CIO of Kuehne + Nagel,
Switzerland
Revenue
36.7bn CHFEmployees
80kDetails
Martin Kolbe is the CIO of Swiss-based global transport and logistics company Kuehne+Nagel, a post he has held since 2005 and where he has developed the organisation into a leader in software engineering and data-driven logistics and supply chain management.
Kolbe has created a unique and highly differentiated intellectual property in the logistics industry by combining in-house software development capabilities with a deep understanding of logistics processes. He has also established a uniform global operating platform (SALOG) and built a unique infrastructure for processing and distributing trade data in order to offer digital solutions based on various real-time data, such as seaexplorer.
Kuehne+Nagel has around 40k IT clients and has set up IT centres in Hamburg, Tallinn and Porto.
Kolbe's headshot courtesy of Kuehne+Nagel.
- 2005 – present: CIO and Member of the Management Board at Kuehne+Nagel International AG
- 2002 – 2005: CIO of DHL Germany
- 2000 – 2002: Head of International Systems at Dresdner Bank AG
- 1996 – 2000: R&D Manager Germany at ADP ES Germany
- 1989 – 1996: Head of Professional Services at Software AG
Martin Kolbe graduated as a computer scientist.
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Kolbe is continuously pushing the boundaries of vertical IT integration, both in the software development and infrastructure aspects. Some of his recent IT projects include:
- Upgraded customer and supplier master data maintenance programme.
- Increased use of multi-cloud technology.
- Further development of the system architecture.
