Dronamics picks Paul Morton 
Dronamics has appointed Paul Morton as chief financial officer and member of the executive team. The appointment comes at a key moment as the company prepares for the first commercial flights of its flagship Black Swan aircraft, gearing towards operating first commercial routes... more
Westjet picks Kirsten de Brujin
Westjet has appointed Kirsten de Brujin as executive vice-president cargo. She brings with her a large portfolio of air cargo experience and more than 15 years in the airline industry. She joins Westjet Cargo from Qatar Airways, where she served as senior vice president cargo... more
Hoyer Group chooses Torben Reher
Torben Reher took over the position of chief financial officer (CFO) of Hoyer Group, a logistics company headquartered in Hamburg, on 1 April 2022. Reher replaces Gerd Peters, who has stepped down after more than 13 years with the company. Reher will join chief executive officer... more
Lau Tian Chen named head of DHL Apic
Global logistics provider DHL has named Lau Tian Chen as the new head of its Asia Pacific Innovation Centre (Apic) in Singapore. Established in 2015, Apic in Singapore is DHL's only innovation centre in the Asia Pacific region. Chen’s most recent role is vice president, head... more
Mycrane signs three more franchise agreements
At the Cranes and Transport Middle East conference recently held in Dubai, the Dubai-based digital crane rental platform Mycrane appointed franchise holders for UK, the Republic of Ireland and Qatar. The UK and Ireland business is headed by managing director Mike Bryant... more
DB extends contracts for five years
At its regular meeting, the supervisory board of Deutsche Bahn extended the contracts of Sigrid Nikutta and Levin Holle by five years each. Nikutta will be in charge of freight transport until 31 December 2027. Holle will now lead the finance and logistics division until 31... more
SAS appoints Erno Hildén
SAS has appointed Erno Hildén as executive vice president and CFO. Hildén is from Finland and has held several operational leadership positions in the global airline industry. He has worked both as chief financial officer and chief operating officer for Finnair and as executive... more
Xeneta picks Scott Irvine and Laura Finbow
Xeneta, an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking, market analytics platform and container shipping index, has appointed two new sales executives. Scott Irvine joins Xeneta as VP of freight forwarding and Laura Finbow will serve as director of sales enablement. The... more
Tony Mathews joins Dronamics
Dronamics has appointed aviation expert Tony Mathews as strategic advisor. With more than 45 years in the aviation industry, Mathews brings a wealth of regulatory and regional economic expertise, most recently having led the civil aviation safety authority in Australia as... more
Changes at the helm of Fedex Corp
Frederick W. Smith (left), chairman and CEO, will become executive chairman, and Raj Subramaniam (right), president and COO, will be promoted to president and CEO of Fedex Corporation. In addition, R. Brad Martin, chair of the board’s audit committee, is now non-executive... more