Philipp Lührs

I oversee a high-performing team dedicated to orchestrating seamless and efficient project logistics solutions across Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and the Indian Subcontinent (ISC). Together with my peers, I drive innovation, optimize processes, and aim to create exceptional experiences for our customers in the Energy, Renewables, Mining, Mobility, Capital Projects, and Maritime industry.

I lead an amazing team of professionals in the Project Logistics division for Middle East and Africa (MEA), which delivers solutions in the areas of Energy, Renewables, Mining, Industrial Projects, and Marine Logistics.

As a part of the Project Logistics division, I was overseeing the Industrial Projects business development and execution initiatives in Europe.

As a part of the Project Logistics division, I was responsible for developing and implementing the corporate Industrial Projects strategy, as well as establishing a worldwide project logistics execution team and functional support units for Transport Engineering and Marine Chartering.

Resuming responsibility for air, sea, road and project logistics, sales and financial results of Middle East offices, overall responsibility of Corporate Marketing & Communication Department.

Resuming responsibility for air, sea, road and project logistics, sales and financial results of Middle East offices, global responsibility for oil & gas vertical.

Lecturing courses on Logistics, Transportation, Marketing & Procurement Management as part of a Supply Chain Management Diploma Program course from the Supply Chain Management Association Ontario (www.supplychaincanada.com/on).

Resuming responsibility for air, sea, road and project logistics, sales and financial results of branches in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Egypt and representations in Oman, Bahrain and Yemen.

Resuming responsibility for air, sea and road logistics, sales and financial results of branches in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Kuwait. Re-branding and integration of the former Rohde & Liesenfeld Middle East group into the network of the new shareholder GEODIS.

Resuming responsibility for air, sea and road logistics, sales and financial results of Qatar branch.

Responsible for business development in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and Syria.

Responsible for business development and transport & logistics operations for affiliated branches in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.

Operational responsibility for sea and road logistics export to Eastern Europe and C.I.S. (Commonwealth of Independent States) region; Operational Key Account Management (OKAM) for German and Austrian based industrial customers.

Operational responsibility for sea and road logistics export to Near & Middle East.

General training in air, sea and road logistics.

Navy Corps of Signals Group 21, rank at discharge from military: Lance Corporal (honorable discharge)