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Xeneta appoints CRO

Ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and intelligence platform Xeneta has appointed Tonia Luykx as chief revenue officer. She has worked for businesses including Sift, Google, Dropbox and Amazon, and says: “In terms of the potential to transform how ocean and air freight is bought and sold and how supply chain procurement divisions operate, we have only scratched the surface.”  Luykx added: “There isn’t one other organisation that has the global data ... [+]

FedEx appoints ground ops manager

FedEx Express Europe has appointed Frédéric François as vice president ground operations Italy, Spain, and Portugal as. He has held various positions, including senior leadership legal positions within the business, and most recently as chair of the board in France. He succeeds Stefania Pezzetti. [+]

New COO at Dachser

Dr Tobias Burger has been appointed chief operations officer (COO) air & sea logistics and a member of the executive board at Dachser. Previously deputy director air & sea logistics, he replaces Edoardo Podestà who has retired after a career at Dachser spanning more than ... [+]

Girteka appoints CCO

Girteka, the largest asset-based logistics company in Europe, has appointed Mark Mulder as chief commercial officer. During his career, he has held leadership roles in P&O Ferrymasters, Hoyer Multimodal, and other logistics companies. He will lead a new team that will oversee the combined operations ... [+]

TGP appoints tender manager

Trans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Zaur Mansurov as its new global tender manager. He has previously served as Head of Global Special Projects, Global Head of Pricing, and Global Operations Executive for a number of project freight management companies. He will be based out ... [+]

New chief for World Customs Organisation

The World Customs Organization (WCO) has appointed Ian Saunders as its new  secretary general, taking over from Dr Kunio Mikuriya. Nominated by US Customs and Border Protection he pledged that during his five-year term he would forge public-private partnerships, leverage technology and promote inclusiveness. [+]

Kate Edmonds to search out talent for logistics recruiter

Innovate Talent - the recruitment division of freight and logistics IT consultancy Innovate Freight - has appointed Kate Edmonds as a Talent Resourcer to help place candidates into permanent roles in the sector. She brings two years of experience within recruitment and logistics and chose ... [+]

New virtual chair for Young Forwarder Network

Quality Freight Services operations co-ordinator Clara Thomas has been appointed as the new chair of the virtual format of the British International Freight Association’s Young Forwarder Network, taking over from Geodis’ Herbie Cobby. Based in South Wales, she has participated in many virtual and face-to-face YFN ... [+]

Forth Ports chief to hand over the reins in 2024

Forth Ports’ Group chief executive, Charles Hammond is to step down at the end of June 2024and will be succeeded by current chief operating officer, Stuart Wallace. They will work closely together over the next six months to ensure a smooth transition prior to Stuart Wallace, ... [+]

All change at DHL Express

DHL Express Americas chief executive Mike Parra is set to start a new role as the chief executive of DHL Express Europe with current chief executive of DHL Express Canada, Andrew Williams taking over his position from 1 January. Both will report to global chief executive, ... [+]

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