Abdul Fahl elected TTMS (Gulf) director 
After six and a half years with TTMS (Gulf), Julien Horn has returned to TT Club’s headquarters in London to continue in his role as portfolio senior underwriter and leader of his underwriting team. He is succeeded by Abdul Fahl, who speaks Arabic and has worked for a number of... more
Ready for generation change
Jürg Gygax, who has been EVP service and member of the executive board of the Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Group since 2013, has decided to retire as of 31 March 2021 and to hand over his operational responsibility after more than three decades in top positions in the... more
Fruitier follows Le Guilloux
After the withdrawal of Thierry Le Guilloux, Thibault Fruitier, CEO of the French intermodal services providers Novatrans and Greenmodal, has been elected by the steering committee of the Groupement National des Transports Combinés (national association of intermodal transport,... more
New ICTS Group country manager for Belgium
From today, 1 October 2020, Peter Andries (left) joins the ICTS Group as country manager for Belgium. After obtaining his degree in applied sciences in Leuven, Andries gained extensive leasing experience at De Lage Landen (Rabo Bank) and financial knowledge at GE Capital... more
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