Ashwin Bhat to replace Evans as head of Swiss cargo
22 / 06 / 2015
Swiss has appointed Ashwin Bhat as its new head of cargo to succeed industry stalwart Oliver Evans, who has decided to step down from the post after 13 years.
Bhat, who is currently head of global area management at Swiss WorldCargo, will assume his new duties on October 1.
Bhat, who is 46 and an Indian national, joined Swiss WorldCargo in 2002 and after several years serving in various capacities within pricing, revenue management and controlling, was appointed head of area management Asia, Middle East & Africa in 2010.
Responsibility for the Americas was added to his remit in November 2012 and for the last two years he has served as Swiss WorldCargo’s head of global area management.
Swiss chief executive Harry Hohmeister said: “Ashwin Bhat is a proven airfreight specialist. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with him, and we wish him every success and satisfaction in his new capacity.
"I also offer Oliver Evans our sincere thanks, on behalf of our board of directors and our entire management board, for his own exceptional commitment and for the outstanding work and performance of his cargo team over the past few years.”
Evans announced he would step down from the role at the end of last year to pursue self-employment in the air logistics industry on his way into retirement.
Until, May he also maintained the position of chairman of TIACA.
