Gebrüder Weiss: new chair for supervisory board 
Wolfgang Niessner, who headed the logistics company’s management board from 2005 to 2018, was appointed chairman of the supervisory board at its constituent meeting on 19 June 2023. Niessner succeeds Rudolf Christian Stiehl, who has held the position for the last four years.... more
Dokasch grows footprint in Asia-Pacific region
Dokasch Temperature Solutions has welcomed Kevin Lee as its new sales & business development manager for South Korea. The company is thus continuing its Asia strategy and increasing its sales activities for its active temperature-controlled packaging solution Opticooler... more
Regulatory expert joins Artba legal team
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (Artba) has hired Prianka Sharma as vice president and counsel for regulatory affairs. She joins Artba from the small business administration’s (SBA) office of advocacy, where she was assistant chief counsel for... more
Railfreight association: a tandem takes the helm
Effective 1 July 2023, Neele Wesseln assumes the role of managing director of the German Association of Railfreight Companies. Wesseln previously held the position of deputy managing director and will now share her new responsibilities with Peter Westenberger, representing... more
Changes at ÖBB
ÖBB has announced major changes in its staff, in which the supervisory bodies have opted for continuity. At the recent supervisory board meeting of ÖBB-Holding, Andreas Matthä, CEO of ÖBB since 2016, was confirmed in his position until 2026. As reported, Manuela Waldner will... more
Globe Tracker appoints CEO
Globe Tracker has named Joel undir Leitinum CEO, while Rich Meyers will resume his former position as chief operating and strategy officer (COSO). The board and shareholders thanked Meyers for his contributions as CEO for the past 18 months during the company’s rapid growth in... more
Škoda Auto elects new board member
Andreas Dick has been appointed as a new member of the board to oversee production and logistics at Škoda Auto, effective 1 September 2023. As technical vice president, he is currently responsible for production, logistics and technical development at FAW-Volkswagen in Changchun... more
Danish logistics expert to lead Heathrow
The Board of Heathrow Airport has appointed Thomas Woldbye, currently the boss of Copenhagen Airport (CPH), as the person to replace John Holland-Kaye when he steps down after nearly ten years in post. Following an extensive recruitment process, Woldbye emerged as the... more
Cargo IQ appoints new board leaders
Former vice chair Kerstin Strauss, vice president, global air logistics operations, Kuehne + Nagel, has been appointed as the new chair of the board, with Rutger-Jan (RJ) Pegels, director performance management & analytics, KLM Cargo, taking the vice chair... more
A promotion for François Régnier
François Régnier was appointed managing director of FM Logistic France on 15 April. He is now also a member of the management committee and retains his position as a member of the international management team. An engineering graduate of Compiègne University of Technology,... more