Sophie von der Wiede to join Scannell Properties 
Scannell Properties, an American specialist for the development of logistics real estate, has hired architect Sophie von der Wiede as development manager. After more than three and a half years at Segro, where she worked as project manager in Düsseldorf (Germany), she will... more
Andy Baldy assumes new role at Clark
Andy Baldy has been appointed parts manager at Clark. Besides other duties, he will be responsible for sales, customer service and purchasing. He replaces Markus Jöckel, who will take on other duties in future. Baldy joined Clark as sales manager in 2010. In this position,... more
UPS adds two more members to board of directors
UPS has elected Eva Boratto, CFO and executive vice president of CVS Health and Wayne Hewett, former CEO of Klöckner Pentaplast Group and Arysta LifeScience Corporation, to the UPS board of directors, effective immediately. “UPS has a robust process in place to identify and... more
WFW Italy sets up aviation team
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) welcomes aviation law specialists Matteo Castioni, Alessandro Di Carlo, Irene De Beni and Meghna Chaudhry to WFW Italy. They all previously worked at Macchi di Cellere Gangemi. Castioni, who joins as of counsel and will lead WFW Italy’s new... more
Javier Sánchez-Prieto returns to Iberia
Javier Sánchez-Prieto replaces Luis Gallego as executive chairman of the Iberia Group. “It’s an honour and a great satisfaction to return to Iberia, despite the hard times the airline industry is experiencing,” Sánchez-Prieto commented. He served as Iberia’s strategic... more
In memory of Petr Kroča
Czech logistics company Oltis Group has announced the death of its director research and innovation Petr Kroča, who passed away on 3 September at the age of 53. The company wrote: "We are missing our long-term colleague, a great person, and our friend, Petr Kroča, who... more
IFAN strengthens board of directors
The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) has appointed Louise Evans to its board of directors. Evans brings considerable expertise to the foundation. She is currently a non-executive director and audit committee chair of AB Dynamics and Gooch & Housego... more
Militzer & Münch mourns Werner Albert
Werner Albert passed away at the age of 80 years on 8 September. He was a long-standing president of the administrative board and one of the main shareholders of the Transinvest group to which the Militzer & Münch group also belongs. Albert is considered as one the major... more
Rath to lead HR at DB Schenker
DB Schenker's supervisory board has appointed Katharina Rath as the new member of the management board responsible for human resources. She will assume her new role on 1 December 2020. For almost two decades, Rath has held several positions at Continental Automotive... more
Fedex veteran joins U.S. Xpress
U.S. Xpress, a large asset-based truckload carrier, has elected Michael Ducker, former president & CEO of Fedex Freight, to its eight-member board of directors. “We are truly honoured to welcome Ducker to our company,” said U.S. Xpress president and CEO Eric Fuller.... more