Council

The selection procedure is a two-stage process: In the first ballot, the Council nominates the finalists from among all proposals and gives an election recommendation to the jury.

The Council is appointed on an annual basis.

In the second ballot, the jurors vote online. The jury consists of mor than 70 persons: Journalists, scientists, personalities from the logistics industry, politics and associations from all over the world.

An independent selection commissioner monitors the proper electoral process.

Election Commissioner 2026:
Peter Abelmann
Managing Director Logistik.NRW Competence Center
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The members of the Logistics Hall of Fame Council 2026 are:

• Robert Cameron, Head of Production, Logistics & Aftermarket Department at the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA e.V.), Berlin

  Jens Hügel, Senior Adviser, IRU, Geneva

• Heike van Hoorn, Managing Director, German Transport Forum (DVF e.V.), Berlin

• Ilona Jüngst, Editor-in-Chief, trans aktuell, Stuttgart

• Thilo Jörgl, Managing Director, impact media projects GmbH, ConnectChains Conference Director, Ismaning

• Matthias Pieringer, Editor-in-Chief, Logistik Heute, Munich

• Christoph Scholze, Editor-in-Chief, dhf Intralogistik, Marburg

• Gerhard Schlögel, CEO HERMES Logistik.Kurier, Vienna

• Heiner Sieger, Editor-in-Chief, e-Commerce Magazin and Digital Business, Vaterstetten

• Anita Würmser, Managing Partner, impact media projects GmbH (Chairwoman of the Jury), Ismaning