Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed Andrew Barnes as head of country sales for the United Kingdom.
Barnes has been working for Crane Worldwide Logistics for the last seven years and previously opened the forwarder's operations in Jakarta.
Prior to working with Crane Worldwide, he worked for Panalpina and Kuehne+Nagel in China, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
Crane Worldwide UK and Ireland country manager Jason Stretton said: "It is a great step forward for our team in the UK to welcome Andrew aboard.
"Andrew has extensive knowledge of our industry working in both operational and sales roles across Asia-
Pacific.
"This knowledge will not only benefit our team in the UK but also our customers exporting to and importing from these hotspots."
Andrew’s position is effective as of April 1, he will be based in Birmingham leading and driving further growth for the UK.