US-based Cargo Composites has appointed James Rigby as its director of marketing and sales.

The manufacturer of composite cargo containers and pallets for the air transport sector said that Rigby will “push ahead with the manufacturer’s global expansion and pave the way for the further enhancement of the company’s innovative and cost effective product portfolio”.

Rigby has 20 years experience in the air transport sector, having progressed through ground and flight operations before joining a major ULD management company and then Etihad Airways as its cargo handling manager.

Tom Pherson, president and chief executive of Charleston-headquartered Cargo Composites, said: “With James, we’ll be able to intensify our cooperation with our customers and acquire new ones. As a result, we’ll be able to further increase our market share.”