Lenton Group promotes Valérie Dubuisson 
Valérie Dubuisson has been appointed CEO for the Lenton group with effect from 28 September 2022. She takes over from Morty Langslow, the founder of the company. Langslow stays on as a shareholder, together with Geopost and Japan Post, and as a Lenton group director.... more
Sparck’s Jo Bradley wins supply chain award
Jo Bradley, Sparck Technologies’ UK business development manager, has been selected as one of the winners of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s prestigious 2022 Women in Supply Chain Awards. These awards honour female supply chain leaders and executives whose... more
BLG celebrates 75th anniversary
BGL, the German Association for Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal, held its general meeting in Berlin to mark its 75th anniversary. At the meeting, the BGL delegates elected Klaus Akkermann, managing partner of the vehicle logistics company Akkermann Transporte from... more
Staying healthy with Cathy O'Brien
UPS has appointed Cathy O’Brien as healthcare vice-president for international sales. She will be responsible for driving growth across Europe, Amea and Latin America for the end-to-end supply chain services dedicated to supporting the pharmaceutical, medical device, laboratory... more
VDR elects new board members
After welcoming Dr Martin Kröger as its new chief executive officer in spring, the German Shipowners' Association VDR has now promoted staff members Irina Haesler and Tilo Wallrabenstein to its executive board.Haesler is a lawyer and has been with VDR since 2013, most recently... more
Belgian airport fortified
Liège airport, a key European freight hub, has appointed Frédéric Brun (on the left) as its head of commercial cargo, and Alexis Lapot as its senior manager for cargo sales. They will join a team headed by Torsten Wefers, the vice-president of marketing and sales. Brun... more
Swiss Worldcargo promotes Gieri Hinnen
Gieri Hinnen, currently head of labour relations and human resource steering at Swiss, has been appointed head of global cargo sales, effective 1 February 2023. In his new capacity, Hinnen will be in charge of Swiss Worldcargo’s commercial division. He succeeds Alexander... more
Europa Road adds new role to its team
Road haulier Europa Road has promoted Nathalie De Preetere to the new position of human resources business partner, as part of the company’s plans to expand its Belgian presence. As a HR business partner, the first role of its kind within the Europa Road group, De Preetere... more
HFW continues growth trajectory in Australia
Continuing its growth strategy in Australia, sector-focused law firm HFW has hired shipping lawyer. Ashwin Nair. He specialises in shipping, admiralty and marine insurance, acting for shipowners and charterers and their P&I Clubs and other insurers of marine risks, with a... more
Eichholtz celebrates 90th anniversary
For Franziska Kraupner (pictured on the right with her father) and Jens Gellers, now at the helm of Eichholtz, a cargo handling and storage company, the 90th anniversary is an occasion to look back on a successful company history, to thank long-standing employees and at the same... more