Claesson will join the board on 1 September, succeeding Martin Kolbe, who is retiring on 1 October after 20 years on Kuehne+Nagel's Management Board.
Swedish national Claesson brings over 25 years’ experience in international IT leadership roles. Since 2019, he has served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) at DAX-listed Daimler Truck in Stuttgart, Germany.
Prior to that, he was responsible for IT Commercial Vehicles at Daimler, also in Stuttgart.
Earlier in his career, Claesson worked for Electrolux in Stockholm, Sweden. From 2010 to 2016, he held the role of CIO of Electrolux and CEO of Electrolux IT Solutions.
Dr. Joerg Wolle, Chairman of the Kuehne+Nagel International Board of Directors, commented: “Kuehne+Nagel stands for strong information technology expertise and is driving digitalisation in logistics. Information technology enhances transparency and efficiency and helps optimise services for our customers.
“We are pleased to welcome Marcus Claesson, a proven IT executive, to the Management Board. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Martin Kolbe for his outstanding work. He has been instrumental in advancing the development of our IT systems and digitalisation efforts.”