Karl Gross Hamburg names import manager 
At the beginning of March 2021, Ralph Krüger assumed his new position of import manager in the Hamburg (Germany) office of international forwarder Karl Gross, which was founded in 1876 and which specialises in handling sea freight imports and air freight. With Krüger’s... more
CFO for CIS
The USA's Cass Information Systems (CIS), a provider of information and payment management solutions, has named Michael J. Normile (photo) as executive vice-president and chief financial officer. He succeeded P. Stephen Appelbaum, Cass EVP and CFO since 2006, who will help... more
Kirchgeorg takes the reins
Siemens Digital Logistics has hired Volker Kirchgeorg as CEO, starting in March. Kirchgeorg, an experienced technology sector manager, has joined the IT provider for global supply chain management as a specialist in the digital transformation of logistics processes.Kirchgeorg... more
New president for Penske subsidiary
Phil Peck, the chief operating officer of Epes Transport since 2019, has been promoted to president. He succeeds Richard Kuehn, who is retiring, having helped to lead Epes for 23 years. Epes Transport is a business unit of the USA’s Penske Logistics, and is celebrating its 90th... more
Global shipping practice launched
The Amrop Partnership, a leadership advisory and executive search consultancy, has launched a global shipping practice. Headed by Christian Reich and Peter Poulsen from Amrop’s Copenhagen office and Thomas Hofer from Amrop Singapore, experienced shipping experts will advise... more
Iata regional VP, Africa & Middle East
Kamil Al-Awadhi assumed his new position as Iata's vice president for the region Africa & Middle East (AME) on 1 March 2021. Succeeding Muhammed Albakri, who has been appointed senior vice president for customer, financial and digital services, Al-Awadhi will lead Iata's... more
Chep appoints Vicente Vallina
Chep, a provider of supply chain solutions, has named Vicente Vallina as director of retail and asset management in Spain, effective 1 March 2021. He reports directly to Vicente Mollá, Chep Spain's CEO and will design and implement business strategies to optimise the company's... more
Helping to build digital carrier community
European digital freight forwarder Sennder has appointed Jared Winder as VP - carriers. As the latest addition to the leadership team, Winder joins the growing Amsterdam team, where he will be responsible for developing the company's network that gives small and medium-sized... more
Now operating in Kenya
Hapag-Lloyd has opened a new office in Kenya. While the main business will be managed from the port city of Mombasa, the ocean carrier will also be represented with an office in the East African country's capital Nairobi. Prashant Sindhwani, former operations director for... more
Lobbying for Tyrol
The Austrian chamber of commerce reports that Armin Manutscheri has succeeded Peter Tropper as managing director of the Tyrolean freight transport association. The commercial lawyer, who prevailed against many other applicants in a selection procedure, moved from a Viennese... more