Iván Nash Vila named CFO 
Iván Nash Vila will be joining Swissport International as CFO on 1 October 2021. He succeeds Alexander Gradow, who has been acting as interim CFO since August. "We are pleased to have Nash Vila join Swissport as CFO," said Warwick Brady, president & CEO of... more
Dunkerque-Port picks Hervé Ducloy
Hervé Ducloy has been appointed financial director/accounting officer of Dunkerque-Port. A graduate of the IEP Lyon (political and administrative studies 1995 / 1997), the Ecole Nationale du Trésor Public (1999 / 2000) and the CNAM Versailles (2004 / 2005), Ducloy is a deputy... more
Martin Ackermann to generate Synergy
Martin Ackermann is taking charge of finances, commercial and strategic activities and transformation interventions at the Synergy Group, a ship manager. Prior to joining the Synergy Group Ackermann held executive leadership roles with prominent shipowners, including working as... more
Kale Logistics names Pawan Chande CFO
Kale Logistics Solutions, an Indian IT solutions provider to the logistics and airport industries, has appointed Pawan Chande as its new CFO. He brings more than 25 years of experience to the role, most recently as CFO of O.C. Tanner. He has also worked for Jacobs Engineering... more
Sailors’ Society webinar for Indian sea cadets
The Sailors’ Society, a maritime charity, will hold an online wellness conference for maritime colleges in India and their students on Thursday 30 September. Designed especially for maritime schools, the conference, entitled ‘Wellness at Sea – positive wellbeing for a rewarding... more
Bob Jaques editor of Ship Management Intl
Elaborate Communications, publisher of Ship Management International (SMI), has appointed Bob Jaques as editor. He will immediately oversee the November/December issue. Jaques is an English literature graduate from the University of York with a postgraduate diploma in... more
Gustavo Santi joins Bolloré Logistics Brazil
Bolloré Logistics has hired Gustavo Santi as managing director for Brazil. He brings more than 20 years of experience to the role, primarily in logistics operations, air and sea freight services, customer service and branch management. “It is a great honour for me to lead... more
Gareth Prowse to head decarbonisation
Svitzer, a major global towage operator and part of the Maersk group, welcomes Gareth Prowse as its new global head of decarbonisation. Kasper Nilaus, CEO: “I am very pleased that Prowse has joined us to lead our ambitions and our initiatives for decarbonisation.” Prowse... more
4flow gains Ralph-Michael Schmidt
4flow, a provider of logistics consulting, logistics software and 4PL services, has gained Ralph-Michael Schmidt as a partner. Schmidt brings 20 years of experience in supply chain management. His most recent position was vice president at Robert Bosch. "We are pleased... more
