Baxter Freight’s ‘fast forward’ plan 
Global logistics provider Baxter Freight, based in Nottingham, UK, has promoted seven logistics experts within the company, in line with its ‘fast forward’ plan, which aims to “grow turnover to more than GBP 25 million and increase employee numbers by almost a third to over... more
New appointment at Smartlog
Agathe Leclercq joined French company Smartlog, which specialises in training, consulting and recruitment for the supply chain, transport, handling and safety at work segments, on 22 March 2021, as new commercial manager of the group’s brands Dialogis and Supply Chain Experts.... more
Hill Dickinson strengthening team in Greece
The maritime legal specialist Hill Dickinson has responded to client needs by strengthening its position in Greece, unveiling a series of new appointments in Piraeus in 2020 and 2021. Many experts have joined the company in recent months; in May new senior associate Kostas... more
Hämmerle promoted to CFO at Kapsch
Andreas Hämmerle has been promoted to chief financial officer of Kapsch TrafficCom (KTC), with effect from 1 July. He’s currently executive vice-president for finance at the logistics solutions provider for sustainable mobility, and will also become a board member.Before joining... more
A woman to head HR at Hellmanns
Christa Stienen has been appointed chief human resource officer at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics with effect from 1 August. She will succeed Claudio Gerring, who died in December 2020 after nineteen years in the HR unit. Stienen brings 30 years’ experience in various senior roles... more
Geodis: support for automation
Antoine Pretin joins global supply chain operator Geodis as its new vice president engineering group, where one of this responsibilities will be to accelerate the automation of Geodis’ services. Pretin started his career in 2007 as a project manager at Sidel Cermex, first in... more
New CCO at GATX Rail Europe
GATX Rail Europe, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, the European branch of an USA-based leasing company for rail vehicles, has appointed Jörg Nowaczyk as new CCO, effective 1 July 2021. He will report directly to current CEO Johann Feindert. Nowaczyk brings rail logistics... more
Dronamics appoints chief product officer
Dronamics, a London (UK)-based developer and operator of large cargo drones, has named Roger Morris as its new chief product officer, a new senior management team position, which oversees all customer and product activities in the business. Joining from Flash Forward... more
Auckland Airport’s CEO to step down
After Ports of Auckland, the city's airport must now also find a new CEO. Adrian Littlewood, CEO of Auckland airport, has announced that he will step down towards the end of 2021, after nearly nine years in this role. The board thanked him for his contribution to Auckland... more
Two promotions at Yusen Logistics (UK)
Yusen Logistics (UK) has appointed Paul Simmonds (photo) as head of air freight forwarding and Pete Bagnall as head of ocean freight forwarding. Simmonds has an extensive air freight forwarding career spanning over 30 years, with UK and regional operations roles at Lufthansa... more