Another Amazon executive joins Xpdel 
Xpdel, a fast-growing US based hi-tech fulfilment and logistics service provider, has hired Sai Kotha as senior vice president of operations. Kotha brings extensive industry experience, including seven years at Amazon as the director overseeing the largest US region and... more
XPO France picks Olivier Mirio
XPO, a major provider of transport and logistics solutions in Europe, has appointed Olivier Mirio as sales and marketing director in France. He will report to Bruno Kloeckner, XPO’s managing director in France. Olivier Mirio joined Norbert Dentressangle (now XPO) in 1996... more
A promotion and a return
Scanlog has appointed Myriam Nyström, formerly operations manager for sea freight, as commercial director sea freight solutions. “She has a strong business acumen and an excellent manner of handling our customers and suppliers,” says Martin Ytander, COO. Nyström has worked... more
Scanlog picks Lars Lerstorp
Scandinavian freight logistics specialist Scanlog has appointed Lars Lerstorp as commercial director rail & road freight solutions, with overall commercial responsibility for the company’s transport solutions within rail, road, and multimodal freight. Lerstorp will... more
Ambercor Shipping chooses Josh Havelka
Josh Havelka has been appointed as US project business development manager for Ambercor Shipping USA to drive overall logistics sales and further expand Ambercor’s project product portfolio. Havelka brings to his new role more than a decade of experience in international... more
LeBlanc named general manager of Aeronet SF
Michael LeBlanc has been hired to head Aeronet Worldwide’s San Francisco station, which has just expanded its operation by moving into a 7803.8 sqm facility. LeBlanc has gained over 16 years of experience in the logistics industry. Most recently, he was district manager for... more
Bhat follows von Boxberg – again
Only a few days after Lufthansa Cargo reported that Dorothea von Boxberg is going to step down from her position as CEO to become CEO of Brussels Airlines, the German cargo carrier announced that the current CCO, Ashwin Bhat, will take over von Boxberg’s role on 15 April. As the... more
AfA appoints senior lobbyist Michael Taylor
The Airforwarders Association has appointed senior lobbyist, Michael Taylor, managing partner, Diakon Partners, to help maintain its pressure on the US Congress for urgent investment in air cargo infrastructure at US airports. Taylor will represent the interests and concerns of... more
Dronamics picks Tim Martin
Dronamics, the world’s first cargo drone airline, has appointed Tim Martin as chief revenue officer and member of the executive team, effective 1 April 2023. Martin brings nearly three decades of senior management experience across global supply chain and logistics sectors,... more
Patrick Hutchins takes the helm
The board of Oldendorff Carriers has appointed Patrick Hutchins (right) as president and CEO. He succeeds Peter Twiss (left), who has decided to step down after having served the company for nearly 28 years. Company chairman Henning Oldendorff: "Thanks to Twiss’... more