Fresh hands for Belgium and UK
Swissport has appointed two new heads for positions in UK and Belgium. Liam McElroy, previously interim COO of the airport ground services unit in UK and Irland, has been promoted to head up Swissport Western Europe with immediate effect. In this new role, he will steer Swissport’s ground services and cargo handling activities in UK and Ireland.
McElroy reports to Luzius Wirth, executive vice president EMEA and member of group executive management of Swissport International. Jason Holt, former head of Swissport Western Europe, has decided to leave the company.
Koen Gouweloose has been elected head of Swissport Cargo Belgium. He will manage Swissport’s cargo operations at Liège airport. Gouweloose started his career with Swissport in March 2020 as COO of the Belgian cargo organisation, at the time reporting to country manager Thierry Miremont, who has taken on another assignment within Swissport.
Gouweloose will lead all Swissport’s activities in Belgium and report to Willy Ruf, senior vice president Central & Eastern Europe. (mw)