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Tony Charaf to retire as cargo is downgraded
TONY CHARAF is taking retirement and Delta Air Lines is downgrading its cargo division to align it more closely to the passenger side of Delta’s business, says the company.Cargo sales will now become part of the airline’s global sales team, and cargo operations will be aligned with its Airport Customer ...
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Polar's Thomas Murphy to retire
THOMAS MURPHY is to retire as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide.Murphy joined Polar, in which Atlas Air Worldwide is the majority shareholder, in July 2009. He will retire in August this year. A replacement for Murphy will be named shortly.Prior to joining Polar, ...
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UPS names Abney as chief executive
UPS has named David Abney as its new chief executive officer.Abney, currently the company's chief operating officer, replaces Scott Davis who is retiring after serving as the company's board chairman and ceo since 2008. Both moves are effective September 1, 2014.Prior to becoming chief operating officer, Abney served as president ...
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Glyn Hughes new IATA cargo chief
IATA has appointed Glyn Hughes as its global head of cargo, replacing the retiring Des Vertannes.Hughes joined IATA in 1991 to enhance and expand the Cargo Accounts Settlement Service (CASS), growing it from 35 to nearly 100 operations, while maintaining very low levels of agency default and decreasing overall operating ...
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FPS appoints business development head
FPS SRI LANKA – a founder member of the Famous Pacific Shipping Group of independent forwarders and consolidators – has appointed Senaka Premaratne as head of business development.In his newly-created role, Premaratne will be responsible for strengthening the sales force both locally and internationally , whilst spearheading increased collaboration with ...
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Allport Cargo Services appoints new cargo chief
GLOBAL forwarder Allport Cargo Services (ACS) has appointed Steve Williams as its managing director of airfreight.The former DB Schenker director and head of cargo at Panalpina will be based at ACS’ airfreight centre near London Heathrow, says a company statement.“Bringing more than 15 years senior executive experience with him, Steve’s ...
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CEVA appoints Bissell as logistics chief
CEVA LOGISTICS has appointed Brett Bissell as chief operating officer, contract logistics. He will report to Xavier Urbain, the global supply chain company’s chief executive.Bissell joined CEVA in 2011 as executive vice president, Latin America, where he was responsible for leading the company’s Latin America operations.He is a senior executive ...
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Ko takes over at Cathay cargo terminal
KELVIN KO is the new chief executive of Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL), the division that manages Cathay’s new cargo terminal at Hong Kong, writes Nigel Tomkins, managing director.He was previously chief operating officer at CPSL and was also one of the core members in the early stage of planning ...
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Otto leaves Lufthansa Cargo for Austrian Airlines
Andreas Otto is leaving Lufthansa Cargo after 14 years to become chief commercial officer of Austrian Airlines.Dr Otto, the board member for product & sales at Lufthansa Cargo in Frankfurt, will take up the new role in October 2014.Lufthansa Cargo’s supervisory board will decide on Dr Otto’s successor “promptly” the ...
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Agility appoints Esa as coo for Europe
Logistics provider Agility has appointed Mohammed Esa as chief commercial officer (COO) for Europe, assuming responsibility for all commercial activities, including sales, marketing and product management.“With his background in emerging markets and experience in operations, sales, and marketing, Esa brings insight and expertise that will be invaluable in his new ...
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Agility appoints Poulsen for Greater China Area
Agility has appointed Soren Poulsen as chief executive for the Greater China Area (GCA), responsible for leading the forwarder’s Global Integrated Logistics business in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.Poulsen, with around 25 years logistics industry experience, has spent more than 10 years of his career in management positions in China.Prior ...
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Scholten to step down at Saudia Cargo
Peter Scholten is stepping down as Saudia Cargo vice president commercial from January 15, to pursue other interests.Scholten joined Saudia Cargo in October 2010. “His contribution has been instrumental to the growth and positioning of Saudia Cargo in the global air cargo business”, says Nabil Khojah, chief executive of Saudia ...
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Dentressangle appoints US manager for air and sea
French logistics operator Norbert Dentressangle has appointed Christophe Bigot to head up its US air and sea business, boosted in August with the acquisition of major US logistics player Jacobson.Bigot will build on Dentressangle’s air and sea forwarding expertise in the hi-tech, luxury and fashion goods, aerospace, chemicals and project ...
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Kirchner resigns at UTi Worldwide
Eric Kirchner has resigned as chief executive of US-based logistics provider UTi Worldwide. Edward Feitzinger was voted by the UTi board as Kirchner’s successor.The move comes a few days after Scandinavia-based logistics company DSV confirmed that it had ended talks about a potential acquisition of UTi.Feitzinger has been ...
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Qantas management reshuffle
A top level management reshuffle at Australian carrier Qantas has seen Gareth Evans appointed chief executive of Qantas International and Freight.Evans, currently chief financial officer for the Qantas Group, has been a senior executive at Qantas for 15 years and brings experience from previous roles that spanned network, pricing, scheduling ...
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Geodis Wilson appoints EMEA chief
Freight forwarder Geodis Wilson has appointed Matthias Hansen as regional vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) – a role he has filled on an interim basis the last few months. He replaces Alain Chimene.Hansen became managing director for Germany in 2009 and also served as managing ...
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Lieb to quit DB Schenker Logistics
Thomas Lieb, management board chairman of Schenker AG, will leave the German logistics company at the end of this month “by best mutual agreement”.The 56 year-old will take on new responsibilities outside the German railway parent company, Deutsche Bahn Group.Dr Lieb has resigned “immediately” as head of business unit at ...