Henny Schlebusch steps up as global IT director at Rhenus Air and Ocean

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Henny will lead and align IT operations across Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions, as well as the Americas.

Rhenus Logistics, one of the leading logistics specialists with global business operations, has promoted Henny Schlebusch to the role of global IT director at Rhenus Air and Ocean. Prior to assuming this role, Henny was the regional IT director: EMEA and MD at Rhenus ICT Services.

“This opportunity marks a significant milestone in my journey, and I am deeply grateful for the trust and confidence that our leadership, especially Frank Hinkel and the executive team, have placed in me. It’s a privilege to take on a role that allows me to lead and align IT operations across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas, and to work with some of the most talented and driven professionals in the industry,” he wrote on his Linkedin page.

“To the teams I’ve worked with over the years, thank you for the collaboration, the challenges, and the shared successes. Your support has been instrumental, and I look forward to what we’ll accomplish together as we continue building a strong, secure, and future-ready IT landscape. Here’s to new challenges, bigger goals, and making a real impact on a global scale. Let’s do great things,” Henny added.

Henny is a chartered CIO (SA) and a strategic and experienced IT professional with experience in leading agile delivery teams (including offshore teams), agile solution delivery, project management, agile methodologies, solution design and implementation. He is also passionate about digital transformation and product delivery – to create maximum business value and enable a simplified customer experience.

Before joining Rhenus, Henny was an application development manager at FNB and a system manager at C. Steinweg Group. At Genasys Technologies, Henny was a solutions developer, responsible for investigating and assessing tasks/deliverables and proposing a solution when required.

He holds a Bcom degree from Regent Business School and a higher certificate in information technology: computer programming from Richfield Graduate School of Technology.

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