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European logistics leader Norbert Dentressangle joins the 2015 3PL Summit and the North American market place.

In this year’s 3PL Contracting report, logistics executives identified ‘North America’ as one of the top 4 regions that offer the best opportunities for 3PLs. With Norbert Dentressangle’s recent purchase of Jacobson, the leading European logistics company kick-started its foray into the North American market-place.

Hervé Montjotin, CEO and Scott Temple, Managing Director, Contract Logistics and Shared Services will be representing Norbert Dentressangle at this year’s 3PL Summit and Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum, eft’s C-level gathering of logistics executives and their head of supply chain counterparts, June 16-18, Chicago.

With 42, 000 employees, Norbert Dentressangle had turnover of €4. 67bn in 2014. It boasts one of Europe’s biggest fleets with over 7, 800 vehicles and 11, 500 trailers with warehouse capacity north of 83 million square feet and 41 million square feet in frozen storage. In essence, it’s truly a major player in the business of logistics.

At the 3PL Summit, Mr. Montjotin and Mr. Temple will be outlining ND’s aims at becoming a leading global logistics provider, what Jacobson means for this and ND’s foray into North American Logistics.

‘From our vantage-point in the UK, we’ve been very familiar with Norbert Dentressangle’s leadership in the logistics space for years’ said Chris Saynor, CEO, eft. ‘With their recent purchase of Jacobson, I’m interested to learn more about their move into North America, and excited to see how this development transforms logistics across Europe and North America.’

You can hear directly from Hervé Montjotin, CEO and Scott Temple, Managing Director, Contract Logistics and Shared Services at this year’s 3PL Summit. They will be joined by the CEOs, CCOs, COOs and Presidents of most of North America’s biggest logistics operators including CH Robinson, CEVA, ArcBest, XPO, Echo Global Logistics, YRCW, Panalpina, MIQ Logistics, UPS Ground Freight, and the top supply chain decision makers from the likes of Oracle, Verizon, Walgreens, Jabil, Office Depot, SanDisk, Raytheon, and many more. Visit www.3PLSummit.com/register to secure your pass.