of Rhenus Community for bigger than 13 years and will now transition to performing CFO at SARIA. Moreover to his new CFO characteristic at SARIA, he can even leverage his expertise in hundreds of key areas of the RETHMANN Community, for instance as a future member of the Supervisory Board of Transdev. The two executives are working closely to issue a seamless handover. “We are joyful to welcome Gilles Delarue, a extremely skilled leader with over 15 years of background inner Rhenus Community, as our new CFO and member of the Community Management Board. His global expertise and deep working out of our firm’s DNA, strategic growth targets, and challenges build him uniquely certified. At the same time, on behalf of the entire Rhenus Community, I would favor to thank our long-standing Chief Financial Officer, Egbert Bernsmeister, for his considerable contributions to Rhenus a success growth. His dedication has been a riding force in the relieve of our transformation from a European-centered firm to the world logistics leader we are this present day”, said Dr. Marco Schröter, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rhenus Community.
In his new role, Delarue will oversee the Rhenus Community’s finance division, which involves M&A, Finance, Controlling, Corporate Constructing, Upright, Compliance, and Insurance. Drawing on his huge expertise in financial management, the new CFO will be obvious the Rhenus Community maintains financial stability and sustainability. “For nearly two many years, I enjoy identified Gilles to be a passionate leader and illustrious financial advisor. He’ll be an very ideal addition to our management board and successfully translate our growth strategy 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 superb to his new role as CFO in a household-owned firm. Not only does his new plan beef up outcomes however also, makes our firm future-proof for generations to attain.”
The designated CFO for the time being holds numerous key management positions all throughout the Rhenus Community, at the side of Community Head of Compliance and Head of Community Shareholdings International. “I’m thrilled to continue the Rhenus long-lasting success story as a household-owned group and to extra propel our fearless growth trajectory. With the privilege of taking over a genuine group from Egbert, I’m assured that alongside with our exceptionally expert crew, we can successfully supply protection to belongings for future generations”, said Gilles Delarue.
Delarue graduated with a level in Industry Administration from the Heinrich-Heine-College Düsseldorf in 1997, marking the initiating of a outstanding 30-year occupation as a financial expert with main global corporations.
