Kuehne+Nagel plans independent investigation into Nazi era
The long-standing majority shareholder Klaus-Michael Kühne, who died in August, had resisted a review of this during his lifetime.
Geneva - The Kühne+Nagel executive board intends to investigate the logistics company's role during the Nazi era, a spokesperson for the corporation has confirmed. The late majority shareholder Klaus-Michael Kühne had vehemently opposed the idea throughout his lifetime. It remains undecided when the company will address the matter. According to the spokesperson, "The Kühne+Nagel International AG board of directors will address the topic within a reasonable timeframe."
The logistics company, founded in Bremen in 1890, relocated its headquarters to Switzerland at the end of the 1960s. The firm has traditionally claimed that its archives were largely destroyed during World War II due to the destruction of office buildings in Bremen and Hamburg. However, a 2015 statement suggested that Kühne+Nagel was "linked" to the wartime economy of Nazi Germany and had to "survive in dark and difficult times."
It acknowledged that the company was involved in transporting confiscated goods of persecuted individuals.
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