The Czech company L.I.T. Ceska republika s.r.o. has a new management: Klaas Lange has been managing operations in the eastern neighboring country since July 1. The 34-year-old officially succeeds Simeon Breuer, who had already handed over operational tasks to his successor last year. Lange, who completed his training at L.I.T. AG, will focus with his five-person team at the Mělník and Kutná Hora sites on expanding national and international land transport – including intermodal transport. He will operate from the company headquarters in Brake, where he is responsible for business development, including sales and project management for L.I.T. Speditions GmbH.
"Klaas Lange has already proven himself in several responsible positions and is now one of our established executives. This promotion is therefore the next logical step and a sign of his excellent work," says Simeon Breuer, Managing Director of L.I.T. Speditions GmbH and member of the board of L.I.T. Gruppe. Lange had taken over operational business from Breuer last year. With the official change, Klaas Lange now has "greater scope for action," says Breuer.
The new managing director is intended to further develop the Czech market, which Breuer describes as very interesting: "The Czech Republic has grown into a big player among European industrial locations. The country is particularly attractive for the Automotive industry." Breuer sees opportunities, especially among the multitude of local suppliers, to expand the intermodal business of L.I.T. and to shift more transport to rail. Currently, the company, together with rail logistics provider Captrain Deutschland GmbH and the joint venture SmartRail Logistics GmbH, operates three trains per week that transport automotive components from suppliers in Northern Czech Republic, Southern Poland, Saxony, and Thuringia from Dresden to a well-known car manufacturer in Emden. In addition, L.I.T. Ceska republika s.r.o., founded by Breuer in 2014, has its own fleet consisting of mega trailers and swap bodies. While this is to be significantly expanded in the medium term, the branch relies on the total fleet of 1,100 vehicles of L.I.T. AG to meet the needs of its major customers. The branch also intends to broaden its personnel base in the future.
Klaas Lange began his career in 2006 with an apprenticeship as a forwarding and logistics services clerk at L.I.T. AG and, after successfully completing it, went to L.I.T. International Forwarding Ltd. in the UK as a transport manager for JIT lines. In 2012, he rounded off his professional training with a degree as a state-certified business economist at the German Foreign Trade and Logistics Academy (DAV) in Bremen, followed by studies at Oxford Brookes University. He has been working for L.I.T. AG again since 2016.