New head for new joint venture 
Staff changes at Cellcentric, the 50:50 fuel cell JV that was formed by Daimler Truck and Volvo Group on 1 March 2021: Matthias Jurytko will take over as managing director and CEO on 1 June. He succeeds Andreas Gorbach, who left the company on 30 April, but will continue to... more
German carrier back on top
Kürnach (Germany)-based Hans Geis has won the 2020 quality ranking awarded by IDS Logistik, a German general cargo cooperation with 50 locations, 15.3 million consignments (2020) and a staff of 7,539. This is the sixth time in a row that the transport company has been elected to... more
Skyports increases US presence
London-based vertiport company Skyports has appointed Addison Ferrell as new head of Americas and Andrew Giacini as head of regulatory affairs. Ferrell will focus on developing vertiport infrastructure and implementing commercial drone deliveries. With 13 years of commercial... more
DB Schenker: Sontheimer goes, Koenen comes
Schenker’s supervisory board has appointed Christa Koenen as chief information officer and chief digital officer (CIO/CDO), effective 1 September. She holds a degree in economics and an MBA and joined Deutsche Bahn in 2004. Most recently Koenen worked for the IT subsidiary... more
Pilots wanted
French NGO Aviation Sans Frontières (Aviation without Borders), which employs its expertise, planes and air network to send emergency aid from France to its overseas bases all over the world, is seeking voluntary pilots for its missions in Africa. Its two Cessna Grand... more
Bock joins Hanse Bereederung
Hamburg-based shipbroker Hanse Bereederung, a member of the Cyprus-based Schoeller Holdings group of companies, has hired Alexander Bock as director of its sale & purchase department. His remit is to widen the company's S&P service in a competitive sector and to... more
Frank Jørgensen to head DACH segment
UPS elected Frank Jørgensen as its new president for Germany, Austria and Switzerland in March this year. He replaces Frank Sportolari, who, after almost ten years in this role, has been appointed senior advisor transformation for UPS Europe. In addition to English and other... more
Othman the new man at the top
Aramex has named Othman Aljeda as its new CEO, replacing Bashar Obeid who submitted his resignation to the board on 29 April, saying that it had been his "pleasure and privilege to be part of the Aramex family for the past 28 years". Obeid will work closely with Aljeda... more
New general director at Chronopost
Chronopost has appointed Franck Philippe as general director to head the sales and marketing department. He will be responsible for strategic and operational marketing to improve customer service, identify and anticipate new trends, as well as adapt and innovate to create the... more
Nicholas Minde joins Sennder
Sennder, a European digital freight forwarder, has hired Nicholas Minde as general manager for the DACH region, effective 1 August 2021. As the company has expanded its network over the past 18 months, now counting more than 12.500 trucks servicing several German DAX 30 and... more