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Qatar Airways Cargo appoints veteran Eric Wilson to head cargo sales

Alex Lennane — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:10:15 +0000

Eric Wilson has been appointed senior vice president sales for Qatar Airways Cargo, based in Doha.
Mr Wilson joins from Amerijet, where he was chief commercial officer for three years.
Qatar said that Mr Wilson will oversee all aspects of cargo sales, including customer relationship management, global accounts, market development, and “ensuring the highest standards of service for our customer base”.
Mr Wilson has a strong cargo pedigree. Prior to his role ...

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Enrico Farneti to take over from Daniela Coppola as MD Hellmann Italy

Gavin van Marle — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:55:02 +0000

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Enrico Farneti (above) as its new managing director of Hellmann Italy, succeeding Daniela Coppola, who will leave the company at the end of the year, as planned.
The move follows last year’s acquisition of Hellmann Italy by the Germany-headquartered firm, which “enabled Hellmann to significantly strengthen its presence in the central Alpine region and expand its seafreight operations in the strategically important Mediterranean region, particularly through ...

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Bjørnar Bukholm returns to Wallenius Wilhelmsen as CFO

Gavin van Marle — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:39:52 +0000

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has appointed Bjørnar Bukholm (above) as its new chief financial officer, replacing Torbjørn Wist, who leaves the company on 1 December.
Mr Bukholm will start next May and, in the interim, the CFO role will be undertaken by Jermund Lien, currently SVP global business performance management.
The move represents a return to Wallenius Wilhelmsen for Mr Bukholm, who spent nearly eight years at the car-carrier, holding several positions mainly within ...

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David Williams steps up as chief product officer at Leschaco

Gavin van Marle — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:07:23 +0000

German logistics firm Leschaco has promoted David Williams (above) to chief product officer and join the management board.
From 1 November, Mr Williams will be responsible for “overseeing the company’s global product portfolio, ensuring alignment with Leschaco’s strategic objectives, and driving product innovation to meet evolving customer needs”.
He joined the company in January as global head of tank containers after more than 30 years in senior roles at APMM, and will ...

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Jacob David joins Etihad Cargo to lead product innovation

Alex Lennane — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:45:21 +0000

Etihad Cargo has appointed Air Canada Cargo’s Jacob David as senior manager products.
Based in Abu Dhabi, Mr David’s role will be to drive innovation and “elevate” Etihad’s product offerings.
Mr David certainly has experience in the field: he has been head of global expedited products and alliances at Air Canada Cargo for two years, and prior to that, spent eight years at Qatar Airways, most recently as head of expedited products. ...

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Julian Harrison and Laurence Sugars join DHL ecommerce management team

Charlotte Goldstone — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:37:43 +0000

DHL ecommerce today announced two new members of its management team: Julian Harrison, pictured left, as CIO, and Laurence Sugars as VP of product & strategy.
Both come from a retail background and will report to CEO Stuart Hill.
Mr Harrison, who will “deliver a technology- and data-first strategy to support growth across all areas of the business” spent 12 years in retail and fast-moving consumer goods businesses, including senior tech ...

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Menzies Aviation shakes up Americas leadership team

Alex Lennane — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:01:36 +0000

Menzies Aviation is shaking up its Americas leadership team with a series of senior appointments.
Oliver Ashton (pictured), who has worked for Menzies for more than three years, most recently as freighter and cargo operations director, Colombia, becomes senior vice president cargo – Americas.
Prior to joining Menzies, he was head of cargo for Interjet for nearly three years, following a near-15-year stint at Avianca, most recently as head of cargo operations ...

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Hellmann’s Denis de Farias Duarte takes on Fraport cargo role

Alex Lennane — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:54:20 +0000

Denis de Farias Duarte is to take over Max Conrady’s role as head of cargo development at Fraport.
He will join the airport team at the start of January, and be responsible for the further development of cargo at Frankfurt Airport.
An air cargo industry veteran, Mr de Farias Duarte is currently head of global airfreight business process management for Hellmann Worldwide, where he has been for just over a year.
Prior to ...

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Swiss WorldCargo names Lufthansa exec Alain Chisari as new chief

Alex Lennane — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:57:45 +0000

Swiss WorldCargo has finally named its new chief: Alain Chisari, a Lufthansa Group veteran.
Swiss-Italian dual national Mr Chisari will start at the carrier next week as head of Swiss’s airfreight division.
Currently chief implementation officer for Lufthansa, a role he has held for some 16 months, he has also held two regional VP sales roles at the carrier. Prior to that he was CCO for Edelweiss – and also has ...

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Former K+N chief Detlef Trefzger joins Swissport board

Gavin van Marle — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:46:21 +0000

Swiss Air cargo handling firm Swissport International has appointed former Kuehne + Nagel CEO Detlef Trefzger (above) as a non-executive director.
“We are delighted to welcome Detlef Trefzger to our board of directors,” Swissport International chairman David Siegel said.
“His exceptional track record and deep industry expertise will be invaluable as we continue to expand our global footprint and deliver exceptional value to our clients,” he added.
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