The Energy Republic September Edition

INDUSTRY NEWS
Deugro Appoints Diana Kaufmann as President
Hanau, Germany, September 1, 2022 –
Effective today, Diana Kaufmann has been
appointed President Central Europe, Global
Risk Management and HR Development for
deugro. Throughout her career, Diana
Kaufmann has acquired a wide range of skills
and experience that makes her an excellent
candidate for the position of President.
In addition to being responsible for deugro in
Germany and France, dib Deutsche Insurance
Broker GmbH(dib), the Contract Management
division and deugro’s Global Human Resource
development as a distinct subsection of
Global Human Resources, she will be
managing Sales and Business Development in
Austria and Switzerland.
To build a successful career, or to develop a
successful human resources strategy, it is
imperative that professionals have access to
opportunities for continuous professional
development, succession planning, and
knowledge transfer.
Due to the diversity of the industry, it can be
difficult to define a career path in the global
project logistics sector, particularly at a time
when new graduates are seeking definition,
commitment and certainty.
A successful project logistics operation
requires professionals with a positive
attitude, values and work ethic.
It is possible and of great value to hire and
develop resources based on mindset, instead
Diana Kaufmann,President Central Europe, Global
Risk Management and HR Development for deugro
of just on skills or experience. Retaining
strong employees is the next challenge after
attracting and developing them.
“To support this journey, deugro stresses the
importance of gaining a broad knowledge
base of project management methodologies,
tools and practices. The company places a
strong emphasis on digitalization and
automation in order to handle supply chains
and deliver project
logistics in a way that is compatible with the
new and old ways of doing things,” said Simon
Wasum, COO, deugro.
He goes on to add: “We strongly believe that
Diana is the best candidate to fulfill her new
role as President Central Europe, Global Risk
Management and HR Development, and to
help deugro develop further—both in terms
of our clients as well as our most important
asset: our employees.”
“I am very excited to take over the new role,
and I will give it my all to achieve deugro’s
company objectives and goals and bring the
company to the next level in a fast-changing
and challenging environment, while being
committed to continuous improvement and
development,” added Diana Kaufmann,
President Central Europe, Global Risk
Management and HR Development for
deugro.
Diana adds: “Having been part of the project
logistics industry for almost 30 years and
having first- hand experience in a variety of
positions along the supply chain enables me
to support our clients best in Germany,
France, Austria and Switzerland, as well as our
employees.”
By promoting Diana Kaufmann, deugro is
reinforcing its President structure even
further.
Dteq Installs New Management to Strengthen its
Global Business Portfolio
Bremen, Germany, September 1, 2022
– With immediate effect, Hagen
Hennig is taking over the role of
Technical Director, Transport Engineering
Solutions (dteq) and Boris Dykiert remains
Commercial Director, dteq.
Hagen Hennig and Boris Dykiert have both
been with dteq for many years, so a smooth
transition will be assured. The global
structure will be further supported by our
existing teams lead by Felix Kok as Regional
Director Transport Engineering EMEA, dteq;
Franklin Alvarez as Regional Director
Transport Engineering Americas, dteq; Arlan
Baylon as Regional Director Transport
Engineering APAC, dteq; and Sebastian Krey
as Lead Transport Engineer, dteq.
“I am excited to take over the role as
Technical Director for dteq. My experience
Boris Dykiert
and passion for transport-engineering will
enable me to help the team grow further
and develop cutting-edge transport
solutions,” said Hagen Hennig, Technical
Director, dteq.
“We have excellent experience in
supporting clients in all transport
engineering challenges, from the early
stages all the way until the close out of a
project. I am very much looking forward to
continuing this path of client-focused
engineering services.”
“I am proud to continue leading dteq’s
strategic and commercial development and
being part of this ambitious and winning
team. I look forward to developing further
opportunities for our global clients from
various industries,” said Boris Dykiert,
Commercial Director, dteq.
Niels Meldau, who was dteq’s President
until now, will take over the role of Head of
Global Operational Excellence, deugro with
immediate effect. He led dteq since 2018,
building up a truly global, effective and
highly skilled team in the past four years. As
a result, dteq continues to gain trust based
upon its expertise and specialized services
and solutions.
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