Philippe Gilbert CV
UPS INTERVIEW
Philippe Gilbert CV
Philippe Gilbert is UPS ’ s President ,
Supply Chain Solutions , responsible for Global Logistics and Distribution , Global Freight Forwarding , and Coyote Logistics ( a UPS Company ).
Most recently , Gilbert served as Regional CEO of the Americas for DB Schenker Logistics , based in Miami , Florida . In this role he led air , ocean , CHB , land and logistics in the United States , Canada , and eight countries in Latin America . He was previously Regional CEO for West Europe from 2013 to 2015 , based in Paris , France .
From 2005 to 2013 , Gilbert served as Executive Vice President for GEODIS Wilson , the freight management division of international logistics provider , the GEODIS Group . There , he managed an integrated network of 57 countries around the world and more than 80 agents . Gilbert also held leadership roles in the logistics space with Circle International
/ Eagle Global Logistics ( EGL ) and
Saga S . A . He is a member of the Board of Directors of
UNICEF USA . Gilbert earned a Finance degree from Institut Superieur de Gestion ( I . S . G .) in Paris , France , and is fluent in English , Spanish , French , and Portuguese .
“ The supply chain needed to make sure that the cold chain was preserved ,” he says . “ And then , of course , the deployment and distribution of the vaccine with great precision . I would say that the pride and excitement that UPSers have for being a part of getting vaccines delivered around the world has been quite amazing – and not just for the management , but for all the UPS employees around the planet .
“ And that goes back to our purpose – everybody feels very , very proud helping to save lives .”
50 March 2021