Tag: appointment

PML Seafrigo appoints Paddie Allen new air freight director

Paddie Allen has joined PML Seafrigo as Air Freight Director, heading up the company’s UK air freight operations. Allen has spent the last 16 years in the logistics business, after first entering the industry upon the recommendation of his father who had enjoyed an illustrious career in sales w...

Aaron Scott is named new CEO for DB Schenker in UK & Ireland

DB Schenker has announced the appointment of Aaron Scott to the role of CEO for its UK & Ireland cluster. He succeeds Ray Hennessy who has held the position the last eight years and is moving on to a well-deserved retirement. Scott joined the company in 2021 and currently, additionally hol...

SkyTeam Cargo appoints John Engelaan as vice president cargo

SkyTeam Cargo has welcomed John Engelaan on board as its new Vice President, effective immediately. Engelaan, a Dutch national, brings more than 35 years’ international experience to his role at SkyTeam Cargo. Prior to joining the global cargo alliance, he was Vice President of Global Fleet ...

Air Partner hires Oliver Giesen as new head of OBC

Air Partner has announced the appointment of Oliver Giesen as Head of OBC – Global. Oliver’s appointment signifies Air Partner’s investment in the growth of OBC delivery as part of the company’s commitment to enhance its time-critical services. With a vast global footprint and extended...

Dr Gert Pfeifer appointed as Jettainer’s general manager Europe

Jettainer has announced that Dr. Gert Pfeifer has taken up his new role as General Manager Europe on April 1. This position is part and parcel of Jettainer’s strategic reorganization in order to respond optimally to regional market trends and needs. Gert’s new responsibilities include deve...

Peter Penseel to join Delta Cargo as SVP and President

Peter Penseel will join Delta Air Lines as SVP and President – Delta Cargo, effective June 1. In this role, Peter will be responsible for driving revenue and profitable growth, delivering industry-leading customer service, and ensuring operational excellence within Delta’s Cargo business. ...

Cargo iQ appoints Marie Seco-Köppen Executive Director

Cargo iQ, has today announced the appointment of a new Executive Director, Marie Seco-Köppen and formally launched a new membership engagement scheme, which aims to further drive quality in the air cargo industry. The scheme includes a tiered membership program, as well as a scorecard system mea...

Ryan Keyrouse appointed new CEO of Rotate

Rotate, a leading software and strategy consulting company in the air cargo industry, announces the appointment of Ryan Keyrouse as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2024. Ryan, one of the co-founders of Rotate, steps into this role as Gert-Jan Jansen, the outgoing CEO, will rem...

Jettainer appoints Thorsten Riekert as chief commercial officer

Jettainer, unit load device (ULD) management, has appointed Thorsten Riekert as Chief Commercial Officer. In this newly created position Riekert will be responsible for Jettainer’s commercial strategy aiming at advancing the company’s global growth trajectory. The new CCO setup with Rieker...

Menzies Aviation appoints new vice president of sales to accelerate growth in North America

Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, has announced the appointment of Scott Sirianni as Vice President of Sales for the Americas region. Scott joins Menzies from American Airlines where he most recently served as Director of Multinational Accounts....

SmartLynx Airlines appoints Edvinas Demenius as the new CEO

SmartLynx Airlines has announces the appointment of Edvinas Demenius as the new Chief Executive Officer, starting from February 15th. This transition is part of a natural growth cycle, as Edvinas Demenius has been a board member and Chief Commercial Officer of SmartLynx Airlines for more than sev...

Baltic Ground Services Group appoints Vytautas Cekanavicius as the new CEO

Baltic Ground Services (BGS) Group, an international provider of ground handling, aviation fuel supply, and logistics services, and a part of the Ireland-based Avia Solutions Group, announces changes in the management team. Vytautas Cekanavicius, who previously held the position of Head of Fuelin...

Martin Kraemer new VP sales & marketing at DOKASCH GmbH

Martin Kraemer joins Dokasch GmbH, German manufacturer of high-quality air cargo equipment and related services, as Vice President Sales & Marketing. He presumes his new position as of January 1st at Dokasch Headquarters in Staudt, Rhineland-Palatine in Germany. Dr. Stefanie Dommermuth, Ma...

Michael Zach takes over as head of ground services at Vienna Airport

Michael Zach has taken over the management of ground handling services at Flughafen Wien AG as of the 1th January 2024 and is now responsible for all cargo, baggage, and ramp handling as well as aircraft de-icing. Having worked at the airport since 2006, Michael Zach has been responsible for Sale...

Marco Alvarenga and Paul Cheetham appointed as cargo agency commissioners by FIATA and IATA

The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has collaborated with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to announce the appointment of Marco Alvarenga and Paul Cheetham as cargo agency commissioners. Established in 1992, the Cargo Agency Commissioner Program...

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