The Palletways Group, Europe’s largest provider of express palletised distribution services, has appointed Tomasz Cegielski as Managing Director for its new Polish network based in Lodz, Poland.
Tomasz will focus on the launch of the network in Poland and for the longer-term development of the Polish market. He joins Palletways with over 20 years’ commercial and logistics experience. Having started at Procter & Gamble, Tomasz has developed his career with roles at Raben Logistics and Wincanton Trans European in Poland. Most recently he has spent the last 11 years at DB Schenker in Poland as Head of Land Transport in Northern and Eastern Europe.
Commenting on his appointment, Tomasz said: “I am delighted to join Palletways, which has a wealth of opportunities to grow and lead the Poland logistics market. Palletways is a business which has demonstrated its excellence through its outstanding growth record, first-class customer service, efficiency and award-winning innovation, particularly in the IT sphere. It represents a fantastic opportunity for the business to become even stronger as it develops into Eastern and Northern Europe.”
The new appointment to Palletways’ management team follows the recent acquisition of the business by Imperial and preparation for the next phase of growth across Europe.
Palletways’ CEO, James Wilson, added: “Tomasz will be a great asset to Palletways. He’s familiar with every aspect of our business and has all the expertise and skills needed to purposefully advance the Polish network and to generate growth in this territory. We look forward to working with him to fulfil all of the potential for the new business.”