Sven Wellbrock to leave VTG
After more than 20 years of successful work for VTG, Sven Wellbrock (chief operating officer Europe & chief safety officer) has decided to leave the company on 31 December 2023 to pursue new professional challenges. It is with great regret that he is leaving the company, but... mehr
Wefreight: new global managing director for UAE
Axel Herzhauser has been appointed as the new global managing director of Wefreight, effective immediately. He will be based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Prior to joining Wefreight, Herzhauser was regional managing director for Middle East and Africa at Ceva... mehr
Einar Már Guðmundsson confirmed at the helm
Einar Már Guðmundsson has been appointed as the managing director of Icelandair Cargo. He has been with Icelandair as a director of technical operations since 2014. Previously, he was head of procurement at Rio Tinto Alcan (ISAL) for three years and before that he was operations... mehr
60 years old and a network spanning 27 countries
Founded under the name of Marítima del Mediterráneo in Barcelona in 1963, Noatum Group celebrated its 60th anniversary with approximately 600 guests from the logistics, shipping, ports, and other industrial sectors gathering in the National Art Museum of Catalonia. The host... mehr
Challenge Group appoints group COO
Challenge Group, an international air cargo conglomerate that offers tailored end-to-end logistics solutions for complex verticals, has appointed David Canavan as chief operating officer (COO). In his new role, Canavan will be responsible for leading, planning, directing,... mehr
Fourkites welcomes new senior executives
Fourkites has expanded its senior management team. Technology industry veteran Sean Fallon returns to Fourkites as chief strategy officer, while chief product officer Priya Rajagopalan takes on an expanded role that closely aligns customer operations and product development... mehr
Changing of the guard at Mercedes-Benz Trucks
Christian Wilz will take over as head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Germany from 1 January 2024. He succeeds Joachim Schlereth, who will retire at the end of the year. In his new role, Wilz will be responsible for the sales and servicing of trucks of the Mercedes-Benz and Fuso... mehr
Geneva airport: Rufenacht to follow Schneider
Gilles Rufenacht, currently general manager of the Hirslanden Clinics in Geneva and also president of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services, will be Geneva airport's next CEO. Appointed by the board of directors this week, he will take office in autumn 2024,... mehr
Executive elections at Tiaca
Tiaca has announced the results of its executive elections for the 2024-2025 term. Following a successful four years serving the membership and industry, chair Steven Polmans (left) will continue his work at the association's helm for the next two years. Emir Pineda... mehr
APC promotes Sem Mahi
The APC delivery network - the UK’s largest independent parcel delivery network – has appointed Sem Mahi as its new IT director. He joined the business over ten years ago initially on a consultancy basis and took up permanent position as IT infrastructure manager back in 2014.... mehr