Logistics service provider, the Leschaco Group, has announced that Jens Osterwald is the new managing director for Leschaco (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Osterwald will assume his new role in Malaysia on September 1, 2024.

Starting his professional career in 2005 with a three-year dual study programme at Leschaco’s headquarters in Bremen, Osterwald then worked for two years as a sales representative in the tank container department.

In 2010, Osterwald moved to Leschaco Korea Ltd. in Seoul, where he held various management positions, most recently as general manager of warehousing and contract logistics until 2017.

In 2017 he joined Logwin Air + Ocean Korea Ltd. in Seoul as managing director. Returning to Germany in 2022, he assumed the role of managing director for the local country organisation at Crane Worldwide Logistics Germany in Frankfurt. Most recently, he served as director of contract logistics at the same company.

Alexander Donau, regional head APAC at the Leschaco Group, said: “We are happy to welcome Jens back to the Leschaco family. His extensive experience and proven leadership in the logistics industry make him the ideal candidate to lead our operations in Malaysia.

“Jens is a senior manager with 20 years of hands-on experience and has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams to success in highly competitive markets. His wide-ranging knowledge of air and ocean freight, trucking, projects, as well as warehousing and contract logistics, will be vital to the further expansion of our presence in the region.”

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