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New appointees get on board Raft

Intelligent logistics platform Raft has appointed Kurt Corman and Claudio Fiaoni as regional vice president of sales for the Americas and EMEA, respectively. Corman was previously in sales and leadership roles with technology platforms and companies such as Fourkites, Chain.io, and BDP International. Fiaoni started with Raft as Global Sales Director in 2022 and has held senior roles across the logistics industry, at companies such as Oracle, 3Gtms, and E2open. [+]

Young Logistics winners announced

FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations and TT Club have announced the winners of the Young Logistics Professionals Award 2023. They are: Andre Hein Gerber, South Africa (Africa and Middle East region); Viktoriia Rudyk, Canada (Americas); Hasbi Bin Yaakob, Singapore (Asia-Pacific); and Nils von Salzen, ... [+]

BIFA appoints environment advisor

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Mike Jones as policy advisor on environmental issues. He started his career in freight forwarding in 1977 when he joined Pandair Freight followed by a number of managerial roles after the company was bought by Air Express International. This ... [+]

New directors join the club

Morten Engelstoft has been elected as the new chairman of liability insurance provider to the international cargo and logistics industry TT Club with the retirement of Ulrich Kranich.  Engelstoft spent 36 years at Maersk, from where he retired in June 2023 as chief executive of ... [+]

BIFA appoints Midlands and North director

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Andrew Melton as regional representative for the Midlands and North Region. He joins the association from Ligentia where he was UK compliance manager. He has also served as a non-executive BIFA director for 14 years and was ... [+]

Juan Vilarino to lead Dachser in Argentina

German-owned company Dachser has appointed Juan Vilarino as managing director air and sea logistics (ASL) Argentina. He is in charge of a team of around 25 people based in the country’s regional office in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires and reports directly to Ralph Riehl, managing ... [+]

Deugro appoints wind energy expert

Freight forwarder Deugro has appointed Stefanie Schöttle-Christiansen as head of wind renewable energy Germany. She will help the company continue to meet the growing demands of the sector, joining Deugro with more than 23 years of experience in logistics, over 10 years of these in ... [+]

Simon Albrecht joins Röhlig

German forwarder Röhlig Logistics has appointed Simon Albrecht as global sea freight director. He holds a Master’s degree in digital business management and has 25 years of experience in the logistics sector. Prior to his new position at Röhlig Logistics, he was global key account ... [+]

New chef for Dachser Food Logistics

Dachser’s current chief operating officer of road logistics will take over as managing director of Dachser Food Logistics when Alfred Miller retires at the end of the year. He will head the business unit in conjunction with his existing role. Alfred Miller has headed Dachser ... [+]

New board members for Cargo iQ

Air cargo quality standards organization Cargo iQ has named a new chair and vice chair. Former vice chair Kerstin Strauss and vice president, global air logistics operations, Kuehne + Nagel, has been appointed as the new chair of the Board, with the new vice chair named ... [+]

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