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LogTech company InstaFreight has strengthened its management level by appointing Martin Leopold in the newly created position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Coming from industry giant DHL Freight, the 54-year-old with a mathematics degree will make sure together with the founders that scale-up InstaFreight, one of the leading digital logistics companies for overland transport in Europe, continues its dynamic growth seen in recent years.

Martin Leopold has gained substantial experience in logistics during his career – especially in the areas of finance, sales, and IT. From 2014 to 2017, he was Chief Financial Officer at Deutsche Post DHL Group. Followed by work as Chief Sales Officer at the logistics powerhouse in Bonn.

Leopold explains the motives for the change: “My decision to join InstaFreight is associated with my desire to work at a dynamically growing scale-up. Within this task the goals will be securing well-established corporate structures and creating innovative new ones. InstaFreight started with the ambition of accelerating digitalisation in European road freight transport and building a leading digital logistics provider in Europe.

“I strongly believe in InstaFreight’s vision and am very much looking forward to being part of this exciting journey. I am firmly convinced that we can develop more potential within our business model and will set out for profitability.”

“With Martin Leopold joining us, we succeed in taking another major step in our development,” says Philipp Ortwein, Managing Director and Co-Founder of InstaFreight, looking at the prospects for the company. “With his know-how and leadership skills, we at InstaFreight are striving to continue and expand the course that has made us one of the fastest-growing road freight logistics service providers in Europe.”

“InstaFreight has grown remarkably fast in recent years,” says Dirk Reich, Chairman of InstaFreight. “To maintain this momentum, we are strengthening our ranks with a manager this autumn who is highly respected in the industry. Martin Leopold will help to continue our success story together with the current management team, bringing own impulses along the way.”

 

B2B marketplace provider NovaFori has strengthened its team with the appointment of Rodrigo Diaz as Head of Digital Transformation.

Rodrigo joins NovaFori as the company’s first Head of Digital Transformation, with a brief focusing on strategy, innovation, consultative sales and partnership development. Rodrigo will be working in partnership with Paul MacGregor, Head of Sales and Marketing and Phil Bird, Executive Director to accelerate NovaFori’s client development and business strategy. He will report to Garry Jones, CEO, and will support NovaFori by overseeing the production and implementation of marketplace solutions for its clients.

Most recently working for Shell as Customer Experience Strategy Lead, Rodrigo brings more than 11 years of experience with the oil and gas company across supply chain, marketing, strategy, innovation and digitalisation. Rodrigo also has extensive experience in the areas of mobility and decarbonisation working for Shell’s energy transition and mobility businesses, across strategy, innovation, product development and digital transformation alongside top-tier businesses, consultancies and technology companies.

NovaFori will leverage Rodrigo’s expertise to accelerate innovation at the company, refine its business model and customer integration, and establish NovaFori as a leader in the mobility and decarbonisation sectors, with the goal of scaling up its business and serving more sectors.

Garry Jones, CEO of NovaFori, said: “It is a pleasure to welcome Rodrigo on behalf of everyone at NovaFori. Digital transformation has become a sector-agnostic essential for businesses as a result of the pandemic, and we believe Rodrigo’s experience in strategic business transformation will enhance our ability to aid our partners with their digital innovation.”

Rodrigo Diaz, Head of Digital Transformation at NovaFori, added: “I am delighted to join NovaFori, an innovative, world-class marketplace provider with an ambitious vision. Having previously bridged the gap between producing marketplace solutions and partnering with consultancies in my time at Shell, I look forward to replicating that success at NovaFori. I am excited to start developing new partnerships and realise the value in building digital marketplaces together.”