Sylvain Kluba
Vice President - Regional Leader - India Middle East and Africa at CEVA Logistics
The move
MoveAgility → CEVA Logistics
TitleCEO GIL Africa → MEA Regional Leader and CFO
LocationDubai → Dubai
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE12.6
Total experience19.4 years
CEVA Logistics headcount10,001+ employees
CEVA Logistics industryTransportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
CEVA Logistics HQMarseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
CEVA Logistics typePrivately Held
Career arc
- MEA Regional Leader and CFOMar 2024 — Present
CEVA Logistics· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Managing Director AfricaJun 2022 — Mar 2024CEVA Logistics· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- CEO GIL AfricaOct 2015 — Sep 2021
Agility· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - CEO Agility Saudi ArabiaOct 2012 — Sep 2015Agility· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Regional COO Middle East & AfricaMar 2010 — Dec 2012Agility· Dubai
- Vice President, Global Strategic Programs - Zurich, SwitzerlandMar 2007 — Mar 2010Agility· Zürich Area, Switzerland
- Senior Manager, Corporate Development – Merger & Acquisitions, KuwaitJan 2006 — Feb 2007Agility· Kuwait
Education
- TBS Education, Toulouse Business SchoolMSc · International Management1992 — 1994
- Institut d'Etudes Politiques - Science PoMSc. · Political Science1988 — 1992
Top skills
Chief Executive OfficerLogistics ManagementUAE United Arab EmiratesTransportationInternational LogisticsChief Operating Officer
About
Chief Executive Officer and other senior management positions with 25 years experience with leading Logistics & Transportation service provider essentially in the Middle East & Africa region . Operated at country management level (start up, market entries, restructure, turn around, expansion), at regional level (product management, M&A, JVs) as well as globally (strategy, acquisitions integration). Developed expertise in Freight Forwarding, Warehousing / Contract Logistics, Road Freight, Distribution, Project Logistics in various industries such as FMCG, manufacturing, retail, industrial projects and Oil & Gas.