In response to the rapid changes taking place in the international environment and growing logistics needs in the aerospace and defence sectors, GEODIS is accelerating its development in these strategic markets.
The Group says it remains firmly committed to becoming the partner of choice for industrial and institutional players in the sector. To support this ambition, Brigadier General Arnaud Weixler (Ret.) will head GEODIS’s operations in the aerospace and defence sectors.
The Group is seeking to establish a long-term presence in these sectors and become a key player, notably by supporting the growing needs of France’s Defence Industrial and Technological Base (BITD). The modernisation of military equipment and the accelerated renewal of army hardware are driving rapid growth in the aerospace and defence markets.
Resulting from the substantial growth in defence and security budgets, increasingly complex and strategic logistics presents challenges that GEODIS is well positioned to address. The company already supports numerous companies in the sector providing them with its full range of expertise. With its strong local and international presence, the Group meets a wide range of demanding requirements, including Aircraft on Ground (AOG) logistics requiring the rapid delivery of essential parts and services, oversized special transportation, high value-added warehousing and secure supply chain management.
One of GEODIS’s principal references is KNDS, for which it inaugurated a state-of-the-art automated logistics facility in Montbeugny, central France, in 2023, illustrating the Group’s ability to support the leading players in the sector with innovative and high-performance solutions.
With the aim of achieving these ambitions, the aerospace and defence sectors will now be directed by Brigadier General Arnaud Weixler, whose international expertise and in-depth knowledge of the challenges faced by the sector will be valuable assets for the group.
Weixler attended the 121st session of the NATO Defence College and has held senior positions within NATO and the French Army. He has also planned and led numerous logistics operations at home and abroad, working closely with industry as well as relevant private and public entities.
