Trailer maker picks operations boss 
The supervisory board of Schmitz Cargobull has appointed Michael Grund to the new management board of operations. Grund gained international experience in numerous executive positions in the operations, portfolio management/strategy and business development fields, as well as in... more
Bertrand Schmoll joins Tiaca board
Bertrand Schmoll, chairman of the ECS Group, has been elected to the board of the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca). Since joining ECS in 2000, Schmoll has made a huge contribution to positioning the company as a global market leader – as well as to the development of... more
Weber strengthens its leadership team
With two new additions and one promotion, Weber Logistics has augmented its leadership team. In his new role as vice president, transportation operations, Jerry Critchfield will have overall operational and financial responsibility for Weber’s transportation division.... more
Orbcomm promotes Dean Milcos to CFO
Orbcomm, a provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) solutions, has promoted Constantine (“Dean”) Milcos to executive vice president and CFO, upon the resignation of Mike Ford, who previously held that position. In his new role, Milcos will oversee... more
Arpin picks Sebastian Sommer to manage German branch
Sebastian Sommer has been hired as managing director for Arpin Germany. Sommer will manage all activities for Arpin Germany’s area in EMEA. “Sommer has an impressive CV and has continued to take on additional responsibilities throughout his career,” said Hans Oelze, director... more
Oscar Thwin joins Air Partner as vice president of freight
Air Partner has appointed Oscar Thwin as Asia Pacific vice president of freight. He will join the group’s recently opened office in Singapore as it looks to expand its offering in the Asia Pacific region. He will report directly to Mike Hill, director group freight. Thwin... more
Rolf Goeder appointed CIO in German/Swiss cluster
Effective 1 April 2019, Rolf Goeder has taken over the position of CIO at Schenker Deutschland in the German/Swiss cluster. Goeder replaces Andreas Maier, who until now was CIO in the German/Swiss cluster in addition to his role as CIO of the Europe region. Maier will focus on... more
Nunner opens new branch in Switzerland
Nunner Logistics will open a new branch in St. Gallen, Switzerland on 1 May 2019, which will focus primarily on developing rail solutions and services across Europe, central Asia and China. The new office shows Nunner’s commitment to improve the company’s abilities to serve its... more
Sass takes on MD role at KDS
Stefan Sass has been recruited as the new managing director of the Committee of German Seaport Freight Forwarders (KDS) within the Federal Association of German Freight Forwarders and Logistics Operators. He replaces Kurt-Jürgen Schimmelpfeng, who held the post for 17 years.... more
Jonas S. Fredriksen moves to Greensteam
Jonas S. Fredriksen has been appointed as the new head of performance management at Greensteam. Fredriksen stems from the ship design consultancy sector where he worked in product innovation and business development as head of future products at Odense Maritime Technology.... more