Philippe Gilbert

Philippe Gilbert is currently advising Private Equity funds in Supply Chain after leaving UPS end of the year 2022, where he was part of the Management Committee and President of the Supply Chain Solutions since January 2019. In this role, Philippe was responsible for Global Logistics and Distribution and Global Freight Forwarding, as well as the technology-driven truckload freight brokerage business at Coyote. Philippe brings a wide array of industry experience and has served in senior leadership roles in international logistics, strategic planning, sales and marketing, operations and staff management. Most recently, Philippe served as Regional CEO of the Americas for DB Schenker Logistics, based in Miami. In this role he led air, ocean and land logistics in the United States, Canada and eight countries in Latin America. Philippe previously was Schenker’s Regional CEO for West Europe from 2013 to 2015, based in Paris. From 2005 to 2013, Philippe served as Executive Vice President for GEODIS Wilson, the freight management division of international logistics provider, the GEODIS Group. There, he managed an integrated network of 57 countries around the world and more than 80 agents. A native of France, Philippe earned his Finance degree from Institut Superieur de Gestion (I.S.G.) in Paris, France, and is fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. With his vast U.S. and international logistics experience, Philippe is uniquely qualified to lead our Supply Chain Solutions business.