New head of marketing & communication 
Andrea Krugfahrt is the new head of marketing & communications at the Swiss Safety Center. In this position, she works for the entire SVTI group and is a member of the extended executive board. She replaces Franco Brunner, who set up this department with success and... more
West of England appoints a new senior claims handler
West of England P&I Club, a mutual insurer, has appointed Miguel Caballero as senior claims handler for European and South American members. He will be based in the club’s head office in London (UK). Caballero, a law graduate with a master’s degree in international trade... more
Robert Van de Weg joins ECS Group as CCO
Robert Van de Weg has chosen to support ECS Group with its transformation. By recruiting Robert Van de Weg, the total cargo management (TCM) expert aims to reaffirm its ability to guarantee cutting-edge service for airlines and offer them a range of comprehensive solutions.... more
Renault Trucks (Switzerland) strengthens key accounts
Marco Michel has been appointed to lead the key account department of Renault Trucks (Switzerland) to meet increasing demands for transport solutions from large customers. Thanks to his know-how in the utility vehicles and logistics sector, Michel, who has a degree in sales... more
New general managers in Belgium, Sweden and Denmark
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has strengthened its regional management team in EMEAA with the appointments of new general managers in Belgium and Scandinavia. Michel Fiorani joins WFS as general manager Belgium, based in Brussels. He has over 19 years’ experience in the air... more
New governance for Portsynergy-Euro Fos
After Nicolas Gauthier's departure for Ecuador, the board of Portsynergy has appointed Louis Jonquiere as new CEO of the Portsynergy Group and managing director of the Euro Fos terminal while he retains his functions in Le Havre. Jonquiere joined GMP Le Havre in 2008 as CEO and... more
Winds of change at Siemens Gamesa
Siemens Gamesa has announced a new structure for its corporate affairs department, with the aim of strengthening its relationship with all of the company´s stakeholders across all its markets and activities. Ben Hunt has assumed the role of global head of corporate affairs... more
New president and vice president for ECSA
At its meeting in Athens (Greece), the general assembly of ECSA (European Community Shipowners’ Associations) elected the organisation's president and vice president. The president for the next two years will be Claes Berglund. Berglund is director public affairs &... more
Worldwide Flight Services names Nils Andersen as chairman
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Nils Andersen chairman of the WFS board of directors. Andersen joins WFS to work with the management team to build upon the progress made since the company was acquired by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management last year.... more
New real estate specialist for Germany
Scannell Properties, an American real estate development and investment company, has hired Thomas Unzen as development manager, Germany. Unzen will be responsible for designing, constructing and implementing building and development projects for the German market. The new... more