Veteran executive Ananta Islam has been appointed CEO and region president Americas of Körber Business Area Supply Chain in Dallas.
The company said that Islam will strengthen its ambitious North America growth strategy for the mail and parcel business, ensuring that the Business Area Supply Chain continues to expand its positioning for market leadership.
“We’re excited that Ananta Islam is joining our leadership team. With his leadership experience and broad sales expertise in various industries, he—together with his team—will strengthen our positioning and growth in the North American market,” Thomas Amend, CEO, Körber Parcel Logistics, Europe, said in a statement.
Before joining Körber, Islam held various senior leadership roles in North America.
Began his career at Teledyne Energy Systems
Islam began his career as a project engineer at Teledyne Energy Systems, and went on to join GEA in 2006, where he served in various sales leadership roles for the Process Engineering Division in Columbia, Maryland, eventually working his way up to president of the Food Solutions Division in Frisco.
Kӧrber is an international technology group headquartered in Hamburg, Germany with more than 12,000 employees globally in four business areas: digital, pharma, supply chain, and technologies.
Kӧrber Supply Chain offers a wide range of best-in-class supply chain solutions to fit a company’s size, business strategy, and appetite for growth, the company said.
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