Changing sides 
Jens Graefe will be joining the management team of German express service provider trans-o-flex, which specialises in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and other sensitive goods sectors, from May. The pharma logistics expert will be assuming responsibility for the newly created... more
Back from Asia
Martin Wawra, currently managing director of Voith Turbo in China and the joint ventures with CRRC, is taking over the management of the mobility division and joining Voith Turbo’s management board from June this year. He replaces Cornelius Weitzmann, who will succeed Uwe... more
Hellmann expands management board
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Jens Wollesen to its management board. He will take on the role of COO, alongside Reiner Heiken, CEO, and Martin Eberle, CFO. Wollesen will lead the product segments air, sea, road & rail and contract logistics as well as IT &... more
Diehl Aviation: change at the top
Rainer von Borstel (on the left), Diehl Aviation's CEO since 2010, is retiring at the end of next week, April 2021, and handing over the leadership to Josef Köcher, who joined the organisation as COO in June 2020. Köcher will remain COO, in addition to his new role as CEO, and... more
Pall-Ex picks network development director
The Pall-Ex Group, which provides palletised freight distribution services, has hired Mark Barlow as its network development director. The appointment follows the launch of Fortec’s shareholder model in 2020. Barlow will be based at the group’s head office in UK and be in... more
Founder of EMO Trans USA dies
EMO Trans, a global provider of logistics and supply chain management services, mourns the death of its founder and chairman Joachim (Jo) Frigger, who passed away unexpectedly on 19 April 2021. Born 1940 in Germany, Frigger moved to the USA in 1966 working for Deugro and... more
Plass follows van der Schalk
Around 70 of the almost 350 member companies attended the virtual AGM of the Hamburger Spediteure (VHSp) association this week. At the meeting, the board elected Axel Plass (left) (Konrad Zippel Spediteur) as its new chairman. As a long-standing member of the board and also... more
Experienced transport analyst joins GXO
Mark Manduca has been appointed chief investment officer of GXO Logistics, the intended spin-off of XPO’s logistics business, effective May 2021. His task will be to analyse GXO’s growth opportunities, optimise its asset portfolio and oversee its UK pension investments. Manduca... more
From DP World to Gruber Logistics
As an advisory board member, Martin Neese is supporting Italian logistics service provider Gruber Logistics in implementing its strategic plans, particularly for the FTL business unit. Special attention is being paid to intermodal transport. The manager brings with him... more
Across all regions
After creating the position of key account manager for big customers (users) with a focus on retail, manufacturing and logistics services providers last year, German consultancy Logivest now wants to extend this service to owners and lessors of logistics real estate and is... more