Jens Bjørn Andersen

CEO of DSV -

Profile

Jens Bjørn Andersen began his career as a trainee in Samson Transport Co. A/S in 1988. After he had completed his traineeship in 1990, he worked with various freight forwarding assignments until 1992, when he took up a position as Department Manager of the road transport activities of Samson Transport Co. A/S.

Following DSV’s acquisition of Samson Transport Co. A/S in 1995, he was appointed CEO of the combined DSV and Samson Transport activities in Norway.

From 2001, Mr Andersen was the CEO of Tollpost Globe AS in Oslo until he was recruited for the position as CEO of DFDS Transport Ltd./DSV Road Ltd. in England in 2003. He also held various supervisory board positions in the DSV Group.

In 2007, Mr Andersen became the CEO of DSV Road Holding A/S and was appointed Group CEO with effect from August 2008. He also chairs the Supervisory Boards of DSV Air & Sea Holding A/S and DSV Solutions Holding A/S and is member of the Supervisory Board of DSV Road Holding A/S.

Firm Profile
DSV provides and manages supply chain solutions for thousands of companies every day.

Since our establishment in 1976, we have been through a series of mergers to maintain a key position in the global transport industry. As a result, we are now one of the largest transport and logistics companies in the world. With offices in more than 90 countries and an international network of partners and agents, we are a truly global player.

DSV A/S is listed on NASDAQ Copenhagen (Denmark) and included in the C25 index as one of the 25 most actively traded shares on the Copenhagen stock exchange. DSV A/S is the parent company, and our organisation is divided into three divisions: DSV Air & Sea, DSV Road and DSV Solutions.

We conduct our business with integrity, respecting different cultures and the dignity and rights of individuals. We believe in contributing our fair share to the societies and local communities in which we operate while reducing the environmental footprint from our operations.
We take advantage of technology and digitalisation. Our workflows are highly digitalised and our IT systems are integrated with both customers and suppliers. In a world of change, this enables us to continuously optimise our customers’ supply chains and supports efficient workflows for our employees.
Our vision
Sustainable growth
We help our customers grow by keeping their supply chains flowing. We create efficient solutions for all businesses with focus on reliability, environmental impact and cost – regardless of industry and size.

We provide equal growth opportunities for all employees. People drive the success of our company, so the more we provide healthy and safe workplaces – as well as strong growth opportunities – the greater is our chance of achieving our ambitious growth targets.

We want to continue to be a leading global supplier, fulfilling the customer needs for transport and logistics services.

Our mission
Operational excellence
World trade drives world prosperity, but seamless trade is not a given.

Through our persistent focus on transparency, productivity and scalability, we create more efficient global trade flows for all business.

We design our infrastructure – physical and digital – to support high service levels and efficient workflows.

Operational excellence goes hand in hand with sustainability. A well-planned supply chain is also a greener supply chain.