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CHEP Americas New Leadership and Structure
Brambles has announced the appointment of Xavier Garijo to the newly-created role of CEO, CHEP Americas. He will step into the position effective January 2024, combining the leadership of the CHEP businesses in the North America and Latin America regions.
This change in leadership structure in the Americas region reflects the increasing collaboration and interconnectivity between CHEP’s North American and Latin American operations and follows the decision by Laura Nador, the President of CHEP North America, to leave Brambles after an outstanding 20-year career with the business. Ms Nador will move back from her role on December 31, 2023 but will continue to work with Brambles until June 30. 2024 to ensure an orderly transition.
Garijo will join Brambles’ Executive Leadership Team effective January 2024 and all of Ms Nador’s current direct reports, as well as Paola Floris, President of CHEP Latin America, will report to him from this date.
“We are pleased to announce Xavier as our new CEO, CHEP Americas, covering both North America and Latin America,” stated Graham Chipchase, Brambles CEO. “His extensive experience in global supply chains and commercial
management in both Fast Moving Consumer Goods and the logistics industry makes him a fantastic choice to lead this important growth region.”
Commenting on Ms Nador’s departure, Mr Chipchase added, “During her 20 years with Brambles Laura has been a driven and successful leader. As President, CHEP North America, she has led the turnaround of this key market to deliver record performances in safety, employee engagement, and financial results. On behalf of the entire Brambles team, I would like to thank Laura and wish her and her family well for the future”.
Mr Garijo was most recently responsible for DB Schenker’s global contract logistics business which had a workforce of 40,000 people in 60 countries. In this role, he developed and implemented a successful transformation strategy, introducing value-added services that accelerated profitable growth through customer centricity, operational excellence, automation, and digitization. Read more.
Xavier Garijo, incoming CEO, CHEP Americas