Mr. Ralph Leyendecker

Council Member Biography

Ralph Leyendecker is the President of Assignatio, a logistics consulting firm. He has over 25 years of experience with logistics service providers (LSP) carriers and consulting firms. Previously, he was a Regional Vice President for Lead Logistics Provider (LLP) and Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) Services at DHL Global Forwarding (DPWN Group). Mr. Leyendecker has expertise in strategy, solution design, project management and implementations. He is also experienced in sales and marketing, business development, global profit and loss operations. Mr. Leyendecker is knowledgeable on ship brokerage, maritime engineering, airfreight, multi-modal transportations and land transportation. He is experienced in contract logistics, warehousing, automotive, electronics, chemical and life science industries. Mr. Leyendecker is Lean Six-Sigma Black belt certified. He holds a B.A in International Logistics Engineering & Science. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2007 - Unspecified

President, Assignatio

2002 - 2007

Regional Vice President of Europe, DHL Europe

2000 - 2002

Vice President E-Business Development, Danzas Management Ltd.

1999 - 2000

Sales Manager and Logistics Consultant, DEUTSCHE POST AG

1999 - 1999

Head of European Logistics, Grundig Vertriebs GmbH

1997 - 1997

Sales and Marketing Engineer, Imperpol Deutschland GmbH

1997 - 1998

Department Head Oil & Energy, and Traffic Manager, PANALPINA WORLD TRANSPORT LTD

1991 - 1992

Recruit, German Armed Forces

1991 - 1991

Ship Broker, MAERSK LOGISTICS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

1987 - 1990

Ship Broker, Sea-Land GmbH