First female COO 
Constance von Muehlen will become Alaska Airlines’ first female chief operating officer on 3 April 2021. As a member of the executive committee, she will report to Ben Minicucci, who will assume his position as CEO on 31 March 2021. Von Muehlen succeeds current COO Gary Beck,... more
Finance guru for growth in Asia
Emergevest, a private equity investment group with holdings that include EV Cargo, one of the largest private logistics companies in UK, has appointed Lawrence Lim as director with responsibilities for investment origination, execution and portfolio management. Lim joins... more
Nola delegates communications executive
Erin Burns, who has been director of communications at New Orleans airport (MSY) for three years, has been elected to serve on the steering group of the marketing, communications & customer experience committee of Airport’s Council International-North America (ACI-NA).... more
EVP to expand intermodal segment
Milestone Equipment Holdings, which offers transportation equipment leasing solutions, has hired Phil Shook as executive vice president, domestic intermodal, effective immediately. He will lead the expansion of Milestone’s domestic intermodal segment and oversee other marketing... more
Rushton rises from general manager to director
Steve Rushton, former general manager of Crown Couriers Limited, has been appointed company director. Tim Seagers, who founded the Tamworth-based business in 1990, said that "despite the challenges triggered by the pandemic, the company has continued to grow and plans to... more
DFI Partners: parting of the ways
Since 11 March 2021, Dietz Fleischer Industrial Partners (DFI), a specialist in the development of commercial and logistics properties headquartered in Bensheim (Germany), has operated as an independent company, with Andreas Fleischer as its sole managing director.Following a... more
Span Alaska announces leadership transition
Span Alaska Transportation, a freight forwarder that is based in Auburn WA and offers transport services all over Alaska, has announced that Tom Souply will retire as president and assume a strategic development role as executive vice president for corporate development on 1... more
Four seafarers rescued
Four Indian seafarers who spent two years stranded on a ship in Mumbai (India) in horrific conditions have finally gone home, thanks to help from Sailors’ Society. As they stopped receiving their salaries three months ago, the men were not given shore passes or signed... more
ADAC Truckservice appoints new managers
ADAC Truckservice, a provider of mobility services, has filled two leadership positions. The Laichingen-based company (Germany), founded in 1980 and member of ADAC Group, named Tajana Bozic-Stiplosek (right), to lead customer management. She already assumed her new position at... more
Sea Ranger Service takes further steps offshore
Sea Ranger Service, a Utrecht (the Netherlands)-based organisation that offers zero-emission solutions to deliver offshore services, has appointed a new managing director. Christel Pullens, a former Dockwise manager and a member of the board of Wista, the Women’s International... more