New Managing Director at Schmitz Cargobull in Denmark. 

New Managing Director at Schmitz Cargobull in Denmark. 

Flemming Laasholdt is appointed as the new Managing Director of Schmitz Cargobull in Denmark. 
October 2020 – Flemming Laasholdt took over as Managing Director of the Danish subsidiary, Schmitz Cargobull Danmark A/S, on 1 October 2020. He succeeds Tim Warmeling who moved to the Schmitz Cargobull production site in Vreden as head of product management at the S.KO reefer semi-trailer product line. 

New Managing Director in Denmark

After graduating in Business Economics at the Haderslev Business School, Flemming Laasholdt held various positions in different companies in the Danish truck and trailer sector with a focus on sales and services. He has been Sales Director of Scania Danmark A/S since 2015. 

“Flemming Laasholdt has practical experience in the commercial vehicle sector owing to his sales and management knowledge and his role as Works Manager for many years. He will find a well established sales organisation with excellent employees and long-standing customer contacts at Schmitz Cargobull Danmark. The company also supplies new and innovative trailer solutions and a comprehensive package of services. Trailers for the Danish markets have been equipped with the company’s own TrailerConnect® telematics system since 2004, and so Denmark plays a real pioneering role in Europe. The entire team in Denmark will continue to write a success story on behalf of its customers and Schmitz Cargobull,” explains Gregor Rein, Director of the Northwest Europe region at Schmitz Cargobull. 
 

About Schmitz Cargobull 

Schmitz Cargobull is the leading manufacturer of semi-trailers for temperature-controlled freight, general cargo and bulk goods in Europe and a pioneer in digital solutions for trailer services and improved connectivity. The company also manufactures transport refrigeration machines for refrigerated semi-trailers for temperature-controlled freight transport. With a comprehensive range of services from financing, spare parts supply, service contracts and telematics solutions to used vehicle trading, Schmitz Cargobull supports its customers in optimising their total cost of ownership (TCO) and digital transformation. Schmitz Cargobull was founded in 1892 in Münsterland, Germany. The family-run company produces around 60,000 vehicles per year with over 6,000 employees and generated a turnover of around 2.4 billion euros in the 2023/24 financial year. The international production network currently comprises ten plants in Germany, Lithuania, Spain, England, Turkey, Slovakia and Australia.


The Schmitz Cargobull press team:

Anna Stuhlmeier:  +49 2558 81-1340 I anna.stuhlmeier@cargobull.com 
Andrea Beckonert:  +49 2558 81-1321 I andrea.beckonert@cargobull.com
Silke Hesener:  +49 2558 81-1501 I silke.hesener@cargobull.com