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The Port of Tyne has appointed Elaine Scott as innovation partnerships manager. She brings a wealth of experience from her time at Space North East England, where she led the development of the region’s Space sector and in her new role will focus on the skills and innovations needed to future-proof the maritime industry.
In this newly created role for the 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub, she will build strategic relationships with ...
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Logistics UK has appointed four new directors to its non-executive board.
Mark Grimshaw-Smith, head of rail and supply chain for Cemex UK, brings more than 40 years of experience in the movement of heavy construction materials and has operational and development experience in Europe and Mexico.
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Air Charter Service has promoted Andreas Spies to head of time critical services for the EMEA and APAC regions, based in Frankfurt, Germany. He joined ACS seven years ago after more than a decade of onboard courier experience and will now further develop the broker’s ...
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Trade solutions provider Customs Support Group has appointed Keiron Myall as managing director for its UK and Ireland business. He brings over 30 years’ expertise in supply chain, including managing the UK government's Covid test supply chain and international humanitarian logistics responses.
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Pall-Ex operations director is to become managing director - Pall-Ex Logistics, the network’s warehousing and fulfilment service while Michelle Naylor moves from commercial director to managing director - UK Networks.
It follows the recent promotion of Pall-Ex UK managing director Barry Byers to chief operating officer ...
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UPS has appointed Kevin Clark to its board of directors. Clark is chair and chief executive officer of technology company Aptiv which provides solutions in a number of industries, including automotive, aerospace and defence, telecommunications and commercial vehicles. He was named Aptiv chair and chief ...
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As the world marks Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day in March, Freight Business Journal asks Eliska Hill, Senior Vice President of Cargo at broker Air Partner about gender in the industry – and how it has changed over the years.
Thirty-five years ago, Eliska ...
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UK-based broker Chapman Freeborn saw a 48% increase in the number of women employed in management positions over the last year, in addition to a 9% increase in the number of women in the business as a whole.
It grew its total headcount by 3% overall.
Senior ...
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Pall-Ex Group has promoted Barry Byers to the new role of chief operating officer. Since joining the business in 2020 as managing director of the UK Business Units, he has successfully led the group’s two UK pallet networks—Pall-Ex and Fortec. Kevin Buchanan will continue to ...
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Röhlig Logistics has appointed Hector Midolo as chief commercial officer (CCO) for Latin America and head of global sales for the Americas. Based in Miami, he will oversee commercial business development across the region and drive global account expansion. He brings over 35 years of ...
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