132 136 Bohm’s travel tip A family vacation in Scharbeutz on the Baltic Sea – “simply wonderful!” 134 Since 2018, Bohm has been stationed in Germany again. 135 Delhi Airport left an impression on Bohm: “Constantly chaotic!” 133 Oliver Bohm started his career with Schenker in 1991 in Perth, Australia. “ Be authentic – internally as well as externally. years old. His truck was an old Scania with the classic “nose.” I sat behind the steering wheel, stretched my legs out and felt free. Did you ever have to face a situation in which you were really scared? JVI: No, never. Once, in Italy, I was robbed at gunpoint and looked into the barrel of a pistol. I moved toward the robber and tried to grab the gun. He was more afraid of me, at that point, than I was of him. Where were your favorite places to travel? JVI: Greece is my favorite: nice people, good weather, easy driving. I did that for 21 years, and it never got boring. However, you always need some people skills when you’re out on the road. That no doubt applies to your job, too, Mr. Bohm. OB: Absolutely. And you have to be able to listen – to customers and employees alike. You have to wait for their answers, analyze them, and then act in a solution-oriented way. But you have many positive experi- ences when you make time for people. Have your hopes for adrenaline and travel opportunities been fulfilled so far? OB: I would say that my hopes were far exceeded. I have three children. We adopted one of them in the United States, a son was born in the Philippines, and my daughter was born in India. I met my wife in Australia, and we got married in Fiji. If someone had told me 30 years ago that my life would turn out this way… You are now part of the DB Schenker European Management Board and have been living in Germany for four years. Have you finally settled down? OB: Well, temporarily. But I’m already feeling that restless itch again. I wouldn’t be averse to taking on something overseas again one day. For now, though, we’re very happy here and glad to have four seasons after 26 years abroad, and happy to have cold weather and Christmas markets. After 37 years on the road, how will you start your retirement, Mr. van Ierland?? JVI: With traveling, of course! I am currently looking for a camper, so then my wife and I can go everywhere. Oliver Bohm, CCO of DB Schenker in Europe 37 For the record Air freight per year – the equivalent of 300,000 elephants in weight. The record time the DB Schenker team has to transport the Mercedes-AMG Petronas motorhome from one European Formula 1 race to the next – dismantling and rebuilding it each time. One of the biggest single investments in DB Schenker’s history. Used to build the highly automated Red Lion warehouse in Singapore, which was opened in 2020, with more than 51,400 m2 of storage space over five floors. The internal temperature (–112°F) that pharmaceutical containers can maintain over five days. DB Schenker used containers from Skycell to transport vaccines worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. in land transport by DB Schenker each year. 36 –80 100,000,000 1.5 million million euros degrees Celsius shipments shipments 137–141 No distance too far, no load tooheavy: DB Schenker delivers goods all over the world in record time – and sometimes even in ice. Moving by numbers… hours 0 36
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