Steve Bomgardner joins the Bahamas Maritime Authority 
The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has underlined its commitment to servicing the needs of its clients by appointing Captain Steve Bomgardner as a regional director and business development director. He will be responsible for leading the BMA’s presence in North America as... more
Kinaxia Logistics creates new CEO role
Kinaxia Logistics has appointed Simon Hobbs to the newly-created role of group chief executive. Simon Hobbs has vast experience in the sector, having held senior positions with Kuehne + Nagel, Ceva Logistics and DHL. Kinaxia Group co-founder Graham Norfolk said: “In line... more
Yves Laforgue is Bolloré's new CEO for the Americas
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Yves Laforgue CEO of the Americas region. Having previously served as COO Asia-Pacific, he succeeds Tony Rodrigues. Since joining the Bolloré Group in 1996, Laforgue has spent most of his career in Asia. He most recently held the positions of... more
New sales director Europe for Topsystem
Topsystem, a German provider of voice logistics solutions, has chosen Frank Rissler as its new sales director Europe. In this role, Rissler will be in charge of sales and determine the company’s focus and strategies for the future. This task involves the encouragement and... more
Leschaco India achieves GDP and GTP certification
Leschaco India has been successfully certified according to GDP (good distribution practice) and GTP (good trading practice) according to WHO guidelines. With the successful audit of the operational and management processes related to the international transport of... more
Seko Logistics promotes Brian Bourke to chief growth officer
Seko Logistics has promoted Brian Bourke to the new post of chief growth officer. Responsible for the acceleration of Seko’s organic growth, Bourke will drive Seko’s demand generation, revenue management and corporate marketing and communications initiatives. In his new role,... more
ESR gains IWBI's Well gold certification
ESR, a pan-Asia logistics platform, has received APAC's first Well gold certification with the Bucheon Logistics Park in South Korea from the International Well Building Institute (IWBI) for its outstanding achievements in creating a work environment that promotes health and... more
Rock-it Cargos named freight forwarder of the year
Rock-it Cargo, a provider of logistics services to live event shippers, has been honoured with the 2019 Parnelli freight forwarder of the year award. Rock-it non-executive chairman and outgoing CEO David Charles Bernstein was at the 19th Parnelli awards gala in Anaheim, CA... more
Mission Critical Electronics: changes at the top
Xantrex vice president and general manager Richard Gaudet is now president of Marine Power at Mission Critical Electronics, Xantrex’s parent company. Gaudet, who joined Xantrex in 1997 worked in a variety of roles before becoming its top leader in 2010. Under Gaudet’s... more
Transplace appoints new head
Transplace, a Dallas (USA)-based provider of transportation technology and services, has appointed Greg Sebolt as its new executive vice president of strategic capacity services, the company’s over-the -road truck brokerage business. With more than 20 years specialising in... more