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
Renault Trucks appoints Swiss sales director
Martin Hofer assumed his new role as Swiss sales director at Renault Trucks, Switzerland, in Dietikon, on 1 April 2021. His mission is to lead and support the sales team and oversee the network of distributors. He will be responsible for product management based on a clearly... more
Swiss Post secures M&A competence
Hannes Caj is changing fronts. After 13 years as a partner at Zetra International, a Swiss consulting firm for mergers & acquisitions, real estate transactions, restructuring and debt advisory, the Austrian-born Hannes Caj has joined Swiss Post as head of finance M&A.... more
New CEO at Istanbul's ISG airport
Malaysia Airports has appointed Berk Albayrak as new CEO to pilot Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISG), Turkey’s second largest airport. He succeeds Ersel Goral, who resigned effective 27 April 2021, after having served as CEO of ISG for the past three and a half... more