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ECU Worldwide appoints finance chief

Allcargo Logistics’ LCL consolidation arm, ECU Worldwide, has appointed Steve Dunn as global finance director. He will oversee the global finance function and will lead the transformation of the financial processes, based in Dubai. He brings over 20 years of leadership experience in international organizations and served as the global chief finance officer for Wings Travel for four years as well as earlier leadership positions in forwarder UTI. [+]

Martinair founder dies

Martinair founder and former chief executive, Martin Schröder died on 2 October, at the age of 93. He founded  Martin’s Air Charter, a modest airline in 1958 which quickly grew into Martinair and became a key player in the cargo and passenger market. He also paved ... [+]

Larsen takes over at Leman

Danish-based forwarder Leman freight has appointed René Bach Larsen as its new chief executive, from 1 November. He has worked with Geodis in leadership roles across Europe, Asia, and most recently, as managing director of North America. Larsen takes over from interim chief executive Michael ... [+]

Chisari is the new big cheese at Swiss WorldCargo

Swiss International Air Lines has appointed Alain Chisari head of Swiss WorldCargo. He succeeds Lorenzo Stoll, who left Swiss WorldCargo at the end of July to pursue a career in the healthcare sector. Alain Chisari joined Swiss in 2008 having already acquired 12 years of ... [+]

Liu to lead Chapman Freeborn in China

Air broker Chapman Freeborn has appointed Allen Liu President of its newly expanded operations across Greater China. Since joining Chapman Freeborn in 2012, Liu has held several roles, including senior cargo manager for China and vice president of cargo for North Asia, during which he ... [+]

Former forwarding chief joins Swissport

Ground services and cargo handler Swissport International has appointed former Kuehne+Nagel chief executive Detlef Trefzger as a non-executive director. During his tenure at Kuehne+Nagel, from 2013 to 2022 he developed the company into the world's largest transport and logistics service provider and invested heavily in ... [+]

Stena appoints investment chief

Anders Tenfält has been appointed as Stena Line’s new chief investment officer and part of the group management team.He joined Stena in 2015 as investment manager at Stena Adactum and has since 2019 been the chief business controller for the Stena AB Group. He has ... [+]

Taylor joins TGP team

Heavylift freight specialist Trans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Ben Taylor as general manager of its UK business. Joining from another London forwarder, he brings over 20 twenty years of experience the sector and will take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the UK business ... [+]

Promotion and a departure at Forth Ports

Forth Ports has appointed current Tilbury asset and site director Paul Dale as chief operating officer. In addition to his existing responsibilities at the Port of Tilbury, he will lead the transformation of its infrastructure and technology and oversee its Marine, Engineering and Safety functions. ... [+]

Kerry UK appoints development director

Kerry Logistics UK has appointed Colin Eeles as business development director. He has managed sales and business development activities in the freight and logistics environment for more than 25 years. [+]

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