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CEVA promotes Lorrain to COO role
CEVA Logistic has promoted Jérôme Lorrain to chief operating officer freight management adding the responsibility for air and ocean freight to his current position as head of the ground business line.Lorrain will continue to serve on the company's executive board and takes over the air and ocean role from Helmut ...
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Panalpina’s COO Andy Weber to leave at the end of 2017
Panalpina's chief operating officer (COO), Andy Weber, will leave the company at the end of the year. The COO position will not be replaced.Weber, a member of the Switzerland-based logistics operator's executive board, joined the company in 2015.In a statement, Panalpina said that Weber has successfully led many turnaround projects ...
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Air Partner appoints Jubb as freight trading manager
Charter broker Air Partner has appointed Robert Jubb as freight trading manager, based at the global aviation services group’s UK headquarters at Gatwick and reporting directly to Mike Hill, director of freight.Jubb has over 13 years of experience in the charter brokerage, airline and time-critical logistics industries. He was previously ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints new directors
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has named Paul Fallon as director commercial and business development and Tania Wilson as director operations.The changes follow Dominic Kennedy’s promotion to managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo in August.Fallon began his career in Virgin’s Commercial team in 2003 and later spent over five years as head ...
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ACI board names Bongani Maseko new chair
Bongani Maseko, chief executive of Airports Company South Africa, has been appointed to the post of chair of the world governing board of Airports Council International (ACI) for a two-year term following a vote at the recent ACI Africa/World General Assembly in Mauritius.Maseko has been with Airports Company South Africa ...
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Jonathan Clark joining AMI as new chief executive
Menzies Aviation has appointed Jonathan Clark as chief executive of Air Menzies International (AMI), its airfreight and express wholesaler subsidiary. Clark takes up the role in January 2018.He replaces Stephen Koller, who has left the company to pursue other interests.Clark has long experience in the air cargo sector, and over ...
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Thomas Knudsen to join Toll Group
Toll Group, part of Japan Post, has appointed Thomas Knudsen to the role of president, global forwarding, commencing in January 2018.Based in Singapore, Knudsen will lead more than 3,100 Toll team members across 26 countries, as well as a network of agents across more than 150 countries, all providing international ...
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Vertannes joins e-Cargoware board
Airfreight IT firm e-Cargoware has appointed industry veteran Des Vertannes as its non-executive chairman.Vertannes, who was recently inducted to TIACA hall of fame, was latterly IATA’s head of cargo and, in a long career, held management positions including Air Menzies international, Gulf Air and Etihad Airways.e-Cargoware’s platform is used by ...
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AirBridgeCargo: On course for global ambitions
Sergey Lazarev joined AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) in April 2013 as operations director and two years later became general director of the Russian freighter carrier.His daily tasks include overseeing the company’s operational and financial performance, and being available 24/7 to resolve operational issues.He also has to foster the effective teamwork of ...
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David Kerr named as chief executive of CargoLogicAir
Etihad Airways cargo boss David Kerr has been named as the new chief executive of CargoLogicAir (CLA), the UK-registered freighter airline, with effect from 1 January 2018.Sir John Holmes, advisory board chairman of CLA, said: “David is a highly respected, experienced and well-known air cargo industry executive who will bring ...
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Dave Edwards appointed as BACA chief executive
Dave Edwards has been appointed chief executive of BACA, the London-based worldwide air charter association.In addition to Edwards’ part-time appointment, Madeleine Puzey has been promoted to the role of business and events manager and a new administration role has been created which sees Nicki Baynes providing key support to the ...
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Ogiermann to leave Qatar Cargo
Qatar Airways’ chief officer cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann, is to leave the Middle East airline.Ogiermann told journalists that his decision was for personal reasons and that he wanted to return to Europe, where his family is based.A former chief executive of Cargolux, Ogiermann joined Qatar Airways in November 2012.
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David Kerr to leave Etihad Cargo
David Kerr, is to step down as senior vice president Etihad Cargo at the end of the 2017.Kerr began his career with fast-moving consumer goods group Unilever, before moving to American Airlines’ passenger business and then onto the US carrier’s cargo arm before his 2010 move to Etihad.The switch to ...
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Des Vertannes inducted to TIACA’s Hall of Fame
Air cargo veteran Des Vertannes has been inducted into TIACA’s Hall of Fame.Vertannes has been honoured in recognition that he fostered and led industry collaboration in e-freight, cargo security, and handling, initiated the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) and pushed to modernise the relationship between airlines and forwarders over ...
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New chief for Estonia’s Airest
Estonian cargo airline Airest has appointed Aleksei Lupitski as its new chief executive, taking over from Jaanus Ojamets, who has stepped down for personal reasons.Lupitski has held senior management positions at various airlines for the last 20 years and, for the past eight was the president and chief executive of ...
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ATSG appoints Raymond Johns to board of directors
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced the election of Raymond Johns to its board of directors.Johns, 62, led the US Air Force Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois until his retirement with the rank of General in January 2013, capping a 36-year military career.He is ...
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New chief exec for Etihad
Etihad Aviation Group is to appoint Tony Douglas as group chief executive officer. He replaces James Hogan who stepped down in July with Ray Gammell taking over as interim group chief executive. Gammell will return to his position as group chief people and performance officer.Douglas will join the group in ...
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Tiaca adds new board members
Tiaca has added two new board members, representing the ground handling and cargo carrier sectors.Ramesh Mamidala is chief executive of New Delhi, India-based, Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management, and brings over 22 years’ air cargo experience to the post.Mamidala previously worked as senior manager Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) Cargo for ...
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BIFA adds to training team
UK freight forwarder association BIFA has expanded its training team with the appointment of Graeme Wilkinson in order to keep up with member demand.Wilkinson has more than 20 years of freight forwarding experience and joins from Pantos Logistics. He has also worked for C.H. Robinson, MIQ Logistics and Emery Worldwide.Carl ...
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Corrado named chief operating officer of freighter lessor ATSG
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), freighter lessor to Amazon, has named Richard Corrado as chief operating officer (COO) of the US-based cargo aircraft leasing, conversion and services company.Corrado, elected by the ATSG board of directors, has served since 2010 as chief commercial officer of ATSG, and president of its Cargo ...