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TMCNet: Jacques Retief Joins Neovia as Chief Operations Officer

[June 18, 2025]

Jacques Retief Joins Neovia as Chief Operations Officer

Neovia Logistics, a leading third-party contract logistics provider, today announced that Jacques Retief has joined the company as Chief Operations Officer.

"I am tremendously excited to have Jacques join the leadership team at Neovia," said CEO Michael Fahy. "His proven industry experience and passion for helping solve continuously changing global supply chain challenges through people, process, and technology is simply unmatched."

Retief joins Neovia from DB Schenker (now DSV) where he led the Contract Logistics Americas division, growing it to more than 130 locations and a team of more than 10,000 employees. Prior to DB Schenker, Retief held senior leadership roles at RIM Logistics, DSV, and UTi Worldwide.

With a background in industrial engineering and nearly two decades of experience in 3PL leadeship roles, Retief has deep expertise in designing and operating outsourced logistics solutions across multiple industries. His work spans electronics, semiconductors, cloud computing, consumer goods, aerospace, automotive, industrial, and eCommerce.


"Jacques brings proven industry experience and insights that will complement the already exceptional leadership team we have in place at Neovia," Fahy continues. "I am confident he will make an immediate impact on both our strategic growth and operational initiatives, as well as our dedicated focus on delighting and exceeding the expectations of our customers around the world."

"I couldn't be happier about this next step in my career," Retief said. "Being able to join a company with such an impressive legacy and an exciting plan for the future is inspiring and motivating."

About Neovia Logistics

Neovia is a global leader in third-party logistics, operating more than 80 facilities in over 20 countries. For more than 30 years, Neovia has combined an OEM mindset with real-world innovation to partner with and solve complex logistics challenges for leading companies in the automotive, industrial, aerospace, and technology sectors.


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