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With more than 20 years of experience in the Logistics sector and the management of the Supply Chain, Roberto Aguado arrives at Pooling Partner ‘s – IPP with a very clear objective, to accelerate the growth of the company and consolidate the organizational structure of the company. And for Sergio Sanz, Director of IPP Logipal Iberia , Roberto Aguado is ” the ideal person to achieve that goal, since he has directed the sales strategy in international logistics companies in different sectors, knows the operations and has experience in the management of the equipment “pool” model.”

In addition to his professional background, Aguado has a solid academic background to support his mission : in 1991 he studied Business Management and Marketing at ESIC, where he also completed a Postgraduate in International Trade and Master in Logistics Operations. He has also completed the Executive Development Program (PDD) by IESE Business School of the University of Navarra.

Aguado affirms that it has a clear goal “to position Pooling Partners as the option capable of contributing value to the Supply Chain and to differentiate its proposal through simple, flexible and sustainable solutions . The pool model is an alternative that generates efficiency and savings for Manufacturers and Distributors.”

New EPAL CEO

Christian Kühnhold brings extensive experience

Christian Kühnhold most recently spent 13 years as CEO of PAKi Logistics GmbH and member of the board of Faber Halbertsma Groep B.V. There,

he was involved in starting IPP six years ago and has since then helped to develop it. Now he is focusing on new challenges.

From October he takes over responsibility of the EPAL General Secretariat. For the last few years it has been led by Martin Leibrandt, who helped to get it off the ground and initiated many new projects.

“Christian Kühnhold has in-depth knowledge of the pallet market and managing open pools at an international level”, emphasises Robert Holliger, President of the European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL).