As a highly sought-after global chief executive officer, Philippe Gilbert has an extensive history of success in turning around struggling enterprises, scaling companies, and fueling revenue and profitability. He is an established thought leader in the logistics sector, and advises organizations on best practices for optimizing businesses for ongoing performance outcomes and success. With an extensive understanding of the macro-level issues that are transforming the field—changing customer demands, increasing transportation costs, technology integration, and sustainability—he is uniquely poised to lead the industry to its next levels of performance and growth. A global citizen, he has lived and worked throughout Europe, Latin America, Africa and the US. His core areas of contribution lie in the following:Business Transformation: Led UPS Supply Chain Solutions to new levels of excellence. Achieved top 3 profitability ranking among competitors and #1 position in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for supply chain excellence for three consecutive years. Digital Transformation: Spearheaded the development of 2 groundbreaking digital platforms at UPS: ‘Forwarding Hub,’ which achieved $150M in top-line revenue within 2 years of launch, and enhanced ‘Coyote GO,’ raising sales to $120M. In addition, to developing a Visibility and Dashboard called Symphony for UPS SCS Shippers now used across UPS Group Revenue Growth: Amplified DB Schenker Logistics’ freight forwarding and ocean and contract logistics services to scale revenue with the customer AWS from $50M to $450M. Global Leadership: Served in executive leadership positions with logistics companies in Africa, China (HKG), Brazil, Netherlands, France, and the United States. Mergers & Acquisitions: Led the merger of GEODIS and TNT Freight Management. Completed multiple acquisitions to expand GEODIS’s market share. Corporate Restructuring: Integrated and consolidated multiple acquired companies into DB Schenker Logistics and led restructuring efforts for EGL’s Latin American market.Board-Level Leadership: Added value to the boards of UNICEF USA, ITT, Evri, Livingston and OrbComm.If you wish to get in touch with Philippe, please do so via email: pgda94130@gmail.com.
