Reporting to Imperial Logistics Group Chief Executive Marius Swanepoel, Bicil’s role is to accelerate the development of the Group’s international business, which currently accounts for some 40% of the company’s total revenue, with a turnover of €1.6bn.
Bicil joins Imperial Logistics from CEVA Logistics, where he was Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for global sales. Prior to this, he was European MD for Toll Global Forwarding, where he started following various board level posts at Kuehne & Nagel.
Bicil commented: “I am thrilled to be taking over the reins at Imperial Logistics International at the most exciting time in its young history. We have a diversified portfolio of businesses with impressive collective capabilities, a blue-chip customer list, and a team of highly experienced experts. These are excellent building blocks on which to base our “One Imperial Logistics” concept, which will see the creation of a single company and a single global brand.”
Bicil added that ILI’s presence has been largely confined to Africa until now. “That will change: we have the appetite to grow and the resources to support our strategy.”
Adds Group CEO Swanepoel: “We have been fortunate in attracting such a capable leader to steer Imperial Logistics International through the next phase of its development.”