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NewsCEVA appoints head of healthcare business development
CEVA Logistics has appointed Niels van Namen to the position of global head of healthcare business development.He has more than 20 years’ of experience in healthcare and over a decade in the healthcare logistics industry, including positions as business development director healthcare for DSV and vice president of healthcare Europe ...
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De Nooijer to leave AF KLM Cargo
Air France KLM's head of cargo, Marcel de Nooijer, will be leaving the position at the start of next year.De Nooijer will be joining KLM-owned Transavia where he will replace Mattijs ten Brink, who left the company at the end of September, as chief executive.Pieter Elbers, president and chief executive ...
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NewsDachser Air and Sea appoints Podestá as COO
Edoardo PodestáDachser has appointed Edoardo Podestá as chief operations officer (COO) of its Air & Sea Logistics business.Podestá replaces Jochen Müller who agreed with Dachser not to extend his contract when it expires in 2020. Müller will stop working for Dachser with immediate effect.The forwarder said that Müller was responsible ...
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DSV Panalpina warns of job cuts during restructure
DSV Panalpina Group has announced the possibility of job cuts as it relocates the former Panalpina headquarters (in Basel) to its headquarters in Denmark.The company said it is finalising its analysis of the impact on corporate functions at the former Panalpina headquarters but warned the relocation could result in up ...
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Heathrow former head of cargo Platts to join Riyadh Airports Company
Heathrow Airport Limited's former head of cargo, Nick Platts, will join DAA International to help develop Riyadh Airports Company's cargo operation.Platts' final day at Heathrow was last week, ahead of his move to Saudi Arabia to take up a role with DAA International.His new two-year director of cargo role will ...
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John Menzies creates management board and appoints new CFO
John Menzies, the holding company of Menzies Aviation, has announced changes to its senior management.The organisation has appointed Alvaro Gomez-Reino as its new chief financial officer and it has also created a new executive management board.Gomez-Reino has previously held senior financial positions with Amey plc, Ferrovial and Swissport where he ...
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NewsAir Animal appoints new chief operating officer
Cory Baizan RobinetteCory Baizan Robinette has been promoted to chief operating officer at Air Animal Inc. after 30 years in the business.Walter M. Woolf, Air Animal founder and chief executive, said: “Cory’s leadership in the management of the global pet move process for expatriate pet owners has earned her high ...
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ECS recruits van de Weg as ‘disruptive force’
ECS Group has recruited Robert van de Weg as chief commercial officer to act as “a disruptive force” to help the GSSA reinvent itself “to embody a new business model”.“We’re completely redefining the contours of what we do,” said Adrien Thominet, ECS Group chief executive. "We’ve created a robust set-up ...
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NewsHandler WFS appoints new general managers in Belgium and Scandinavia
Michel Fiorani and Jack Brandstrup of WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has added to its regional management team in the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA) region with the appointments of new general managers in Belgium and Scandinavia.Michel Fiorani joins WFS as general manager Belgium, based in Brussels. ...
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NewsFormer ECS Group chief marketing officer launches new agency business
Audrey Serdjebi, former chief communications and marketing officer at ECS Group, has launched an airfreight communications agency, Lemon Queen.Serdjebi says that the new agency can offer expertise in organising events such as the NexGenLeaders challenge at ECS, which aimed to recognise up-and-coming airfreight businesses and talent."Organising these challenges is the ...
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NewsHandler WFS appoints Nils Andersen as chairman
Nils Andersen. Source: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced the appointment of Nils Andersen as chairman of its board of directors.Andersen joins WFS to work with the management team to build upon the progress made since being acquired by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management last year.Andersen has ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo adjusts freighter network and appoints new US area manager
Etihad Cargo will adjust one of its US freighter services and has added new leadership in the country.From September 29, the airline will add an outbound stop at Frankfurt Airport to its existing weekly B777F service between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Ohio’s Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK). On the return ...
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NewsCargo handler WFS appoints new MD in UK
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has promoted Paul Carmody to the role of managing director of its cargo operations in the UK. He joined the company in 2009 and was previously head of UK operations.He has a many years of experience in the cargo handling industry, also holding senior ...
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IAG Cargo chief joins the online revolution at Freightos
IAG Cargo director of sales, marketing and products Camilo Garcia has left the carrier to join online company Freightos Group, as global vice president of business development.He will head up airline relationships at WebCargo by Freightos, the business unit for digitizing logistics service providers.Commenting on the “exciting yet difficult decision ...
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NewsVenter to head DHL supply chain
Hendrik VenterHendrik Venter has been appointed as the new chief executive DHL Supply Chain for mainland Europe, Middle East and Africa, from October 1. He will succeed Oscar de Bok, who takes over as board member for DHL Supply Chain at Deutsche Post DHL Group.Venter has held positions at DHL ...
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NewsDelta appoints Walpole to new cargo operations role
Rob WalpoleDelta Cargo has appointed Rob Walpole to the newly-created position of vice president – cargo operations and logistics.This new position, reporting to vice president of cargo Shawn Cole, will see Walpole lead Delta Cargo’s global operations and Delta Logistics Control Center teams.“Rob has a strong operational background and brings ...
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NewsATSG announces new president
Rick Corrado has been elected as the new president of aircraft lessor ATSG as the company continues its management succession programme.Corrado, who is currently chief operating officer (COO), will take over the role from Joe Hete on September 16. Hete, however, will remain as chief executive.Randy Rademacher, board chairman of ...
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NewsMenzies Aviation strengthens team new EVP and VP cargo
Robert Fordree (left) and Chris BealeLogistics company Menzies Aviation has welcomed two new members of staff to its team. Robert Fordree is the organisation's new executive vice president of cargo and Chris Beale is re-joining the business as vice president of cargo Europe.Fordfree's previous roles include senior vice president commercial ...
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Atlas to create 100 new jobs over the next five years
Aircraft lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has announced it will create 100 new jobs and expand its headquarter offices to accommodate its growing employee base.Atlas currently employs 568 professionals in New York and expects to retain those positions and create 100 additional jobs in the city over the next five ...
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It's time to start preparing: Awards entries open on October 1
Air Cargo News is delighted to announce that our prestigious annual awards for 2020 will open for entry on October 1 - so it's time to start thinking about your entry.Submissions are reviewed by a panel of experts. The award categories are as follows:Ground handler of the yearCharter broker of ...