Executive Board
Our Executive Board is responsible for running the company and represents our corporation in dealings with third parties. The Board consists of five members and, in the interests of the company as well as the stakeholder approach, is bound to the goal of sustainably increasing the enterprise value.
Matthias Magnor (born 1974) has more than 20 years of experience in the international logistics industry. On January 1, 2025, he took over as Chairman of the Executive Board of the BLG Group. He has been a member of this body since October 1, 2021. Matthias Magnor was initially responsible for the CONTRACT Division, before also taking over the AUTOMOBILE Division as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the end of 2022. Prior to this, the business administration graduate acquired extensive expertise in the areas of supply chain management, logistics, services and retail.
Michael Blach (born in 1964) is an internationally-experienced port and shipping manager, most recently as Vice President of Key Client Management at the A.P. MØller-Maersk Group. He has been a member of the Executive Board since June 1, 2013, and has been responsible for the CONTAINER division since January 1, 2017. Furthermore, he is Chairman of the Group Management Board of EUROGATE.
Following executive management roles at international companies, Christine Hein (born in 1967) brings to the table solid knowledge and experience, especially in finance / accounting, risk management and M&A. For 17 years, she worked in various departments and companies within the French oil group Total. On November 1, 2020 she joined the Executive Board as CFO.
Axel Krichel (born 1967) has been the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the AUTOMOBILE and CONTRACT Divisions on the BLG Group's Executive Board since January 1, 2025. He was most recently a member of the management board at Kuehne + Nagel and was responsible for all contract logistics in the DACH region. Further stations in his professional career include management positions at Schenker and DHL, among others.
Ulrike Riedel (born in 1972) draws on many years of experience as a Labor Relations Director. From 1999, she worked in various functions for the airport company Flughafen Hamburg GmbH, before joining Hamburger Hochbahn AG in 2009 as Labor Relations Director and Member of the Board of Management. In March 2017, Ulrike Riedel took up her post as Labor Relations Director and member of the group management of EUROGATE, before joining BLG as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) on July 1, 2020.
THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
The Supervisory Board continually supervises the work of the Board of Management as well as advising them. This is based on detailed written and verbal reports from the Executive Board. The members of the Supervisory Board also regularly exchange information and ideas with the Executive Board.
Rules of procedure of the Supervisory Board
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