New shareholder at BTK 
Bernhard Reichert has handed his shares over to Josef Heiss, who will head BTK Befrachtungs- und Transportkontor, a logistics services provider, in a dual leadership with Franz Weiss in future. The shareholders will each hold 50% of the shares and share the management of the... more
Kirsten de Bruijn joins Qatar Airways Cargo
Kirsten de Bruijn has joined Qatar Airways Cargo as senior vice president, cargo sales and network planning. According to Guillaume Halleux, chief officer cargo at Qatar Airways, de Bruijn was the obvious choice: “We share the same vision of the industry and she perfectly... more
Scania East Africa chooses managing director
Scania East Africa has appointed Lars Eklund as the company’s managing director effective 1 October 2020, where he will also be heading the East Africa business unit that covers Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. He brings profound experience and understanding of the region... more
Port of Guadeloupe opts for continuity
Marie-Luce Penchard has been re-elected president of the supervisory board of the Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe. The following new board members have also been appointed to the port's governing body: Alexandre Rochatte, prefect of the Guadeloupe region, Thierry... more
Otávio Meneguette elected vice president of Latam Cargo
Latam Airlines Group has announced that Otávio Meneguette is Latam Cargo Brazil’s new vice president, responsible for leading the company's air cargo business strategy in the Brazilian market. Meneguette joined Latam Airlines Group in 2015, initially working in cargo... more
Nikki Clifton to lead the UPS Foundation
UPS has appointed Nicole “Nikki” Clifton as president of social impact and the UPS Foundation, effective 1 November and announced the retirement of Eduardo “Ed” Martinez, who will be leaving the organisation after a distinguished 44 year career. Clifton will lead UPS’s... more
Hellmann appoints new automotive logistics head
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has recruited Monika Thielemann-Hald as the new global head of its automotive logistics activities. Thielemann-Hald succeeded Martin Wehner, who successfully managed the automotive business at Hellmann and has now become chief commercial officer for... more
Pharma.Aero inducts two new members
Pharma.Aero has welcomed Astral Aviation (full member) and Bombelli Airport Equipment (associate partner). Chairman Nathan De Valck said that “Pharma.Aero provides a balanced representation of key stakeholders active in the air transport of pharmaceutical and life science... more
Schwarzmüller restructuring management team
The Schwarzmüller Group has reduced the size of its executive by one, leaving a team of two managing directors.Michael Weigand used to be in charge of sales; now his contract, which had expired, has not been renewed by mutual consent.From October onwards the former head of the... more
Etihad promotes Martin Drew to MD Cargo
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has promoted Martin Drew to the role of managing director - cargo and logistics. Responsible for the Etihad entire cargo business as well as Etihad Secure Logistics, Drew will report directly to Etihad Aviation Group chief commercial officer Robin... more