Article: Frank Erschkat takes over as Chairman of TFG Transfracht
Frank Erschkat will take over as Chairman of the TFG Transfracht Management Board from January 1, 2021. He will represent the Sales / Operations / Market-ing department.
Erschkat has held various management positions within the DB Group since 1999 and, in addition to extensive experience in seaport hinterland logistics, has extensive management experience in sales and production. He is taking on the new role in addition to his current responsibilities as Senior Vice President Intermodal Sales at DB Cargo AG.
He succeeds Dr. Bernd Pahnke, who has played a key role in shaping and being responsible for TFG’s very successful development in recent years. Pahnke is taking his well-deserved retirement.
„We are delighted to have gained Frank Erschkat, a profound expert in maritime and continental combined transport. In the future, we will benefit from his extensive experience in management and in seaport-hinterland logistics. Under his leadership, Transfracht will further expand its positioning as the market leader in seaport-hinterland transport and its strategy for internationalisation”, says Pierre Timmermans, Member of the Management Board for Sales at DB Cargo.
The Finance / Human Resources / Processes / IT department remains under the responsibility of Rainer Gödde.