XPO Logistics picks Swati Sharma 
XPO Logistics has appointed Swati Sharma as senior vice president and treasurer. She succeeds Ravi Tulsyan, who served as treasurer until his appointment as CFO in September. Prior to joining XPO, Sharma was chief financial officer of Avenues: The World School, where she led... more
Pfenning Logistics promotes Torsten Riotte
In September 2021, Pfenning Logistics, a contract logistics provider based in Heddesheim (Germany), welcomed Torsten Riotte aboard. He now assumes the management of the strategic business development division for the French market, where he will expand the company's business... more
Thomas Miller picks Angela Holder-Holdsworth
Thomas Miller, an international provider of market leading insurance services, has appointed Angela Holder-Holdsworth as internal audit director, taking over from Andrew Steet. Holder-Holdsworth is an accomplished auditor, bringing with her extensive knowledge in audit and... more
Cheryl Davies LAX port director
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted a change of command ceremony to formally instate Cheryl Davies, formerly assistant port director, passenger operations, as port director for the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). She will oversee Las Vegas McCarran... more
JAS Italy welcomes Daniele Massa
Daniele Massa has been named regional account manager at JAS Italy. He grew up in the Genoa area and graduated from Bocconi University with a degree in business administration and management and a master of science in management. Massa's first job in the industry was with a... more
AAL China staff raise money for project Hope
AAL China staff have raised money through sponsorship of physical training activity for the Labu Hope Primary School in Yongning Town, China. The funds raised enabled AAL’s team to purchase and donate school uniforms, bed sheets, quilts, pillows, and stationery. Jack Zhou... more
Serv: new members for board of directors
Urs Ziswiler, Caroline Gueissaz and Anne-Sophie Spérisen have announced their regular resignations as members of the board of directors of Swiss Export Risk Insurance (Serv) as of the end of 2021. To replace them, Swiss federal council has elected two new members to the board of... more
Petrov follows in Pietersen’s footsteps at Fiata
The general meeting of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata), held virtually last week, was attended by 184 delegates from 76 economies. It which would normally take place during the Fiata World Congress. In the Presidency leadership... more
Kuehne + Nagel picks Stefan Paul
The board of directors at Kuehne + Nagel International has announced forthcoming changes in its top management: effective 1 August 2022, Stefan Paul (right) will assume the position of CEO of Kuehne + Nagel International. At the same time, the incumbent CEO Detlef Trefzger... more
Energy Globe award for sun-to-liquid project
A European research project on solar power production, called ‘sun-to-liquid’, has been given the 22nd Energy Globe World Award in the category ‘fire’ by Austria’s Energy Globe Foundation, which is dedicated to projects on sustainable energy technologies. The sun-to-liquid... more