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Ben Ward to run converter PEMCO
Ben Ward has been appointed general manager of passenger to freighter conversion specialist PEMCO World Air Services.Ward brings over 30 years of experience to his new role and most recently served as PEMCO’s chief financial officer. Prior to joining the company, he held numerous accounting and financial positions at KPMG, ...
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Shawn Cole named vice president of Delta Cargo
Shawn Cole has been named as vice president of Delta Cargo, after the division's president took on the extra responsibility of airport customer service earlier this year.“Shawn is a solutions-driven Delta executive of nearly 10 years,” said Gareth Joyce, president – Delta Cargo and senior vice president – airport customer ...
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Supply chain apprenticeship scheme set for launch
The world’s first apprenticeship route to supply chain leadership roles is set to be launched in 2018.The supply chain leadership professional integrated degree apprenticeship has been developed by an employer group consisting of around 25 organisations and a number of Universities, and is led by the Uniserve Group and the ...
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DHL warns of supply chain talent crisis
Logistics giant DHL has warned that the supply chain sector faces a global staff shortage as the industry fails to attract enough people.The company warned that the US Bureau of Statistics estimates that jobs in the logistics sector are set to grow by 26% between 2010 and 2020, while another ...
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BIFA elects new national chairman
Mark Bromley has succeeded Fred Osborn as the elected national chairman of UK freight forwarder group BIFA for a two-year period.Osborn becomes immediate vice-chairman for a two-year term. Alongside him is John Stubbings, group director and company Secretary of the Woodland group who was elected Vice-Chairman by the board.Bromley has ...
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Delta Cargo appoints Eric Anderson as Asia Pacific sales director
Delta Air Lines Cargo has appointed Eric Anderson as director, cargo sales for the Asia-Pacific region, effective August 1.Anderson, who will be based in Tokyo, assumes the role previously held by Eric Wilson, recently promoted to managing director, global cargo sales.Anderson will lead the cargo sales team across Asia-Pacific, said ...
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New air cargo vice president for SkyTeam
Airline alliance SkyTeam has announced the appointment of Nico Van der Linden as vice president of its air cargo partnership.Van der Linden, who took over the role on July 1, has more than 30 years of air cargo experience. Previous positions include management posts at both KLM Cargo and Air ...
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Senior appointments at Virgin Atlantic Cargo
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has announced two senior appointments to its sales team as it sees “soaring volumes”, most notably from its UK home market.Ryan Ellis takes up the position of head of global accounts while Ray Wood joins the airline as regional sales manager for the UK.Ellis joined Virgin Atlantic ...
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Stavros Evangelakakis new chairman of Cool Chain Association
Stavros Evangelakakis is the new chairman of Cool Chain Association (CCA), taking over from Sebastiaan Scholte who has served in the role for five years.Evangelakakis, global product manager of Cargolux Airlines, has been a board member of the CCA since 2012.Scholte, chief executive of Jan de Rijk Logistics, said: “The ...
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Heading for the Brexit, UK aviation considers its options
What does the referendum result for Britain to leave the European (Brexit) mean for UK aviation and its air cargo industry?Without a clear idea of the rules of the game for negotiations between the UK and the European Union (EU), it is hard to paint a proper picture of what ...
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Van de Stadt lands DVB Bank's global head of aviation role
DVB Bank, the specialist in international transport finance, has appointed Eelco van de Stadt as global head of aviation, with effect from the beginning of August 2017.Van de Stadt, currently DVB's head of aviation finance North & South America, replaces David Goring-Thomas who was recently appointed to join DVB's board ...
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Venema takes over as chairman of the Cargo iQ board
Henk Venema, senior vice president and global head of network carrier management at DHL Global Forwarding, has been named the new chairman of the Cargo iQ Membership Board.Venema, who has over 15 years of experience in air cargo, takes over from Max Sauberschwarz, vice president and global head of carrier ...
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David Geer appointed managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo
David Geer has been appointed the new managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo.Geer succeeds John Lloyd who officially steps down in August after announcing in May this year his decision to leave the airline after 30 years. Lloyd has headed Virgin Atlantic’s cargo division since 2000.Geer joined Virgin Atlantic in ...
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Menen joins EFL as independent director
Logistics firm Expofreight (EFL) has announced the appointment of three supply chain and airfreight veterans as independent directors as part of efforts to add international expertise to its management. The company said that Ram Menen, Stephen Dearnley and Mike Sherman have joined as independent directors to the board, led by ...
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Leadership changes at Pilot Freight Services
Logistics firm Pilot Freight Services has appointed Gordon Branov as its new chief executive while current incumbent Richard Phillips moves up to the role of chairman.Branov is currently chief operating officer and has worked for the company for 20 years. Meanwhile, John Hill, who is currently chief commercial officer and ...
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time:matters to enter US market as founder departs
Time-critical logistics firm time:matters is set to expand operations to the US later this year, while the company founder has revealed he is leaving for new opportunities.Time:matters founder and chief executive FJ Miller told Air Cargo News that the company was currently setting up a presence in the US in ...
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Virgin Atlantic's Steve Buckerfield - Like father, like son
A young Steve Buckerfield sampled his first taste of the air cargo business when his father Chris took him to the Seaboard World Airlines offices at Heathrow on a Saturday morning.Those first glances of a glistening Boeing 747 freighter on the tarmac and playing with the telex paper tape in ...
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WFS' Craig Smyth, back from the garden
It has been two years since Craig Smyth left his position as boss of ground handler Menzies Aviation.During his 22 year tenure at the company he played a big role in Menzies’ growth to become one of the largest aviation businesses in the world, so he is a man used ...
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Boeing appoints new supply chain SVP
Boeing has appointed Jenette Ramos as senior vice president, supply chain & operations, effective immediately. Ramos, 51, replaces Pat Shanahan, who has been nominated to serve as US deputy secretary of defense.She is a 29-year Boeing veteran with executive leadership roles in fabrication, supplier management, and environment, health and safety ...
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Munich's Michael Kerkloh elected as new president of Airport Council International Europe
Michael Kerkloh, the president and chief executive of Munich Airport (FMG) is the newly elected president of Airport Council International (ACI) Europe, the umbrella organization of Europe's international airports.Kerkloh has served on the board of ACI Europe for many years, most recently as the organisation's first vice president. ACI Europe ...