Concordia Maritime CFO resigns 
Ola Helgesson, who has worked for the Swedish tanker shipping company Concordia Maritime since 2014, has decided to resign from his position, in order to take on new challenges. CEO Kim Ullman: "It has been a real pleasure to work with Helgesson over many years. During... mehr
Omnitrax CEO transfers to parent company
Omnitrax, one of the USA's fastest growing railroads, has announced that Kevin Shuba, CEO since 2013, has accepted a new role with its parent company, The Broe Group – a multi-billion-dollar organisation with assets and operations that span North America. After overseeing... mehr
Former Tiaca chairman becomes Kales CEO
Dirk Hazenoot, who decided to step down after having worked for almost 20 years for the Amsterdam-based GSSA Kales Group, the last two years as CEO, will be succeeded by a well-known face in the airfreight industry. Sebastiaan Scholte (right, speaking with ITJ's Andreas Haug... mehr
Change in Iata's leadership
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has announced that its director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac (right, together with Glyn Hughes, who will leave its position as Iata’s global head of cargo in January 2021), will step down from his role at the association... mehr
Youngest director on the board
Perishable Movements Ltd (PML), a family-owned British forwarder specialising in all transport modes for perishable goods, is expanding its senior management team with the promotion of Ryan Parr to the position of operations director. Parr joined the business in 2013 at the... mehr
Metzger to take over next week
At Danser Switzerland in Basel, one of six locations of the European container operator (inland shipping and railways) Danser Group, Heinz Amacker (left), managing director for 22 years, will retire early "at his own request" on 30 November 2020. He will however... mehr
Pall-Ex picks Plesiński
Sebastian Plesiński has taken the helm at the Polish hub of Pall-Ex, a network of hauliers comprising two leading UK pallet networks (Fortec Distribution Network and Pall-Ex (UK)) plus four subsidiary depots. Most previously DSV sales and marketing director, Plesiński... mehr
Argovian company wins award in Dubai
At this year’s Seamless Middle East, which was held as a virtual event in Dubai a week ago, the application "SynQ Warehouse Management Software" of Swisslog, a logistics group that is based in the canton of Argovia, Switzerland, and part of the Kuka Group, won the... mehr
Pharma.Aero welcomes new members
Pharma.Aero, a Brussels-based non-profit organisation which aims to provide reliable end-to-air transportation for life science and medtech shippers by fostering collaboration between CEIV certified airport communities, is enlarging its membership by collaborating with three new... mehr
In memoriam – Günther Adami
Günther Adami, founder of the Swiss company Tisa, had a heart attack on 2 November 2020, and after losing consciousness, died on 13 November. He was born 20 April 1947 in Bregenz (Austria). After attending business school, Adami began an apprenticeship in the Delacher... mehr