Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Active

Luigi

Senior executive with over 25 years of leadership in operations, logistics and strategic management in leading companies in the international express courier and logistics industry.

Jurisdiction

Romania

Notable Employer

  • Chief Operating Officer at FAN Courier Express Group of Companies
  • Country Operations Director at DHL Express Romania
  • Bucharest Area Operations Manager DHL&CARGUS at DHL Express Romania
  • Integration Project Manager (consultancy contract) at DHL Express Romania
  • Chief Operating Officer at Curiero SA
  • National Distribution Manager at DHL Express
  • Bucharest Gateway Supervisor at DHL Express

Experience

Seniority LevelBoard
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Chief Operating Officer Notable
2020 - 2025

Responsible for +250M Euro/year P&L budget, a team of approx. 3000 employees and ~100 subcontractors and Service Partners, hiring more than 4000 employees in their respective companies. Managing the operational part of FAN Express Romania ~280M Euro (act. 2024) revenue business, providing complex logistics services to +65,000 customers and handling approx. 90,000,000 shipments in 2024 FY.

Country Operations DirectorNotable
2012 - 2020

Responsible for +15M Euro P&L budget, 7 Direct Reports with own P&L responsibilities, a team of approx. 300 employees and 60 exclusive Service Partners. Managing the operational part of DHL Express Romania ~40M Euro revenue business, part of a 220 countries network, providing complex logistics services to +8,000 Romanian contract customers and handling more than 3,000,000 international shipments per year.

Bucharest Area Operations Manager DHL&CARGUSNotable
2010 - 2012

Responsible for two operational teams (DHL – 75 employees and CARGUS – 600 people), with direct reporting line to CARGUS Managing Director and also to DHL Romania OPS Director, responsible for approx. 70% of both companies volumes.

Integration Project Manager (consultancy contract)Notable
2008 - 2010

Responsible for all Operational related integration projects, meant to transform a local family owned company (CARGUS) into a modern, financially sound and operationally efficient organization, as CARGUS was aquired by Deutsche Post DHL Group as sole owner. Projects included national distribution network reorganization, jointly move all DHL locations together with CARGUS ones, reorganization of Bucharest and Brasov national distribution centers, improve processes and procedures, increase security and improve ex-CARGUS Operations managers and directors’ skills and coach them for a modern, more efficient and results oriented approach towards business.

Chief Operating Officer Notable
2005 - 2008

Manage a startup in domestic courier business, aiming to become the market leader. Change almost entirely the management structure, implementing the mandatory elements for further growth of a promising company. Resolved structural and organizational issues, set the floor for a cultural change, introduced performance and productivity targets, management meeting reviews. Relocate major HUBs and Couriers Centers and introduce the newest technologies and tools (new integrated application for couriers, new scanners, new routes design tool, performance and productivity reports, sorting processes and equipment). Reorganize the existent domestic road network, to cope with increasing delivery volumes. Implement state of the art security within locations, fleet, distribution centers and staff. Re-negotiate contracts will all subcontractors and self-employed staff and put order in payments’ schemes and in salary system. Eventually, at the end of my tenure, Curiero become #3 player in CEP market in Romania, following FAN Courier Express and Cargus, with a revenue of approximately 24 Mil Euro/year, hiring around 1,500 couriers and support staff.

National Distribution ManagerNotable
2002 - 2005

Design, plan, implement and manage newly created DHL Romania fully owned national distribution network, which became in less than one year the fastest and most secure domestic network in Romania. On this skeleton, DHL Romania domestic business grew from 500kgs/night up to 15t/night, in just 2 years. I did only night shifts and I have personally managed this structure from within its main HUB in Brasov.

Bucharest Gateway SupervisorNotable
1997 - 2002

Joined DHL Express as a Customs Expert, then worked in Quality Department and implemented ISO 9001:1999 Management Quality System, then managed the Bucharest Area couriers’ team. Implemented first nationwide Customs Automated Application (ASYCUDA) and piloted the beta tests in DHL for first 6 months. Implemented first Global Standard Operating Procedures for Pickup, Delivery, Sorting, Customs Clearance and Aviation activities. Relocate DHL Bucharest main gate into a new facility, within Bucharest Otopeni International Airport, which is still operational in present.

Education

Diploma of Computer Peripherals within Fine Mechanical EngineeringPolitechnical University of Bucharest
1995 - 2000
Degree of Certificate in Business ManagementOPEN University Business School UK
1998 - 2000
Degree of Certificate of Director of BoardReading University Henley Business School
2023 - 2024

Skills

Core skills0
Languages3

Languages

Romanian
English
French