Kontron Transportation chooses Bernd Eder 
Bernd Eder, chief operating officer of Kontron Transportation Group and member of Kontron’s extended management board, has been promoted to CEO of Kontron Transportation Group with immediate effect. Eder has worked in the rail industry for more than 15 years. He was... more
Sandro Brändle joins Log-hub
Log-hub, a provider of supply chain analytics solutions, has appointed Sandro Brändle to its executive management team as chief data and analytics officer (CDAO), effective 1 April 2023. With a background in computer science, Brändle will contribute his expertise to support... more
Antonia Wanner elected to board of directors
Swiss Post’s annual general meeting has elected Antonia Wanner to the company’s board of directors. She succeeds Nadja Lang, who did not stand for re-election after nine years on the board. Wanner studied law at the universities of Tübingen, Lausanne and Bonn and passed her... more
Volta Shipping picks Debjit Sengupta
Volta Shipping has appointed Debjit Sengupta as its new managing director. He brings with him more than 30 years of experience in shipping and related areas. Sengupta will replace Manikandan Kongattil, who has left the company after four years of service. Sengupta... more
Virgin Atlantic Cargo hires Mark Faulkner
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Mark Faulkner as its new head of cargo commercial. Faulkner began his cargo career at DHL Aviation 19 years ago, before moving to Cargolux, BA, and IAG. His most recent position was director west, cargo commercial at Etihad Cargo. Faulkner... more
Lutz Ehrhardt celebrates his 80th birthday today
The well-known port and shipping expert Lutz Ehrhardt is celebrating his 80th birthday in Hamburg on 5 May 2023, surrounded by his family and long-time friends. Ehrhardt began his apprenticeship as a shipbroker and shipping agent with Horn Line on 1 April 1961. Six years... more
Ian Morgan joins ECS Group
ECS Group has appointed Ian Morgan to the newly created position of group commercial director for USA, effective 1 May 2023. Morgan joins ESC from Qatar Airways Cargo, where he was vice president cargo for the Americas. In his new role, Morgan will assume a wide range of... more
MEM promotes Terry Blue to president/CEO
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) board of commissioners has selected Terry Blue as its next president and CEO. Blue, who is currently executive vice president of operations and chief operating officer, will succeed Scott Brockman, who will retire on 31... more
Grey Orange: Akash Gupta steps into the CEO role
Grey Orange, a global provider of automated robotic fulfilment and inventory optimisation software, has named co-founder Akash Gupta as chief executive officer. Gupta will lead Grey Orange’s seasoned senior executive team to promote the company’s position as a global automation... more
Promotions at TT Club
The experienced underwriters Luise Doyle and Yee Lin Chan have assumed new roles at the international freight and logistics insurer. They are now tasked with enhancing TT Club’s specialised portfolio and motivating a well-established team, which is seeing promotion from within.... more