Tobias Gercke

Raeder-Vogel - Germany

Tobias Gercke has been appointed as new managing director of Hamburg-based wheel and castor manufacturer Raeder-Vogel. 

Gercke joined Raeder-Vogel in 1995 as a lathe operator. He has climbed the career ladder through extra vocational training to become a master craftsman and finally a technical business economist. 

Since 2011, he has been the technical manager and has been responsible for the entire technological development and production side of the company, which now has 600 employees. 

Current managing partners Dieter Henning (79) and his son, Carsten Henning (50), will leave the operational management of the company. Both will join the company's advisory board. 

Stewart Anderson

Haskel Hydrogen Systems Group - Australia

Haskel Hydrogen Systems Group has appointed Stewart Anderson as business development manager for the APAC region.

Anderson began his career in the oil and gas industry before spending 11 years working for BAE Systems, first as a mechanical engineer, then a design engineer and, ultimately, a program manager. 

He joined Haskel to head up and develop the hydrogen engineering team. 

Anderson has completed his emigration to Australia, where he will focus on establishing Haskel as a global market leader in the APAC region.

Alan Beacham

Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds - Australia

Alan Beacham, managing director of Toll Group, has joined the board of Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds. 

Beacham became managing director at Toll on 1 July 2022. Prior to this position, he spent four years with the company in roles including president of global forwarding and president of Global Express, where he was instrumental in leading the successful turnaround and then divestment of the business.

He is a chartered engineer with the Institute of Engineering & Technology, UK.

Healthy Heads promotes the prevention and understanding of mental health issues that exist across the road transport and logistics industries in Australia.

The Healthy Heads Board is voluntary and comprised of directors with a mix of industry and skills-based backgrounds.