Oliver Gritz
Curriculum Vitae
- December 1965 born in Cologne, Germany
Education
- 1985 – 1988 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Transport and Logistics, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Lörrach with practical education at Schenker Logistics, branch office Freiburg, Germany
- 1988 – 1992 Master of Economics, Universities of Freiburg und Passau, Germany
- 2001 -2003 Executive MBA, International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne, Switzerland
Work
- 1992 – 1994 Analyst Group Controlling, Danzas AG, Global Head Office, Basel, Switzerland
- 1995 – 1996 CFO Greater China, Danzas Hongkong
- 1996 – 1998 SVP, Head of Controlling, Business Unit Intercontinental, Danzas AG, Global Head Office, Basel, Switzerland
- 1999 SVP, Head of Marketing and Sales, Business Unit Intercontinental, Danzas AG, Global Head Office, Basel, Switzerland
- 1999 – 2001 CFO North America, Danzas, Seattle, USA
- 2001 – 2002 CFO Asia – Pacific, Danzas Singapore
- 2003 – 2004 CFO DHL Asia – Pacific, DHL Sinpapore
- 2005 – 2009 EVP & CFO, Member of Divisional Board, DHL Express Global Head Office, Bonn, Germany
- Since 2010 Owner / Managing Director COG Skill Pool GmbH, a Marketing and Consulting Company
- Since 2010 Senior Expert at Kearney Management Consulting
- 2011-2016 EVP Sales and Europe Region, Member of Group Management, Southern Air (later Worldwide Air Logistics Group), Florence, KY, USA
- Since 2013 Owner / Managing Director of Luxury Lodging GmbH, a boarding house (https://luxury-lodging.de/)
- Since 2020 Owner / Managing Director Ontegos Cloud, a software company for the freight forwarding and logistics services industry (https://ontegos.cloud/)
Run & Ride for Reading
- Since 2008 Founder / Chairman of Run & Ride for Reading, a charity organization to support the reading and learning ability of children (run-ride.com)
- 2008 first event of the annual Ride for Reading racing bike (and new: E-Bike) tour (rideforreading.de)
- 2009 Establishment of the first three Run & Ride for Reading Reading Clubs in Cologne, Germany
- 2011 First event of the annual Cologne Run & Ride for Reading, a charity run and bike ride in and around the Cologne Stadium (leselauf.de)
- 2018 Inauguration of the 100th Run & Ride for Reading Reading Club
Books, Articles, and Other Achievements
- 2010 Crossing of the USA by bicycle from Seattle to the New Jersey shore (https://www.cyclingacrossusa.com/)
- 2012 Publishing of the book „Mit dem Fahrrad durch die USA, 5.100 km in 42 Tagen, Fahrradreise vom Pazifik zum Atlantik.“ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, October, 2012
- 2014 Second bike tour across the USA from Seattle to Custer, SD (https://www.cyclingacrossusa.com/)
- 2019 Publishing of the second edition of „Mit dem Fahrrad durch die USA, 5.100 km in 42 Tagen, Fahrradreise vom Pazifik zum Atlantik.“ editionfredebold, Cologne, May 2019 (https://cyclingacrossusa.com/de)
- 2019 Publishing of the article "How to succeed in the most profitable industry in the world
Freight forwarding lacks a certain sex appeal, yet its top performers are even more profitable than Apple" (https://www.scmr.com/article/how_to_succeed_in_the_most_profitable_industry_in_the_world) - 2019 Publishing of the book “Weltklasse, Die Welt braucht dein bestes DU!“, editionfredebold, Cologne, August 2019 (https://www.oliver-gritz.com/oliver-gritz-books#section-1624450981505)
- 2020 Publishing of the book “Data Mastery in Freight Forwarding“, editionfredebold, Cologne, February 2020 (https://ontegos.de/offers/checkout)
- 2021 Publishing of the book "Across the USA by Bicycle", editionfredebold, Cologne, January 2021 (https://www.cyclingacrossusa.com/)
- Since 2022 Expert at Media Pioneer (https://www.thepioneer.de/authors/oliver-gritz). Publications:
