Gendron appointed operations director 
Gaétan Boivin, president and CEO of the Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA), a Canadian port located between Montreal and Quebec, has announced the appointment of Sylvain Gendron as operations director. A graduate in naval architecture from the Institut Maritime du Quebec... more
GAC picks new CEO for Sri Lanka
Business veteran Ravi Edirisinghe has been appointed director/CEO of the GAC Group of companies in Sri Lanka. He will contribute 27 years of knowledge and experience in strategic planning, business development and re-engineering, supply chain management, logistics and project... more
Noerpel augments management
The Noerpel Group has chosen Gianluca Crestani to shoulder responsibility for the strategic development of its human resources, as of May 2019. Crestani’s department will be housed in the family-owned logistics service provider’s new facility in Odelzhausen (Germany).... more
CFO Andrew Clarke leaving C.H. Robinson
Andrew Clarke will step down from his position as CFO of C.H. Robinson on 31 March 2019. The US company has commenced a formal search for Clarke’s successor, and is reviewing internal and external candidates. John Wiehoff, chairman and CEO, declared: “Over the last four... more
Olav Glorvigen joins Cargolux
Olav Glorvigen has been recruited as director global product management by the Luxembourg-based carrier Cargolux. Glorvigen is a management executive with worldwide hotel and airline expertise in the areas of strategy, product management, sales, market development and global... more
Award for Imperial Logistics
The London Stock Exchange Group has recognised Worldwide Healthcare, Imperial Logistics’ healthcare business in Nigeria, as one of the “Companies to Inspire Africa” for 2019. This is one of several accolades recently bestowed on Imperial Logistics’ African Regions division.... more
AA Cargo selects sales director for Europe
Tim Isik has been selected as director, cargo sales – Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo). Isik switched from the airline’s passenger channel sales team, where he led American’s leisure sales business across the UK, Ireland and Iceland.... more
Steven Polmans to head cargo & logistics at Brussels Airport
As of 1 April 2019, Steven Polmans will take up the position of director cargo & logistics at Brussels Airport. He will remain in charge of the business development and operations of the cargo area together with his current team, but he will also take responsibility for all... more
B&H Worldwide opens new branch in Prague
B&H Worldwide has officially opened its first central European branch office in Prague (Czechia). It has also appointed Jakub Ptacnik as business development manager to head up the office. Central and eastern Europe is a particular area of growth for the company and... more
Florian Pfaff moves to Asia
Florian Pfaff, currently vice president Germany, will move to Asia on 1 June 2019 to become Lufthansa Cargo's vice president Asia Pacific based in Singapore. He will continue to report directly to Dorothea von Boxberg, head of production and sales. Economist Pfaff started... more