GEODIS appoints Eric Gerbi as EVP of Global Freight Forwarding

GEODIS has appointed Eric Gerbi as Executive Vice President of its Global Freight Forwarding line of business. He will also join the Group’s Executive Board, chaired by Marie-Christine Lombard, Chief Executive Officer of GEODIS.

Gerbi began his career in the banking sector at BNP Paribas before joining Deloitte in 2006 as a financial auditor. He moved to Saint-Gobain in 2008, where he worked as a management controller.

He joined GEODIS in 2011 as Financial Controller for the Americas region. In 2014, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Supply Chain Optimization (SCO) line of business.

In 2018, alongside his CFO responsibilities, Gerbi was named Deputy Executive Vice President of SCO. In this role, he oversaw human resources, information technology, customer solutions and key account management.

He was appointed Executive Vice President of the SCO division in October 2021. Since 2024, he has served as Chief Financial Officer of GEODIS’ Global Freight Forwarding line of business.

Gerbi holds an engineering degree from École des Mines de Nancy and a specialised master’s degree in international finance from HEC business school.