Cargo IQ appoints new board leaders
Former vice chair Kerstin Strauss, vice president, global air logistics operations, Kuehne + Nagel, has been appointed as the new chair of the board, with Rutger-Jan (RJ) Pegels, director performance management & analytics, KLM Cargo, taking the vice chair position.
Strauss succeeds Henrik Ambak, senior vice president, cargo operations worldwide, Emirates, who stepped down as chair of the board in May after four years in the role.
Since starting at Kuehne + Nagel as an apprentice in 1994, Strauss has risen through the ranks, working in various roles in air freight operations and management before taking up her current role in air logistics in 2017. Pegels has worked for KLM Cargo for 25 years in a variety of roles, including operations development and procurement. (cj)