Waberer’s International picks CEO 
Logistics company Waberer's International has named Zsolt Barna as new chief executive officer, effective 1 September 2021. Former CEO Barna Erdélyi joined the company's board of directors on 31 August 2021. Prior to his new appointment, Zsolt Barna was managing director of... more
Upply chooses Thomas Larrieu
Thomas Larrieu, Upply's director of data and R&D since 2018, assumed his new position as CEO on 1 August 2021, succeeding Boris Pernet. Arrieu is a graduate of the Toulouse School of Economics and holds a PhD in economics from the École Polytechnique. He has been with... more
Hervé Morin re-elected
Ports de Normandie has renewed its board and re-elected Hervé Morin as its chairman. All the elected representatives reaffirmed the goals they given teams of the Ports de Normandie for the next six years. "I hope that the spirit of consensus and co-construction which... more
VP and global head for 4D
Thomas Skellingsted has been appointed vice president and global head of 4D Supply Chain Consulting. Effective 1 September 2021, he oversees the company's global management and leads the development of its client portfolio, supply chain services and logistics activities. 4 D... more
XPO picks sales and marketing director
XPO Logistics has appointed Arron Kendall as sales and marketing director – Europe. He also joins XPO's European executive committee. Kendall has 20 years of experience in management and business development, including more than eleven years at XPO. He most recently served... more
Diez joins Swissport
Andres Diez joined Swissport as the new director global commercial on 1 September 2021. He will lead his team to deliver highly customer focused commercial solutions. With his appointment, Swissport completes its global management team and new organisational setup. Diez has... more
A life dedicated to freight forwarding
Horst Krüger started his freight forwarding company after WW2 and developed it into a family business. Together with his family, he laid the foundation for today's internationally active company employing over 220 employees. Horst Krüger celebrated his 90th birthday on 31... more
UK P&I Club appoints Anuj Velankar
The UK P&I Club, a major provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community, has appointed Anuj Velankar as regional loss prevention director. A master mariner, Velankar joined UK P&I Club in 2012 after 17 years at sea, sailing... more
New representative for Deutsche Bahn
Changes at Deutsche Bahn in Basel: As of today, 1 September 2021, Marcus Bayer will become the German railway company's new group management representative for the Swiss rail network. Bayer replaces Jürgen Lange, who is retiring after more than 20 years of service. Bayer has... more
Bolstering LCL business
Mumbai-based ECU Worldwide has appointed Clas Thorell as global head for LCL product & yield management. He will focus on digitising services for freight forwarding partners by delivering 24×7 access to bookings and real-time tracking and build a stronger network of small... more