Asse, Belgium: GXO Logistics has hired Willem Veekens as its managing director for operations in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Paul Mohan, managing director, Continental Europe for GXO, said: “Willem brings more than two decades of experience in the European contract logistics industry to this role, and his expertise in customer service, operations, sales and people engagement will be instrumental in continuing GXO’s exceptional growth in Belgium and the Netherlands, which has seen a record number of warehouse start-ups this year.”
Before joining GXO, Veekens was managing director – Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg – for Ceva Logistics, where he had also held several senior director roles.
On August 2, 2021, XPO Logistics spun out its contract logistics business into a new company, GXO.
