Xie Xingquan to lead Iata in North Asia 
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has appointed Xie Xingquan as its regional vice president for North Asia. Xie has held various appointments in China, Canada and Singapore during his 24 year career in the aviation industry. Xie was director of the policy,... more
Quantron expands sales team
As part of its global expansion strategy, Quantron is further expanding its international sales team. The e-mobility provider for the commercial vehicle sector has appointed Utz Rachner as global sales director to oversee the development and expansion of the company's... more
New leadership for Transfrigoroute
Transfrigoroute Deutschland (TD) held its annual general meeting at Kravag Versicherung in Hamburg in early June this year. One of the main items on the agenda was the election of a new board of directors. Gert Kautetzky was elected as the new chairman of the board,... more
Siemens Gamesa chooses Anna Beranek
Siemens Gamesa has appointed Anna Beranek as head of corporate affairs, effective 1 July 2022. She will be based in Madrid. Beranek has worked in multiple corporate communications roles in Siemens over the past twelve years, including leading communications for the company’s... more
Sennder picks Anja Maassen van den Brink
Digital freight forwarder Sennder has appointed Anja Maassen van den Brink as its new chief people officer. Before joining Sennder, Maassen van den Brink held the same position at the electric air mobility company Lilium. Maassen van den Brink also worked on the post-merger... more
First female master mariner for Brookes Bell
Brookes Bell, a multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy, has appointed its first female master mariner as a marine consultant. Karley Smith joins Brookes Bell after 16 years at sea, eleven years working in the offshore oil and gas industry and most recently,... more
Stefan Anschütz to co-manage Städtler Logistik
In addition to his role as CEO of Hamburg-based Opheo Solutions, Stefan Anschütz is also joining the management of Nuremberg-based Städtler Logistik with immediate effect. He will share the helm with Michael Reichle, who has headed the traditional company for over 20 years.... more
Containerport Group adds to senior leadership team
Containerport Group (CPG), a top ten drayage provider in USA, has appointed Jason Schmelmer (left) as VP, driver experience. TJ Frye (right) has been promoted from head of East region operations to VP, business innovation. Schmelmer was most recently director of national... more
90 years - and still going strong
Schmidbauer, a provider of mobile cranes and special transports, is celebrating its 90th birthday. Since 1932, the family-run company in Gräfelfing near Munich has been contributing to innovation in the industry. CEO Werner Schmidbauer: "For us, keeping up with the... more
Slight increase for USA's cargo airlines
US airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 751,165 workers in April 2022, 4,752 (0.64%) more workers than in March 2022 (746,413) and 16,178 (2.20%) more than in pre-pandemic April 2019 (734,987). US cargo airlines reported 277,575... more