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Success Stories

Transformative Logistics Results: Strategic Performance Milestones

Maersk Ground Freight
Rapid EBIT Recovery and Stability

Successfully navigated a distressed division from deep losses to operational stability and positive fiscal momentum in under three quarters.

Sealand
120% Annual Net Profit Growth

Engineered a comprehensive commercial overhaul across the Americas to double net profitability while optimizing market share and client acquisition.

Ceva Logistics
$400M High-Tech Revenue Expansion

Shattered historic performance records by capturing major accounts and scaling global vertical revenue through targeted sector leadership.

UPS APAC Healthcare
28% Regional Portfolio Value Increase

Restructured underperforming business units across the APAC region to drive specialized growth and capture high-value market opportunities.

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Maersk Ground Freight

Turning around an underperforming aquisition
Challenge
  • Following an acquisition, the business was operating at approximately an 11% EBIT loss position. Commercial execution, product adoption, and cross-functional alignment were limiting profitability.
  • 11% EBIT Loss → Break-Even in 7 Months
Key metric
Approach
  • Partnered cross-functionally with operations, product, finance, and commercial leadership. Applied Lean methodologies, Gemba reviews, Pareto analysis, sales enablement, and product mix optimization.
Outcome
  • Improved performance from an 11% EBIT loss position to break-even within seven months and established a foundation for sustainable profitable growth.
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Sealand

Unlocking growth beyond ocean freight
Challenge
  • Ocean freight growth remained modest while significant opportunities existed to expand wallet share within existing customer relationships and acquire new customers through broader logisitcs solutions. 
  • $20M Profit → $44M Profit
Key metric
Approach
  • Implemented a two-pronged growth strategy focused on expanding existing ocean customers into transportation and logistics services while pursuing new logos by leading with integrated supply chain solutions. Developed country-specific go-to-market strageties. customer segmenttation, account planning, and commercial accountability.
Outcome
  • Doubled annual profit from approximately $20 million to $44 million while improving customer penetration, new-logo acquisition, and commercial execution across the Americas.
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Ceva Logistics

Growth Through Capability Awareness
Challenge
  • The organization frequently competed through reactive RFQ processes and often lost opportunities despite competitive pricing because customer operations teams lacked confidence in CEVA’s capabilities.
  • +$400M Technology Sector Growth
Key metric
Approach
  • Implemented a proactive strategy focused on building capability awareness with customer operational stakeholders globally, increasing executive sponsorship, and aligning commercial and operational teams around strategic growth opportunities.
Outcome
  • Expanded the Technology sector portfolio by nearly $400 million in annual revenue and secured the largest Air Freight account in company history.
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UPS Healthcare APAC

Growth Through Strategic Focus
Challenge
  • Growth was below expectations and the commercial organization lacked clear direction regarding market prioritization, customer targeting, and solution positioning.
  • +28% APAC Healthcare Growth
Key metric
Approach
  • Partnered with Healthcare Product and Operations leadership to redesign the go-to-market strategy by country, healthcare sub-vertical, ideal customer profile, and product offering. Improved commercial focus, prioritization, and execution discipline.
Outcome
  • Reversed underperformance and delivered approximately 28% growth across the APAC Healthcare portfolio.

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