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Management team

The group management is commited to ensure all employees well-being on duty and to create a teams spirit taking care of each one development.

Our personnel is at the center of our concerns, good and fluid communication and confidence make a great added value in the quality of service each one delivers.

Patrick Bryon

Patrick BRYON
Chief Executive Officer

Graduated from a engineering school, starting in audit and consulting international firms, I have more than 28 years experience in transport and logistics. I have been in management positions as CFO and MD in group and companies covering almost all range of transport services such as freight forwarding, logistics, warehousing, express courier, trucking, shipping and stevedoring.
Together with the MDs of France, Belgium and Holland, we took over the group through a LBO end of 2018, fully refunded after 3 years end of 2021.

Sven DE MEESTER, Naxco Belgium
Sven DE MEESTER

Sven DE MEESTER
Business Unit Director Liner - Managing Director Belgium

I started my shipping career + 25 years ago in one of the bigger Antwerp shipping agencies. After acquiring some years of experience at a forwarder I returned back to the agency & carrier side of logistics in managerial positions (both at 3rd party agency & a global carrier). The career “ladder” brought me to Naxco group in Belgium in 2013 & since 2019 as a managing partner at Naxco.

Karim Sikias

Karim SIKIAS
Business Unit Director Port & Marine Services - Managing Director France

Have more than 25 years experience in the shipping industry mainly container business.
I started my carrier with CMA CGM in Marseille before moving abroad in different locations : Egypt, Romania and Ukraine In 2014 I joined Naxco to set up a network for the port service activity before becoming the General Manger of Naxco in France.

Leo POOT
Leo POOT

Leo POOT
Business Unit Director Freight Forwarding & Logistics – Managing Director Holland

Graduated from high school, I started around 40 years ago in 1982 my career at Aseco and after that I have been working in several management positions at several shipping & forwarding companies. Around 20 years I am now working at Slavenburg & Huyser, first as Sales Director and since 10 years as Managing Director dealing with freight forwarding, 4PL supply chain, warehousing and liner agency.

Robert NECHYBA

Robert NECHYBA
Managing Director OTEC – Czech Republique

I have been working in the field of transport since 1989. Since 1997 I have been the director of the company OTEC in the Czech Republic until today.

Patrick Cohen

Patrick COHEN
Business Unit Director Overland Forwarding and Logistics

Patrick has a long experience in freight forwarding and logistics and has held many positions as a sales representative, Sales Manager and General Manager in reputable companies such as OTEC, PANALPINA, EGETRA, DE RIJKE...

Petro PECHKUROV

Petro PECHKUROV
Managing Director NAXCO Ukraine

Chemical engineer with a degree from Kiev Polytechnic Institute and IAE Lyon, Petro has more than 10 years’ experience in management positions in industry, supply chain and business development for foreign companies, particularly French companies based in Ukraine.

Krzysztof BLAZEJEWSKI

Krzysztof BLAZEJEWSKI
Managing Director NAXCO Poland

My TSL adventure began after graduation bachelor English philology from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan.
I have been in TSL business for more than 25 years with experience mainly in forwarding and road & rail transport services starting from a forwarder position. Before joining Naxco Poland in May 2022 I worked in such companies as DFDS Transport, Otec Poland and Green Carrier Freight Services, taking positions of BDM and MD.

Thomas GERMIER

Thomas GERMIER
Business Unit Director Multimodal

Originally from the Paris area where he studied Logistics, Thomas GERMIER has moved to The Netherlands in 1999 and worked for different shipping Lines (deepsea and shortsea) where he mainly developed intra-European containerized intermodal networks. In 2018 he was appointed Managing Director of Naxco Logistics Benelux in Rotterdam where he leads a team of specialists providing container transport to/from France.

Jens PHILIPPI

Jens PHILIPPI
Business Unit Director NVOCC

A profound background in shipping and NVOCC, developed since 1993, was the basis of building United Ocean Lines and its related branches UOL Consolidators, UOL Projects. 

Yassine KECHKAR

Yassine KECHKAR
Managing Director Morocco

He hold a bachelor in business (1998) and an MBA focused in international trade (2003) from the University of Central Oklahoma ( USA). He has served as an operations manager for one of the largest shipping agencies in Morocco til 2014 at which time he joined OCP group as the head of maritime operations before becoming the country / General Manager of our Moroccan branch.

Fahim Ayad

Fahim AYAD
Managing Director Shipping and Port Services Algeria

Joined SOGEMCO SPA since 2012 as shipping agent, had promoted then after to branch Manager for East Area in 2015, Right after to operation Manager Over All Algerian ports. 11 years in shipping industry, gained an extensive experience in both shipping aspects (commercial & operations) by handling all kind of ships, container ships, yacht & cruise coordinator, breakbulk supervisor & special knowledge in off shore projects

Nassim BELARBI

Nassim BELARBI
Managing Director Exceptional Transport and Logistics Algeria.

Chuttong-Rataworn

Ratanaworn CHUTTONG (Duke)
Managing Director Thaïland

Duke has over 20 years’ experience in the maritime industry. He previously held roles in various reputed companies – Intertek Testing Services, Jardine Shipping Services and Qatargas. Duke obtained a Bachelor of Business from the Assumption University of Thailand.

Eileen Lee

Eileen LEE
Deputy Managing Director Thaïland

Eileen has extensive experience in the maritime industry. Prior to joining TSL NAXCO, she held roles in Singapore and Shanghai with Singhai Marine, POSH Offshore and Jardine Shipping Services. Eileen graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the National University of Singapore.

Souphiène BOUCHENAFFER

Souphiène BOUCHENAFFER
Chief Financial Officer

Over 20 years diverse finance experience within family and listed companies.– Holding senior posts across Finance, Accountancy and controlling and support functions. Leads the French International team.

Experienced across controlling and cash management, accounting, tax, M&A, consolidation & IFRS and Audit and Control