Mr Udo Lange joined Stolt-Nielsen Limited as Chief Executive Officer in September 2023.
Mr Lange has over 20 years of experience in the international trade industry, with expertise in global freight forwarding, customs brokerage and logistics. He has held senior executive roles with Lufthansa, Deutsche Post DHL, Exel and DB Schenker.
Mr Lange joined FedEx in 2015, where he held several senior positions, including president of Healthcare, Logistics and Americas International at FedEx Express until August 2023. In this role he was responsible for the leadership and strategy of the enterprise-wide healthcare business as well as FedEx Logistics and FedEx Custom Critical.
He was part of the FedEx Express leadership team with responsibility for global clearance transformation, Americas International and Latin America and the Caribbean. Mr Lange was also a member of the Strategic Management Committee of FedEx Corp., which sets the strategic direction for the FedEx enterprise.
Mr Lange holds a Ph.D. in economic science from the University of Duisburg, Germany and an MBA from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and a German citizen.
Other appointments
Mr Lange is a Director at Avenir Limited, the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

Dr. Udo Lange
CEO, Stolt-Nielsen
Session:
Day 4 | 11 December 2025 | Leadership Dialogue 2: The Future of Trade Flow: Chemical Value Chains in a Multipolar Global Economy
