Bertschi Group expands board of directors 
The Bertschi Group has appointed China expert Kurt Haerri and Jörg Berner, the first member of the third generation, to its board of directors. Haerri has been working for Schindler since 1987, currently as senior vice president. He represented the company in China, where he... more
Pilot to steer ministry of transport
After the recent municipal elections, in which his party suffered a substantial defeat, France's president reshuffled part of his cabinet. After prime minister Edouard Philippe's resignation and his replacement by Jean Castex, Macron has now appointed some new ministers as well.... more
Prologis chooses senior vice president for Germany
Prologis has appointed Björn Thiemann as senior vice president, country manager Germany. In this position, Thiemann will be responsible for all the company's operational and capital deployment activities in Germany. During the past seven years, Thiemann worked as head of... more
CFL multimodal strengthens sales team
Sven Löffler has joined CFL multimodal in Luxembourg as general sales manager, alongside CCO Alain Krecké. With 20 years of experience in the railway and logistics industry in Germany and France, Löffler will be in charge of managing the sales teams – rail, intermodal and... more
DB Schenker expands ocean freight team
DB Schenker has appointed two executives to lead the sea freight business in the DE/CH cluster. Hans-Thorsten Lanfermann will manage the ocean export segment. He has been working for DB Schenker for almost 20 years. His most recent position was head of sea freight north of... more
New president for the Nautical Institute
Newly elected president of the Nautical Institute Jillian Carson-Jackson has vowed to help the Institute and wider maritime community meet three important challenges –diversity and inclusion, branch engagement and managing the impact of technology. Speaking at the Nautical... more
Delta Cargo restructures management
Delta Cargo has appointed Gonzalo Hernandez as general manager – cargo sales Asia Pacific. He starts his new role in which he will manage cargo sales for Japan, Korea and throughout Southeast Asia, including the cargo business for Delta’s joint venture partnership with Korean... more
Transnet banks on experience
Transnet's board of directors has chosen Ms Nonkululeko Dlamini as group CFO. Dlamini, who will also serve as an executive director on the company's board, is a seasoned executive with almost 20 years’ experience in financial roles in state-owned companies, having spent a number... more
Fresh hands for Belgium and UK
Swissport has appointed two new heads for positions in UK and Belgium. Liam McElroy, previously interim COO of the airport ground services unit in UK and Irland, has been promoted to head up Swissport Western Europe with immediate effect. In this new role, he will steer... more
Head of logistics for Swiss Post
Swiss Post's board of directors has appointed Johannes Cramer as head of the new logistics services business unit. He will thus also join the executive management in January 2021. Cramer is currently COO at the online retailer Digitec Galaxus, where he has gained a profound... more