Chief operating officer and executive board member at Panalpina, Andy Weber is to leave the company at the end of the year due to personal reasons.

He joined Panalpina in 2015, leading many turnaround projects and made the Energy and Projects Solution “fit for competition in the challenging energy and capital projects sector”.

Panalpina chief executive officer, Stefan Karlen says: “With a track record of over 30 years in the freight forwarding industry, Andy Weber is a very experienced manager.”

“While I regret his departure, I am pleased that he has agreed to continue to support Panalpina in a consulting role and that the company can further rely on his expertise for specific projects.”

He will leave the company at the end of the year and his position of chief operating officer will not be replaced.