Chep picks Alejandro Tostado 
Chep, the supply chain solutions company, has appointed Alejandro Tostado as sustainability & government affairs manager for Chep Europe. Effective from 1 January, Tostado will report to Juan Jose Freijo, Brambles global head of sustainability. In his new position, he... more
Denis Petropoulos succeeds Lord Mountevans
Baltic Exchange chairman Denis Petropoulos will succeed Lord Mountevans as chair of the LISW23 board of advisors, while John Hulmes, chair of Mersey Maritime, will assume a third term as chair of the LISW23 steering group. Sean Moloney, director of Shipping Innovation, said... more
Priority Freight appoints Martin Poole
Priority Freight has promoted Martin Poole to general manager at its Coventry control centre. Poole takes over from Carl Partridge, who served as managing director for over 16 years and will soon take on a new role within the group. Poole joined Priority Freight as... more
Wisag Aviation hires Carmen Ruck
Wisag Aviation Service Holding has appointed experienced aviation manager Carmen Ruck to the post of COO, effective 1 February 2022. She worked for Ryanair for 15 years, her responsibilities including the entire operational business of Europe's largest airline in Germany.... more
Strike Aviation picks Andrius Antanaitis
Strike Aviation has named Andrius Antanaitis as its new director of business development for Europe. Atanaitis has been working for the company since 2009, most recently as general manager. Antanaitis: “Europe is a dynamic market for air transport and a hub for airlines and... more
Martin Schwemmer elected managing director of BVL
BVL has hired Martin Schwemmer has its new managing director. Schwemmer is currently employed as a senior consultant at the Fraunhofer working group for supply chain services SCS at Fraunhofer IIS in Nuremberg. His professional focus is on the players in the logistics industry,... more
Einride welcomes Robert Ziegler
Robert Ziegler joins Einride, a Swedish freight technology company, as general manager, Europe. He has over 25 years of transportation industry experience and will build up Einride’s customer base and overall expansion in Europe. Ziegler has worked in executive positions in... more
Andreas Fuchshuber appointed head of sales
Andreas Fuchshuber has been head of sales at Spedition Robert Kukla at its headquarters in Munich since January this year. He has been working in the logistics industry for over 20 years, most recently for the Logwin Group. After his apprenticeship and first years as a... more
Philippos Philis is ECSA's new president
At its general assembly, ECSA (European Community Shipowners' Associations) elected Philippos Philis as its new president for a two-year term, with Karin Orsel as new vice-president. Philippos Philis founded Lemissoler in 1996 and has been chairman and CEO of the shipping... more
Low-code supply chain platform enhanced
Supply chain software innovator Topo Solutions (Topo) has expanded its team and moved to new offices in Hong Kong. The low-code software as a service (SaaS) provider has boosted its team with expertise from across the supply chain, packaging, CO2 emissions, system... more