Defining the big picture

Our Boards & Committees.

Boards & Committees

Strong open source governance is crucial for the success of collaborative innovation. The Open Logistics Foundation fosters trusting working relationships through transparent structures and clear rules. Our bodies and committees also stand for this.

Our Foundation

The Board of Directors of the Open Logistics Foundation serves as the executive body and is representing the Foundation in external affairs. The members of the Board see themselves as spearheads and drivers of the development of innovative open source applications in logistics and supply chain management.

Dr. Stephan Peters

Chairman
Member of the Board, Rhenus SE & Co. KG

Stefan Hohm

Member of the Board
CDO, Dachser SE

The Board of Trustees of the Open Logistics Foundation acts as a consulting and controlling body.

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael Henke

Chairman
Managing Director, Fraunhofer IML

Markus Bangen

Vice Chairman
CEO, duisport

Jakub Piotrowski

Vice Chairman
CIO Duvenbeck

Our Support Association

The Board of Directors of the Open Logistics e.V., the Foundation‘s Support Association, represents the interests of the member companies and organisations. Candidates for the Board are nominated by the Strategic Members and then elected during the General Assembly.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alice Kirchheim

Chairman Director
Director, Fraunhofer IML

Markus Sandbrink

Vice Chairman
CIO, Rhenus Group

Dieter Sellner

Member of the Board
Head of Digital Businesses,
Schenker AG

Alexander Garbar

Member of the Board
Head of Corporate Development and Strategy, duisport

Our Committees

Our committees support the Foundation’s general thematic development and consult the Working Groups during their establishment. They also ensure the industry-wide relevance of the topics and support the concrete work of developers within the Working Groups and projects. Our strategic members are responsible for nominating experts to serve on these committees.

Logistical Steering Committee

The Logistical Steering Committee assesses the quality and logistical relevance of the project ideas generated by the Foundation’s Community. Based on these assessments, the members of the Committee initiate Working Groups and provide support during their activities.

Our experts

Boris Jeggle, CDO, Rhenus Home Delivery & Rhenus High Tech
Dr. Benedikt Mättig, Innovation Manager, Fraunhofer IML
Ingo Müller, Department Head Prototyping & Testing, Dachser SE
Julian Schneider, Managing Director, BOHNEN LOGISTIK
Dieter Sellner, Head of Digital Businesses, Schenker AG

Technical Steering Committee

The Technical Steering Committee ensures the quality of the software developed in the projects is high. The Committee’s members define and accompany the software implementation process in the projects. They also monitor the development of the Foundation’s technical infrastructure, especially the Open Logistics Repository.

Our experts

Steffen Eckelboom, Project Manager IT & Senior Application Developer, duisport
Adam Konopka, Program and Project Manager Corporate IT, Rhenus Logistics
Jens Leveling, Team Lead Data Driven Logistics, Fraunhofer IML
Thomas Tasler, Consultant Prototyping & Testing Corporate R&D, Dachser SE
Marek Wester, Head of Engineering and Technology, DB Schenker