New function within Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles 
On 1 June 2020 Stefanie Hegels will take over the management of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant in Września (Poland), succeeding Christiane Engel. Hegels has been with the Volkswagen Group for almost 24 years and has held various functions in logistics. She started... more
Alta appoints executive director & CEO
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (Alta) has appointed its future executive director & CEO: José Ricardo Botelho will assume the position effective 1 June 2020. He is Brazilian and has eight years of experience in the aeronautical sector and more... more
U-Freight strengthens presence in Malaysia
The U-Freight Group is seeking to increase its presence in cross-border logistics between Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore and has confirmed the appointment of Ong Boon Seong as a director of U-Freight Logistics Sdn Bhd to spearhead the expansion programme. Based at... more
From CFO to CEO
In 2017 Tim A. Hartnoll returned to his role of CEO of X-Press Feeders when Tristan Howitt felt that he needed to step down after his cardiac surgery. Now Hartnoll said: "Since then Francis Goh has ably taken over the role of COO and Shmuel Yoskovitz of CFO, allowing me... more
Berkshire Grey picks new CMO
Berkshire Grey, a robotics and AI company developing retail, ecommerce and logistics fulfilment automation for global companies, has appointed Christine Washburn as chief marketing officer. She joins the executive team and will report directly to Steve Johnson, the president and... more
Unitax expands executive team
Unitax, a pharma logistics provider based in Germany, has expanded its management team: Steven Reinhold (CFO) and Grit Jedamzik (COO) joined managing director and CEO André Reich at the helm in March 2020. In his new position as CFO, Steven Reinhold, son of André Reich, the... more
Two new executives back up management team
Markus Schrick and Matthias Wollenberg have joined the management team within the Mosolf Group. As managing directors of the newly founded subsidiary Mosolf Move-Tec, they will oversee the company’s product portfolio in the special vehicle construction and alternative propulsion... more
Simon Lembke to lead customs applications at Dakosy
Simon Lembke is the new head of customs applications at Dakosy. An expert for promising future-oriented technologies, he has a broad spectrum of experience in the transport and logistics industry which he was able to build up during his time as deputy head of the PCS (port... more
MCTC opens new Singapore Office
MCTC has opened an office in Singapore to service its growing client base in this important international maritime hub. The experienced team at MCTC Singapore will support local clients as well as the galley crews through regular vessel visits in the port. Christian Ioannou,... more
New member for DTAC
Air Namibia has announced that its chief information officer, Victor Nghifindaka has been appointed as a member of Iata's digital transformation advisory council (DTAC) for a three year mandate, effective May 2020. The council advises the board of governors and the Iata... more