Philippos Philis is ECSA's new president 
At its general assembly, ECSA (European Community Shipowners' Associations) elected Philippos Philis as its new president for a two-year term, with Karin Orsel as new vice-president. Philippos Philis founded Lemissoler in 1996 and has been chairman and CEO of the shipping... more
Low-code supply chain platform enhanced
Supply chain software innovator Topo Solutions (Topo) has expanded its team and moved to new offices in Hong Kong. The low-code software as a service (SaaS) provider has boosted its team with expertise from across the supply chain, packaging, CO2 emissions, system... more
ATSG promotes Todd France
Todd France, president of ATSG’s aircraft maintenance subsidiary, Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services, will become president of ATSG’s aircraft leasing subsidiary, Cargo Aircraft Management, succeeding Brady Templeton, who will retire in April 2022. Mark Snook,... more
OTG chooses Ian Hepworth
Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) has appointed Ian Hepworth as chief technology officer (CTO) to further strengthen its leadership team. Hepworth is an experienced CTO and senior technology professional. Having worked for a range of businesses from start-ups to globally... more
Strike Aviation Group picks Julia Knecht-Ostwaldt
Strike Aviation Group has appointed Julia Knecht-Ostwaldt as chief operating officer for Europe. She joined Strike Aviation in 2007 as commercial director Europe and has an extensive background in the air cargo industry. Knecht-Ostwaldt: “After managing commercial... more
Leschaco settles its succession
Bremen-based family-owned company Leschaco Group is a logistics service provider specialising in intercontinental logistics solutions for sea and air freight as well as contract logistics and tank container operations. In August 2021, Jörg Conrad, CEO of the Leschaco Group,... more
Deputy directors for Swiss civil aviation and environment...
Switzerland’s environment, transport, energy and communications ministry has appointed Martin Schmid Ding as the deputy director of its federal office of civil aviation (Foca), and Paul Steffen as the deputy director of its federal office for the environment. Martin Schmid Ding... more
Changes on the Royal Vopak board
The supervisory board of Royal Vopak has nominated Michiel Gilsing to succeed Gerard Paulides as CFO and as a member of the executive board. Frits Eulderink, in turn, has been nominated for another term as COO and as a member of the executive board. The moves are subject to... more
Volga-Dnepr specialists honoured
The XI International Forum held in St Petersburg (Russia) recently, entitled “Arctic: today and the future”, saw four Volga-Dnepr employees recognised for their contribution to developing the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Igor Aksenov, general director, was recognised “for the... more
Gruber's Condotta on 2Zero's executive board
2Zero, a European association which supports efforts and initiatives towards achieving zero emission mobility, has just elected its new executive board, representing various stakeholder categories. For the first time, the association has elected a representative of the European... more