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
Boeing announces leadership trio
Boeing has announced three personnel changes to its leadership: Marc Allen has been named senior vice president of Boeing and president of Embraer partnership and group operations, Sir Michael Arthur has been appointed president of Boeing International and John Slattery will be... more
Galliker joins H2 Mobility Switzerland
Only ten months after founding, the H2 Mobility Switzerland Association has gained another new member in the shape of Galliker Transport & Logistics. The company is yet another haulier that wants to use hydrogen as a future fuel source. The first of 1’000 Hyundai fuel cell... more
Kimmo installs Marais as CEO
Jacques Marais has been recruited as CEO of the South African packaging manufacturer Kimmo. He has a strong financial and technical background and extensive manufacturing and management experience that he gained in India, Turkey, the UK, Netherlands and South Africa.Marias has a... more
Canadian laurels for Peco Pallet’s Lisa Vegso
Peco Pallet recently announced that Lisa Vegso, its general manager in Canada, has received a place on the Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA)’s inaugural list of 100 Influential Women in Canadian Supply Chain and awarded the prestigious Supply Chain Management... more
Aapa elects Gary G. Nelson as its next board chairman
During its 2019 spring conference in Washington D.C., the American association of port authorities (Aapa) elected Gary G. Nelson, executive director of Washington state’s port of Grays Harbor, to serve as the association’s chairman of the board for the 2019-20 activity year that... more