Hi community, I studied industrial engineering in Kempten/Neu-Ulm and Ulm with a strong focus on Marketing. Following graduation I joined Siemens ICN Information and Communications Networks as a Junior Marketing Consultant, at the same time working to set up Transporeon GmbH with friends from my time at university. The company was founded in the year 2000. As Managing Director, I focus primarily on product and innovation management. The TRANSPOREON Group links manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers with logistics service providers. The European market leader for e-logistics and offers 3 SaaS based logistics platforms:TRANSPOREON for transportation management; TICONTRACT for e-sourcing, procurement and freight bill auditing; MERCAREON for retail specific dock scheduling. These 3 platforms currently link over 1,000 shippers, 55,000 carriers and 100,000 users in over 100 countries.TRANSPOREON’s efficient, user-friendly Web-based solutions facilitate RFP management, load tendering, dock scheduling and real-time mobile tracking and tracing. Established in 2000 in Germany, TRANSPOREON’s platforms successfully serve customers around the world ranging from mid-sized to blue chip.