Kuehne+Nagel Names New Leaders for US, Germany
The logistics firm has appointed new national and cluster managers across the US, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Malta.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in People
Kuehne+Nagel appointed Daniel Randig as national manager for the US, effective 1 November, succeeding Marcus Bennett, who has taken a global management role. The company also named Björn Traemann as national manager for Germany and Miguel Germano as cluster manager for Spain, Portugal and Malta.
Why it matters
The appointments reshape leadership across several key markets for the global logistics provider. Each new manager brings long internal experience with the company.
Randig joined the company in Brazil in 2001 and most recently served as national air logistics manager for the US. Germano most recently served as national manager for Mexico before his cluster appointment.
The players
Kuehne+Nagel
Kuehne+Nagel is a global logistics and freight forwarding company headquartered in Switzerland, operating across air, ocean and contract logistics.
Daniel Randig
Daniel Randig is a logistics executive with almost three decades of industry experience who has spent much of his career with Kuehne+Nagel.
The details
Randig replaces Marcus Bennett, who has moved into a global management position at Kuehne+Nagel. Traemann succeeds Tobias Jerschke, who has been with the company for more than 28 years and is pursuing a career outside logistics, while Germano succeeds Miguel Ambielle Fernandez, who is taking up a new global management role.
Timeline
1 November 2026: Daniel Randig took up his role as national manager for the US.
2001: Daniel Randig joined Kuehne+Nagel in Brazil.
Market Landscape
The appointments follow a pattern of elevating long-tenured internal staff into regional roles at Kuehne+Nagel. Competitors in global freight forwarding similarly rely on regional managers to run national operations across large markets.
For customers and business partners, the leadership changes may affect points of contact for freight and logistics services in the US, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Malta. Day-to-day service levels are not addressed in the announcement.
The takeaway
Leadership transitions in global logistics often bring new regional priorities, so business readers may watch how Kuehne+Nagel's US and European operations develop under the new managers.
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