Tim Scharwath is to leave Kuehne + Nagel International in the next 12 months to take on a new challenge.
Scharwath has been a member of the management board responsible for global airfreight since 2011. Before that he was head of North West Europe based in London.
In a statement, Kuehne + Nagel said it regretted his decision to leave, and would name his successor in due course.