GEODIS appoints Eric Gerbi to Executive Board

Eric Gerbi (photo credit: @agence REA)
Eric Gerbi (photo credit: @agence REA)

GEODIS has appointed Eric Gerbi as Executive Vice President of its Global Freight Forwarding business.

He will also join the Group’s Executive Board, chaired by CEO Marie-Christine Lombard.

Gerbi succeeds to the role after serving as Chief Financial Officer of Global Freight Forwarding since 2024.

He began his career at BNP Paribas before joining Deloitte in 2006 as a financial auditor.

In 2008, he joined Saint-Gobain as a management controller.

Gerbi joined GEODIS in 2011 as Financial Controller for the Americas region.

He became Chief Financial Officer of the Supply Chain Optimization (SCO) business in 2014.

In 2018, he added the role of Deputy EVP of SCO. He oversaw human resources, IT, customer solutions and key account management.

GEODIS promoted him to EVP of the SCO division in 2021.

Since then, he has held several senior leadership positions across the Group.

Gerbi holds an engineering degree from École des Mines de Nancy and a specialized master’s degree in international finance from HEC Business School.

The appointment strengthens GEODIS’ leadership team as the company continues to expand its global freight forwarding operations.