Hans galland

Hans galland

CEO

black and white photo of the upper part of a man in a suit and white shirt without tie and with his arms crossed. this is the CEO of BeyondTrucks, Hans Galland

Biography

Biography

Hans serves as CEO of BeyondTrucks. Prior to founding BeyondTrucks, Hans has built operating, finance, and technology companies in logistics, hospitality and real estate. He has deep experience in bringing operational improvements to complex, traditional businesses leveraging technology, people, and cultural change. Some of his success stories include building and scaling JLL into China’s largest hospitality consulting business, transforming asset manager Pacific Eagle into a $1.2 billion dollar real estate development business and turning around complex operating businesses. Hans has served on numerous for-profit and non-for profit boards including Lucid Motors, NeueHouse, Haulistix, GlobalSF, MiraKind, and the San Francisco DTNA.Hans holds a BSc (summa cum laude) from the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (EHL) and a MSc from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Hans serves as CEO of BeyondTrucks. Prior to founding BeyondTrucks, Hans has built operating, finance, and technology companies in logistics, hospitality and real estate. He has deep experience in bringing operational improvements to complex, traditional businesses leveraging technology, people, and cultural change. Some of his success stories include building and scaling JLL into China’s largest hospitality consulting business, transforming asset manager Pacific Eagle into a $1.2 billion dollar real estate development business and turning around complex operating businesses. Hans has served on numerous for-profit and non-for profit boards including Lucid Motors, NeueHouse, Haulistix, GlobalSF, MiraKind, and the San Francisco DTNA.Hans holds a BSc (summa cum laude) from the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (EHL) and a MSc from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ties to Trucking

Ties to Trucking

Hans' great-grandparents grew a nationwide beverage distribution business out of a corner store in Switzerland. In the US, Hans drove truck for BiRite and started a fleet called LaGrange Express based in Columbus OH before starting BeyondTrucks.

Education

Education

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Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Masters of Science, Sloan Fellow, Business Administration Masters of Science, Sloan Fellow, Business Administration 2012 - 2013


EHL

Bachelor of Science (BSc), International Hospitality Management, Business EconomicsBachelor of Science (BSc), International Hospitality Management, Business Economics 1999 - 2003

Grade: Valedictorian, Graduated Summa cum LaudeGrade: Valedictorian, Graduated Summa cum Laude Focus: Finance, Accounting, Revenue Management, Operations, Marketing


University of Tübingen

Chinese Studies

1998 - 1999


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