The Board of Directors of Kuehne+Nagel International AG has appointed Marcus Claesson as the company’s Chief Information Officer, effective from 1 September 2025.
Claesson will join the company’s Management Board and assume responsibility for Kuehne+Nagel’s global information technology.
He will succeed Martin Kolbe, who will retire on 1 October 2025 after 20 years as a member of the company’s Management Board.
Claesson, from Sweden, brings to Kuehne+Nagel more than 25 years’ experience in international IT leadership roles.
Since 2019, he has served as CIO at DAX-listed Daimler Truck AG in Stuttgart, Germany.
Prior to that, he was responsible for IT Commercial Vehicles at Daimler AG, also in Stuttgart.
In 2007, Claesson joined Electrolux in Stockholm, Sweden.
From 2010 to 2016, he held the role of CIO of Electrolux AB and CEO of Electrolux IT Solutions AB.
From 1997 to 2007, he worked at Linde AG in Munich and Wiesbaden, Germany. Claesson has a degree in Computer Science from University of Borås, Sweden.
Kuehne+Nagel Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Joerg Wolle, said: “Kuehne+Nagel stands for strong information technology expertise and is driving digitalisation in logistics.
“Information technology enhances transparency and efficiency and helps optimise services for our customers.
“We are pleased to welcome Marcus Claesson, a proven IT executive, to the Management Board.
“We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Martin Kolbe for his outstanding work.
“He has been instrumental in advancing the development of our IT systems and digitalisation efforts.”
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