Daniel Stoffler

President & CEO Leschaco

Last Reviewed: September 18, 2026

Executive Summary

Daniel Stoffler has led the US business of Leschaco as President and Chief Executive Officer since May 2022. Leschaco is a family-owned German logistics group founded in 1879 that operates across 24 countries, providing sea and air freight forwarding, contract logistics, tank container operations, and 3PL and 4PL services. Its distinguishing specialism is chemical and hazardous goods logistics — the tank container business in particular — which is among the most heavily regulated corners of freight, and under Stoffler the US operation earned the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care certification. He arrived after twenty years at BDP International, a freight forwarder with comparable depth in chemical logistics.

Career Highlights

• President and CEO of Leschaco’s US business since May 2022.
• Leschaco USA earned the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care certification under his leadership.
• Directs the US business across chemicals, automotive, plant construction, and pharmaceutical logistics.
• Spent twenty years at BDP International, rising from field sales through global strategic business development to Manager of Strategic Accounts and General Manager.
• Began his logistics career in European tradelane development at Cargo UK in 1997.
• Holds a BS in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Professional Journey

Stoffler took a BS in Aeronautical Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University — an unusual starting point for a freight forwarding career, though one that sits closer to air cargo than it first appears. He entered logistics in 1997 at Cargo UK, working on European tradelane development, the discipline of building freight volume and capacity along specific origin-destination corridors.

In 2002 he joined BDP International, the Philadelphia-headquartered freight forwarder with a long specialization in chemical and hazardous materials logistics, and stayed for twenty years. He progressed through field sales into global strategic business development, then to Manager of Strategic Accounts and General Manager. That two-decade tenure in chemical logistics is the essential qualification for what he does now, because moving regulated chemicals is a different business from moving general freight: it involves hazardous materials classification, specialized equipment, and compliance regimes where errors carry consequences well beyond a delayed shipment.

He joined Leschaco in May 2022 as President and Chief Executive Officer of its US business. Leschaco has operated since 1879 and remains family-owned, with a footprint across 24 countries and a distinctive strength in tank container logistics — the specialized containers used to move bulk liquid chemicals — alongside conventional sea and air freight forwarding and contract logistics.

Under his leadership the US operation earned the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care certification, the industry’s programme for health, safety, security and environmental performance. For a logistics provider serving chemical manufacturers that certification functions as a commercial prerequisite as much as a recognition, since major chemical companies increasingly require it of their logistics partners. Stoffler directs the US business across chemicals, automotive, plant construction, and pharmaceutical logistics.

Education

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Science