More responsibilities for Polychronakos 
Owner-managed logistics company Röhlig appointed Andreas Polychronakos as global director effective 28 May 2021. The sales expert joined Röhlig Germany as director sales in 2018. In January 2021 he was named global air freight director, based at the Röhlig head office in... more
Scandlines finds new CEO
The supervisory board of ferry company Scandlines has appointed Carsten Nørland, senior vice president international at the Royal Unibrew Brewery, as new CEO, effective 1 September 2021. He replaces Søren Poulsgaard Jensen, who will leave the German-Danish cooperation after ten... more
Manning supports 2022 Special Olympics airlift
While the (sports) world is eagerly awaiting the Olympic Games in Tokyo and commemorating the founding of the International Olympic Committee in Paris on 23 June 1894 on today's "Olympic Day", Textron Aviation has appointed Peyton Manning to promote the 2022 Special... more
Quantron wins German Innovation Award
Quantron, a high-tech spin-off of Haller, a mobility solutions provider based in Gersthofen, Germany, has received the German Innovation Award in the "e-mobility" category. Every year, the award honours innovative companies that stand for sustainable and... more
Executive director for carrier management
Transporeon has appointed Gruziana Hoxha as new executive director of carrier management. She held a similar position at Sennder for the past six months. Effective from 1 July 2021, Hoxha will begin building and leading the company’s new carrier business unit. The global... more
Swedish Orient Line names new CEO
Effective 1 August 2021, privately owned shipping and logistics company Swedish Orient Line (SOL) will welcome Tommy Kalin (photo) as its new CEO. He succeeds SOL’s CEO Ragnar Johannsson, who will remain CEO of shipping company Wallenius SOL, which SOL and Wallenius Lines... more
Experienced managers for carbon-free trucks
Orange EV, an American provider of innovative heavy duty electric vehicle (EV) solutions, has announced two senior executive appointments. Zack Ruderman (photo) joins the company based in Kansas City, MO, as VP of sales and marketing to spearhead Orange EV’s sales, marketing... more
Promotion at Movianto Group
European healthcare logistics provider Movianto has promoted previous VP Europe North Thomas Creuzberger to CEO. As part of the French Walden Group, family-owned Movianto specialises in logistics and transport for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. Stephane Baudry,... more
UKWA: changes at the top
Following Peter Ward’s announcement of his intention to step down from his role as UK Warehousing Association’s CEO (UKWA), the AGM on 16 June 2021 confirmed the appointment of Clare Bottle (photo) as new CEO, effective 1 July 2021, and the nomination of Neil Bowker, currently... more
Swissport restructures sales division
Swissport has appointed regional managers for its four newly created regions: Bruno Stefani, leader of Swissport’s Zurich operations, has been head of Switzerland since 1 June 2021; Philipp Frech, previously COO US East, becomes head of Germany & Austria; Jan van Engelen... more