The European leader in supply chain visibility opens an office in Düsseldorf and welcomes Thomas Spieker as Director of Central Europe

Paris, June 27, 2018 - Shippeo, the leading supply chain visibility platform in Europe, announces its expansion into Germany. Shippeo has been in hyper-growth mode for several months, after having acquired more than 30 market-leading customers, and solidly established themselves in key European markets such as France.

As part of their international expansion into Germany, Shippeo is excited to welcome Thomas Spieker as Director Central Europe. Thomas brings more than 14 years of Business Development and Sales experience at enterprise software companies, where he has a proven track-record of successfully opening new markets. During his last role at TraceOne, as Director Central Europe, he established the Central and Eastern Europe markets and drove sales with Tier 1 retailers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Turkey, Croatia.

In addition, to accompany the expansion into Germany, Shippeo has announced the opening of its Düsseldorf office, where Thomas will be based out of, and is currently recruiting for multiple positions.

"Germany is at the forefront of innovation, with many companies interested and already adopting Industry 4.0 practices to digitally transform their supply chains," comments Lucien Besse, co-founder and COO of Shippeo. "Given this reality, Germany became the next logical strategic market in which we should establish ourselves, both with a local office as well as a dedicated Business Development team focused on the region. We are honored to welcome Thomas as Director Central Europe, to help us accelerate our efforts in a market he has extensive knowledge of, and is already very well connected to. His skills and accomplishments speak for themselves; we have no doubt his contributions will be key to Shippeo's ambitious growth targets."

"I am very excited about this new challenge at Shippeo, and helping us solidify our positioning in Germany and Central Europe," says Thomas Spieker. "The German market is ripe for an offering like Shippeo's; many companies are eagerly looking to digitize and bring more visibility into their supply chains, and I'm looking forward to showing them how Shippeo can bring numerous benefits."