- Panalpina
Infobox_Company
company_name = Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG (SWX Symbol: PWTN)
company_
company_type = Public
company_slogan = "A Passion for Solutions"
foundation = 1935
location =Basel ,Switzerland
key_people =Monika Ribar (CEO),Sandro Knecht (CMO),Dominik Tichelkamp (CPO),Karl Weyeneth (COO),Marco Gadola (CFO),Alastair Robertson (CHO), andChristoph Hess (Corporate Secretary)
industry =Transport
num_employees = 15,000 (2008)
products = Freight Forwarding Services Logistic Services
homepage = [http://www.panalpina.com/ www.panalpina.com]Panalpina is a
Swiss provider of forwarding andlogistics services, specializing in intercontinental air and oceanfreight and associatedsupply chain management solutions. It operates a network of some 500 branches in more than 90 countries; in a further 60 countries, the group cooperates closely with selected partners. Panalpina employs some 15,000 people worldwide.Panalpina was fully owned by the Ernst Göhner Foundation until its successful public listing on the
SWX Swiss Exchange on September 22, 2005. In 2005 Panalpina acquired Janco Oilfield Services in Singapore and Overseas Shipping Group in Norway.While the company offers services to various industry verticals such as Hi-Tech, Automotive, Telecom, Retail&Fashion, Health Care as well as Oil and Gas, in the latter it has a leading position in providing logistic services on a global scale.
Panalpina issues master bills of lading under the 'Pantainer' brand name.
External links
* [http://www.panalpina.com/www/global/en/home.html Panalpina Website]
* [http://www.ernst-goehner-stiftung.ch/ Ernst Göhner Foundation Website (in German)]
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