SupplyChain Magazine July 2015 | Page 25

TOP 10 CEOS

08 . Kenji Watanabe

Nippon Express
Watanabe serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Tokyo-based Nippon Express . He has been in this position since June 2011 , having joined the company back in April 1972 and has held a wide number of positions . He obtained his Bachelor of Law degree from Chuo University in March 1972 .

09 . Xavier Urbain

CEVA Logistics
One of the newest CEO ’ s in our list , Urbain was named CEO of CEVA in January 2014 and is also the President of the Americas region . He held several senior positions as Kuehne + Nagel and was CEO of ACR Logistics and Hays Logistics . He started his career with Deloitte & Touche as an external auditor . He holds a PhD in economics .
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