Wen-Parker Logistics picks VP of operations 
New Jersey-based global freight forwarder and supply chain solutions provider Wen-Parker Logistics (WPL) has appointed Shana Riggs as its new vice president of operations. Riggs has held key operational roles with BAX Global, at DB Schenker, ANN Inc. and as VP of operations... more
Chapman Freeborn appoints IMEA regional director
Global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, Chapman Freeborn has appointed aviation expert Sharon Vaz-Arab as director, India, Middle East & Africa (IMEA). She will be based in the company’s office in Dubai and work closely with Neil Dursley, Chapman... more
Cargo iQ: new board members to continue strategy
Cargo iQ, a cross-stakeholder supply chain quality management organisation, recently appointed two new board members, Fedor Nokikov (photo) as marketing director at Volga-Dnepr Group and Clark Fritzsch as global head of business process management at Hellmann. It also re-elected... more
CNH Industrial finds CEO for On-Highway
CNH Industrial has named Gerrit Marx as the designated CEO of its On-Highway business, which is soon to be spun-off. Independent operations are set to start in early 2022, with Marx at their head. On-Highway will include the brands Iveco for heavy, medium and light... more
Gulftainer gets new CFO
Gulftainer, an independent port management and 3PL logistics company based in the UAE and the parent company of GT USA, has appointed Javier Echeverria as its new CFO, to support its international expansion and growth strategy. Echeverria previously served as regional... more
Lagermax mourns death of Anton Baumgartner
Lagermax announced in June that Anton Baumgartner, who helped shape the Salzburg transport and logistics company for over seven decades and was awarded the golden medal of merit of the state of Salzburg in 1986, passed away on 10 May shortly before his 90th birthday. As... more
XPO Logistics names executives for spin-off
XPO has appointed Eduardo Pelleissone president for the Americas and Asia Pacific regions and Neil Shelton chief strategy officer of GXO Logistics. Their positions will become effective when XPO’s intended spin-off comes on stream in Q3/2021, creating two pure-play industry... more
Shocking beyond Marseilles
Dominique Lebreton, member of the executive board and audits, projects and marketing director of port community systems provider MGI from Marseilles, as well as a French foreign trade advisor (Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur – CCE) was killed in a road accident on Saturday 12... more
Taylor-made finances
Becky Taylor has been appointed CFO DHL supply chain, UK&I, focussing on building DHL’s data-driven insight capabilities to support growth, while continuing to manage risk, controls and compliance. Moving from her current position as VP commercial DSC UK&I and... more
Driving change in maritime markets
e1 Marine, a global renewable energy company which aims to develop and implement innovative technology supporting the use of hydrogen as a fuel for sea going vessels, has appointed Stuart Crawford as its managing director. Crawford will execute the Vancouver-based company's... more