New challenge for Rodrigo Flores 
The railway company Kansas City Southern (KCS) has promoted Rodrigo Flores from assistant vice president to vice president sales and marketing automotive. In this role, he is responsible for the automotive business unit in the USA and coordinates closely with the sales and... more
New CPO appointed
Imperial Logistics has appointed Steve Woodward as the new chief people officer (CPO) for the group and as a member of the Imperial Logistics executive committee. An experienced global business leader, Woodward has held numerous senior executive positions including CEO and CPO... more
Company from Abidjan joins UFO network
2A Logistics & Trading has joined the freight forwarder network universal freight organisation (UFO) representing the Ivory Coast. Joseph Ahossi, managing director & owner, says: "2A Logistics & Trading provides an end-to-end service including air & ocean... more
West of England picks new claims handler in Greece
The West of England P&I Club, a mutual marine insurer, has appointed a new claims handler, Lucie Ryan. She will be based in the club’s Greek office which has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. Ryan has a degree in consumer marketing from Manchester Metropolitan University... more
Awards for two intermodal veterans
The Containerisation and Intermodal Institute (CII) presented its Connie Award to William J. "Bill" Shea, CEO of Direct Chassis Link. The gala event was held at the Renaissance Hotel in Long Beach, CA (USA). In his presentation remarks, Michal J. DiVirgilio, CII... more
Synergy Group opens new office in Copenhagen
Growing demand from European shipowners for ship management services has prompted Synergy Group to open a new office in Copenhagen, Denmark. The new office, Synergy’s 13th worldwide, is headed by Rune Zeuthen, general manager, Synergy Marine (Europe). Zeuthen joined Synergy... more
New head for a new department
Jean-Sébastien Durand has taken charge of the newly created “strategy & marketing” department of Fraikin Group, a French utility vehicle rental company. As member of the executive committee he reports directly to Fraikin’s CEO Philippe Mellier. Most recently, Durand was... more
Ifco chooses Julian zu Putlitz as CFO
The supervisory board of the Ifco group, a provider of reusable packing solutions for fresh produce, has appointed Julian zu Putlitz as chief financial officer (CFO) to the group’s executive board. He replaces Margit Kendler, who will leave Ifco at her own request after three... more
Clark expands its sales activities in Spain
Johannes Menzel has now assumed his new role as regional sales manager for Spain at Clark Europe. In this position he is also responsible for the supervision and expansion of Clark’s forklift and spare parts activities in Spain. In his 14 years at Clark Europe, where he has... more
Macron names Jean-Pierre Farandou as new head of SNCF
The French state-owned railways SNCF will have a new boss. According to various reports in the media, President Emmanuel Macron has chosen Jean-Pierre Farandou as the new director of SNCF. The Elysée confirmed this information to the newspaper Le Monde and added this... more