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ALBERT VIDAL IS THE NEW CEO OF TGW SOUTH EUROPE
10.10.2023
The experienced manager succeeds David Bendien, whose responsibility as Senior Vice President of Lifetime Services encompasses after-sales on a global level • TGW South Europe employs more than 250 people for the planning, realisation and ongoing support and maintenance of highly-automated logistics centres • Customers such as Leroy Merlin, Mango, Ahorramas, Decathlon, HiperDino and Mayoral put their trust in TGW technology
At the end of September, Albert Vidal became the new Chief Executive Officer of TGW South Europe. Thus, the seasoned intralogistics expert has taken on responsibility for the Spanish, Portuguese and French markets. He succeeds David Bendien, who is Senior Vice President of Lifetime Services and thus responsible for TGW's international after-sales business.
Albert Vidal brings comprehensive corporate management and team development skills to his new role as Chief Executive Officer of TGW South Europe, having experience in such areas as business development, sales and innovation management. Following his communications engineering studies and an MBA degree, he specialised in the areas of technology and intralogistics automation. Prior to his current position at TGW Logistics, Albert Vidal was a Managing Director at Element Logic in Spain and Business Unit Director at Mecalux.
MARKET WITH GREAT AUTOMATION POTENTIAL
»We are delighted to have found someone who brings so much experience and such leadership qualities to the table for TGW Logistics and we are confident that Albert Vidal will continue to drive forward the successful developments of the past years,« affirmsHarald Schröpf, Chief Executive Officer of TGW Logistics. »Spain and France are among the largest and highest-performing national economies in the world. The potential for intralogistics automation is therefore enormous in both markets.«
Renowned industry leaders like Ahorramas, Decathlon, HiperDino, Leroy Merlin, Mango and Mayoral put their trust in the expertise of TGW South Europe, not only for planning and realisation but also for the subsequent support and maintenance of their highly-automated distribution centres during live operation.