DB Schenker strengthens management board 
DB Schenker is setting up its management team for the future and has elected two top international managers to strengthen its management board. The Dutchman Hessel Verhage (left), formerly executive vice president global strategy and transformation, is moving up to the top... more
Espo: Zeno D’Agostino takes the helm
The Verona-born Zeno D’Agostino, who heads the port of Trieste, has been appointed chairman of Espo, the European Sea Ports Organisation. The representatives from the Organisation’s 23 member countries elected him unanimously during the general meeting that took place in... more
Change in the cockpit of Zurich Airport
CEO Stephan Widrig has decided to take on new challenges outside the company and will be leaving Flughafen Zürich, the operator of Zurich Airport, at the end of April 2023. Widrig worked for the company for 23 years in various roles, including 15 years on the management... more
Salvatore Sciacchitano re-elected Icao president
Salvatore Sciacchitano has been re-elected for a second three-year term as president of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao). Sciacchitano first assumed the office of Icao council president on 1 January 2020. Prior to this, he was part of the... more
Skyteam Cargo Alliance re-elects Teddy Zebitz
The global alliance Skyteam Cargo has re-elected Saudia Cargo CEO Teddy Zebitz as chairperson of its executive board for another (consecutive) two-year term. The executive board comprises the cargo executives of all the alliance's members. The appointment to the board, which... more
Estonian Aviation Cluster chooses Jaan Tamm
Jaan Tamm has been named as the new general manager of the Estonian Aviation Cluster (AEC). The former general manager Kristo Reinsalu had stepped down at the organisation’s recent general meeting. A new member of the board was also elected. The change in the leadership of... more
BAG welcomes new vice president
Bernd Krekeler, formerly head of the control services department of Germany’s federal office for goods transport (BAG), took over the position of vice president of the office on 20 October 2022. He succeeds Christian Hoffmann, whom BAG had promoted to president in August 2022.... more
Tanja Dreilich named CFO of HHLA
The supervisory board of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has elected Tanja Dreilich to the executive board of the European logistics group. Dreilich will join the board on 1 January 2023 and assume responsibility for the finance and real estate divisions on 1 February 2023.... more
Hill Dickinson: head of Piraeus office joins board
International law firm and maritime specialist Hill Dickinson has appointed partner Jasel Chauhan to its board. In addition to heading the Piraeus office since 2020, he also leads the company’s international finance team. Chauhan has more than 16 years' experience in banking and... more
Raja Group promotes Simon Allan-Brooks
Simon Allan-Brooks assumed his new position as managing director of Viking United Kingdom and Ireland in September 2022. He joined Viking in 2020 to lead logistics operations in UK and Ireland. Prior to 2022, Allan-Brooks held a variety of roles in notable national and... more