Dachser CEO Accepts Award for Family Owned Businesses

Atlanta, GA (November 30, 2016) - The consulting and auditing firm EY (Ernst & Young) recently honored successful entrepreneurs with their Entrepreneur of the Year award. Dachser CEO Bernhard Simon was among the winners and accepted an award for family owned businesses.

Simon was awarded for entrepreneurship, innovation and personal dedication. He received the award in Berlin on November 18.

This is the fifth time EY has honored an entrepreneur who actively contributes to sustainability, values orientation, and assumes social responsibility in the family-owned business category. The jury based its decision to give the award to Mr. Simon on the fact that he has prepared the successful family-owned company for the future by instituting exemplary leadership and succession guidelines.

Mr. Simon has strengthened the innovative and earning capacity of Dachser, which has set many industry standards over the course of its history. Among other innovations, its use of bar codes laid the foundation for the digitalization of logistics.

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About Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics: Founded in 1972, Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of German-headquartered Dachser SE. The company is a leading global logistics provider employing 26,500 professionals in 428 locations and handling 78.1 million shipments annually. Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics is headquartered in Atlanta with branch offices in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix and St. Louis. Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics offers optimal access to international markets and ensures seamless integration of all import and export activities via air or ocean to and from Europe, Asia and South America. For more information, visit www.Dachser.us.

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