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TIACA begins its search for a new director general
TIACA has commenced its search for the newly-created role of director general. Applications for the position can be submitted, by email to its Selection Committee, from July 14 to August 21.Currently Céline Hourcade is heading the association as its transition director.The director general will act as chief executive of the ...
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NewsUPS appoints Hwang to board of directors
UPS has appointed Angela Hwang to its board of directors, effective immediately. Her appointment brings the total number of directors to 13.Hwang is group president of the Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group and she is also a member of its executive team. In this role, she leads more than 26,000 global colleagues ...
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NewsANA Cargo appoints new EMEA cargo VP
Sadami SugimotoANA Cargo has appointed Sadami Sugimoto as its new vice president, cargo and mail, for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.Sugimoto took up the role on July 1 and has 11 years' of experience in cargo, having worked in marketing, alliance, revenue management, mail sales and operations.He ...
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Vekshin scoops Volga-Dnepr Group chief commercial officer role
The Volga-Dnepr Group has appointed Konstantin Vekshin as chief commercial officer as part of a wider move to centralise its approach to sales.The cargo airline group — celebrating its 30th year of operations in 2020 - said that Vekshin’s key objectives will be to implement the its marketing directive and ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to shed 10% of jobs by 2023
Lufthansa Cargo will shed just over 10% of its workforce by 2023 as part of a restructuring at the overall airline group.A spokesperson for the cargo division confirmed that around 500 of the cargo division’s workforce of 4,500 people would leave the company over the next two-and-a-half years.Part of the ...
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NewsTyler takes over at American Airlines Cargo as part of restructuring
American Airlines has named Jessica Tyler as president of cargo and vice president of airport excellence, taking over from Rick Elieson who has moved on to a new role within the company.The airline said that Tyler would lead the teams responsible for "the success of the cargo business and delivering ...
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NewsSwissport announces head of cargo Belgium
Swissport has appointed Koen Gouweloose into the role of head of cargo Belgium, effective from July 1.Gouweloose joined Swissport in March 2020 as chief operating officer. In his new role, he will oversee the strategic and operational management of the company's cargo activities, both in Brussels and Liège. In particular, ...
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NewsSwissport appoints Western Europe head
Ground handler Swissport has appointed Liam McElroy as head of its Western Europe region, effective immediately.In his new role, McElroy, who succeeds Jason Holt, will lead Swissport's UK and Ireland cargo handling operations while reporting to Luzius Wirth, executive vice president EMEA and member of the group's executive management.Prior to ...
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NewsDelta announces changes to regional management team
Delta Cargo has appointed Gonzalo Hernandez (pictured) into the role of general manager cargo sales, Asia Pacific, effective immediately.Hernandez succeeds Eric Anderson, who has returned to Atlanta, US, to become director of cargo strategy, alliances and technology.Hernandez will be based in Seoul, South Korea, and will oversee Delta's cargo sales ...
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Steven Polmans to leave Brussels Airport role by the end of 2020
Steven Polmans, director of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport Company, has announced that he will leave his role by the end of this year.Polmans, who has worked for Brussels Airport Company since 2010, has grown the company's cargo business and led it to achieve recognition for its community work, ...
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NewsAir Menzies International announces additions to NZ branch
Air Menzies International (AMI) has announced its new New Zealand branch manager: Shane Pillanger.Pillanger, who has more than 24 years of freight forwarding experience, will oversee operations at the AMI Auckland and Christchurch branches.He has previously held positions at Fliway International New Zealand, Vanguard Logistics Services and Nippon Express New ...
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NewsDachser announces Robert Erni as new CFO
Robert Erni will become CFO at Dachser on January 1, 20201Dachser has announced that Robert Erni will become chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding Buckhard Eling, effective January 1, 2021.Erni, who will begin at Dachser as deputy director from September 1, previously held the role of CFO at Panalpina.Prior to Panalpina, ...
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NewsU-Freight subsidiary Shanghai Renaissance names vice general manager
Shanghai Renaissance (RENSHA), a subsidiary company of Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group, has promoted Lily Tao to vice general manager.Tao started her career in the freight industry as an operations executive with RENSHA in 1995 and for the past decade, prior to her promotion, she was assistant to the company's general ...
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John Menzies' cargo volumes down as it evaluates UK&I redundancies
Handler John Menzies saw its air cargo volumes decline by 37% year on year in April as a result of the coronavirus outbreak-related downturn in passenger flights.In a trading update, the company said that the spread of Covid-19 has had a significant adverse impact on the group’s financial performance.It said ...
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NewsDieter to head Swissport Cargo in Germany and Austria
Henning Dieter, SwissportHenning Dieter has been appointed as the head of Swissport Cargo Services, Germany and Austria.He succeeds Dirk Schmitt, who left the company in December 2019 after heading the Swissport Cargo operation in Germany and Austria since February 2015.Since Schmitt's departure, Andrea Führing, chief financial officer of Swissport Cargo ...
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NewsMullins scoops role at Kale Logistics Solutions
Donna Mullins - KaleKale Logistics Solutions has appointed Donna Mullins as the vice president of its subsidiary, Kale Info Solutions Inc (USA).Mullins will help develop the North American market for Kale. She comes with over 38 years of experience in import/export and freight forwarding, customs broking and compliance consulting.Mullins has ...
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All change at CEVA Logistics
CEVA Logistics has appointed a new head of airfreight and head of its European operation.Peter Penseel will take over as the forwarder's head of airfreight, while Peder Winther will head its European business.At this stage it is not clear when the two will take up their new positions.According to his ...
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NewsGEODIS appoints managing director Indonesia
GEGOIS has named Tomy Sofhian as its Indonesia managing director.Sofhian, who has almost 20 years of experience working in the freight delivery sector, will report to Rene Bach-Larsen, sub-regional managing director ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations).GEODIS said its professionals in Indonesia are "involved in supporting customers in the oil ...
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TIACA to create new director general role
Air cargo association TIACA will create a new director general role as part of its transformation programme.The association said that the role of secretary general will expand to take on extra responsibility and will therefore become director general."TIACA needs a director general accountable for the organization’s strategy, delivery model, team ...
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NewsPerishable logistics firm PML adds charter role due to market uncertainties
Perishables logistics firm PML has appointed Gustavo Mundel into the newly-created role of charter freight manager in response to market uncertainties caused by Brexit and the Covid-19 outbreak.Mundel joins the business having worked on both sides of the airfreight business, acting for airlines as well as operating as an independent ...