Joannes Van Osta

General Manager Group Transport and Logistics, JCB

Joannes Van Osta joined JCB in January 2007. He is responsible for the movement of finished machines as well as inbound material into Manufacturing and Aftermarket for JCB globally.

Joannes started his career at Hapag-Lloyd in Antwerp. From here he moved on to Federal-Mogul where he worked for 12 years. At Federal-Mogul he held a variety of roles with responsibility for transport and logistics in Aftermarket and Manufacturing. Joannes enjoyed living in Shanghai with his wife in 2006 while setting up Federal-Mogul's transport and logistics structure for Asia Pacific, before moving to the JCB HQ in Rocester.

Joannes holds a Bachelor in Freight Forwarding and Maritime Science and a Master in Business Logistics. He has build up an extensive international experience and network, and currently enjoys living and working in the UK.