Caio Najm appointed to head up CEVA Brazil
23 Septiembre 2009 - 11:07 CET
São Paulo, Brazil, 23 September 2009 - CEVA Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, has announced the appointment of Caio Najm as its new General Director in Brazil. Najm has more than 25 years of experience, having worked in companies such as Ernst & Young Consulting, Accenture (Andersen Consulting), Cia. Transportadora, Coml. Translor and Ryder do Brazil, where he held the position of General Director.The main challenges ahead for CEVA's new executive will be to maintain the satisfaction rate and expand operations among current customers.
Commenting on his new role, Caio Najm, General Director, CEVA Logistics in Brazil, said: "With the integration of the two main areas of the company - contract logistics and freight management - we plan on optimizing our services and offering unique solutions to the market, servicing the needs of our customers across the logistics chain".
Najm graduated in business administration at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and has a MBA by the University of Michigan Business School.
Giuseppe De Vincenzo, who previously occupied this position, leaves CEVA Brazil, after six years, to pursue a new role with CEVA outside Brazil. Over the next months, Caio and Giuseppe will work together to ensure a smooth transition.
For more information contact:
Elisandra Casaroti
+55 11 2199-6820
elisandra.casaroti@cevalogistics.com
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CEVA Logistics is a leading global supply chain management company. We provide end-to-end design, implementation and operational solutions in contract logistics and freight management to large and medium-sized national and multinational companies. CEVA employs circa 50,000 people and runs an extensive global network with facilities in over 100 countries. For the year ending 31 December 2008, the Group reported revenues of €6.3bn. For more information, please visit www.cevalogistics.com.
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