Alcott Global Podcast: Sennder and Lessons in Building a Trucking Unicorn
In Episode #188 of Leaders in Supply Chain & Logistics Podcast, Radu Palamariu, Group CEO of Alcott Global, interviewed David Nothacker, Co-founder & CEO of Sennder.
Listen to the full episode here.
Key highlights of this episode:
Moments that defined David’s career and founding Sennder
Embracing innovation in the trucking sector
Hiring, attracting, and retaining top talent
Importance of bringing the right people to the organization
As the CEO and Co-founder of the leading digital road freight forwarder in Europe, Sennder, David had an amazing and exciting journey- sharing some of the inflection points in his career and overcoming challenges. The episode covered topics such as the trucking industry's future with autonomous and electric vehicles, sustainability initiatives, and the importance of talent attraction and retention.
About David Nothacker
David started his career at strategy consulting firm Roland Berger and co-founded ‘Smiling Box’ in 2014. During his MBA studies at INSEAD, David co-founded Sennder. Whilst pivoting the original business model, he was joined by Nicolaus Schefenacker and Julius Köhler, who he knew from Roland Berger. Since founding Sennder in 2015, the company has grown into Europe’s leading digital freight forwarder. Under David Nothacker’s leadership, over 12,500 connected trucks have completed over 500,000 FTL shipments throughout Europe. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Sennder has 1,000 employees across 11 European offices. To date, sennder has raised over $ 350m from leading investors.
About Leaders in Value Chain Podcast
Leaders in Supply Chain & Logistics Podcast is focused on bringing some of the best thought leaders in the industry, picking their brains, and sharing them with as many interested listeners as possible. Alcott Global wants to connect the audience with global experts, thought leaders, and executives in the value chain. The podcast discusses the industry’s leading-edge technologies, leadership stories, and personal success habits.
Alcott Global provides Executive Search Solutions for key positions at all pillars of the end-to-end value chain: planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, e-commerce, and overall supply chain operations.
The host, Radu Palamariu, works on C-level and top management executive search assignments with Top Fortune 500 companies and local conglomerates in value chains for manufacturing, logistics, transportation, supply chain management, and e-commerce and also the co-author of “From Source to Sold – Stories of Leadership in Supply Chain”.
