Lucas Watson has been appointed chief sales officer, Parcel Logistics North America, within Körber’s Business Area Supply Chain, in Dallas.
Watson will lead all business development and marketing functions for the region, the company said.
“We’re thrilled to bring Lucas on board. His many years of business development and leadership experience in the industry will lend themselves well to strategically positioning Körber for continued growth in the North American market,” Ananta Islam, CEO and region president, Parcel Logistics, Americas, Körber Business Area Supply Chain, said in a statement.
Watson joins Körber with over a decade of industry experience in various in-house systems and applications with a strong background in sales team management, including leading system integration projects at DCS and as a global key account manager for Amazon at Fives Intralogistics.
“Lucas’s professional background and leadership experience will undoubtedly fortify our North American presence,” Thomas Amend, CEO, Parcel Logistics, Körber Business Area Supply Chain, said in a statement.
As supply chains grow more complex, Körber, headquartered in Germany, provides a broad range of proven, unique, end-to-end supply chain solutions fitting any business size, strategy or appetite for growth, the company said.
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