deugro has appointed Philippe Somers as Vice President Corporate Business Development. His focus will be the business development of the North Africa region as well as the support of selected global key accounts in the project and oil and gas supply chain industries.

Philippe Somers
Philippe Somers

Before starting at deugro, Philippe Somers worked at Geodis, where he held several positions, lastly as a member of the Executive Board. With more than 27 years of experience in freight forwarding, Philippe Somers is truly at home in this industry. He has a proven track record not only in the project business but also in the oil and gas supply chain sector.

“We are pleased that Philippe is joining deugro. He will leverage his vast experience and knowledge, as well as an international network of contacts, to help us strengthen our management capacity and to extend further our market position globally,” says Klaus Strahmann, Senior Executive Vice President deugro group.