BLG Logistics picks head for contract division 
Bremen (Germany)-based port and logistics company BLG Logistics has appointed Matthias Magnor, expert in management, logistics, services and retail, to join the management board on 1 October 2021. He will head the contract division, succeeding Jens Wollesen, who leaves at his... more
From Forward Computers to Forward Solutions
UK-based transport technology provider Forward Computers has announced a new name, Forward Solutions, and a new brand. Recently, the firm announced a GBP 500,000 investment in redeveloping and reengineering its product portfolio. Forward Solutions is developing an additional... more
Quantron gets new COO
Quantron, a German system provider of clean battery and hydrogen-powered e-mobility for commercial vehicles, is expanding its international production network and has appointed Uwe Hansult as its new COO, effective July 2021. While changes are expected in the international... more
A new face on the board
At a shareholder’s meeting held at the beginning of this month, Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik (VTL), a German general cargo cooperation that provides Europe-wide logistics solutions, elected Nils Heidenreich as a new member of the supervisory board. He succeeds Berthold Barth,... more
Volvo Trucks France: director general leaves
Since 15 June 2021, Volvo Trucks France’s CFO Mattias Rodier (photo) has also been acting as interim director general, replacing Christophe Tharrault, who has left office. President since July 2018, Tharrault had remained a loyal employee of the vehicle manufacturer from the... more
Reich completes board of directors
After the election of Dirk Reich during an extraordinary general meeting of Swiss Post on 22 June 2021, the board of directors is again complete. Reich brings with him many years of experience in the transport and logistics sector. He began his career as a route manager at... more
VTG’s CEO to step down after 17 years
Heiko Fischer, current CEO of the German international wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG, headquartered in Hamburg, will step down from his duties as chairman of the executive board on 30 June 2021, but will retain close ties to VTG as senior advisor for activities,... more
Welcome back, David Shepherd!
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has appointed David Shepherd (right, together with ITJ editor Andreas Haug at Air Cargo Europe in Munich, 2017) as managing director. Shepherd will report to David Podolsky, who will continue in his role as... more
New general counsel at Plus
Lynn Miller has joined global provider of self-driving truck technology Plus as its new general counsel. In this role, she will serve as an advisor to the Plus management team and board, as well as heading the company’s legal department. Previously deputy general counsel at... more
Hummelbrunner follows Preschern
Roland Hartwig, CEO of Schwarzmüller, a European provider of towed commercial vehicles based in Austria, has announced that current CFO Georg Preschern will leave at the end of June 2021, after having worked for the company since 2014. Starting in the group’s finance... more