Constantin Conrad
(Chief Executive Officer)
Constantin Conrad, born in Bremen, first completed a dual course of study at the shipping line Hapag-Lloyd, where he upon completion of the studies continued to work in several roles for 3 years. After, he did an MBA at IESE Business School in Barcelona.
Since 2017, Constantin Conrad has held various positions in the company both in Germany and abroad. He was appointed to the Management Board of the group of companies in July 2019 and has been Managing Partner since August 2021.
In April 2023, Constantin Conrad officially took over responsibility as Chief Executive Officer for the Leschaco Group.
Nils Fahrenholz
(Chief Operating Officer)
Nils Fahrenholz first completed his training at Leschaco and started his career in the group of companies in the summer of 2008 at Leschaco, Inc, USA. In February 2017, he moved to Hong Kong, where he assumed responsibility for Regional Procurement and Tender Management APAC.
In July 2019, Nils Fahrenholz returned to the headquarters in Bremen to take over responsibility as Head of Freight Procurement & Intermodal EMEAI. From April 2021 to 2023, he was responsible for the business of our Singapore branch as Managing Director.
On April 01, 2023 Nils Fahrenholz became part of the Management Board as Incoming Chief Operating Officer. He took over from Oliver Oestreich as Chief Operating Officer in April 2024, who then retired.
David Williams
(Chief Product Officer)
David Williams brings over three decades of experience in the logistics and shipping industry, having held various senior leadership roles within the AP Møller – Maersk Group.
His extensive global expertise includes positions as Vice President and Managing Director across Africa, China, and Europe, where he led major strategic initiatives and drove regional growth. David holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Business Management from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and is set to lead Leschaco’s product development and innovation with a customer-centric focus.
David Williams joined Leschaco on January 01, 2024, as Head of Global Tank Container, and as of November 01, 2024, he has been appointed as a Member of the Management Board and Chief Product Officer (CPO).
Ulrich Steenken
(Chief Financial Officer)
Ulrich Steenken started his professional career as Commercial Controller at Trans-O-Flex, Weinheim, Germany after successfully completing his studies in business administration at the University of Cologne, Germany. The graduated business economist then moved to Kühne & Nagel Inc., New York City, USA, where he assumed responsibility as Regional Controller Latin America. This was followed by key positions in financial management at Rohde & Liesenfeld International GmbH & CO KG, Hamburg, Germany (part of the Geodis Group since 2008) and Paul Günther Logistik AG. Hamburg, Germany. In 2008, he moved to the Geodis Group, an internationally active logistics service provider, where he most recently held the position of CFO at Geodis FF Germany GmbH & Co KG, Hamburg, Germany. Before joining the Leschaco Group, Ulrich Steenken was Managing Director at Confion Consulting GbR.
Ulrich Steenken joined the Group as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board on June 01, 2023.
Steffen Küpper
(Chief People and Culture Officer)
Steffen Küpper, born in Essen, studied in Heidelberg and Montpellier and passed his Second State Examination in Law in Düsseldorf, Germany. He started his career at L'Oréal, where he worked for over 14 years in various management positions in Germany, Austria and France, at last in Paris as HR Director Europe for the Pharmacies division. In 2020, he moved to the Red Bull headquarters in Salzburg, where he was responsible as Global Head of HR for the Soccer International division with subsidiaries in Europe, Brazil and the USA.
Steffen Küpper joined the group on October 01, 2022 as Head of Global Human Capital. On April 01, 2023 Steffen Küpper took over responsibility as Chief People and Culture Officer and joined the Management Board of the Leschaco Group.