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Kerry appoints group CCO
Kerry Logistics Network has appointed Wong Siew Loong as its chief commercial officer for the Group and managing director for South East Asia. He joins KLN from Kuehne+Nagel where he was president of the Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Siew Loong will lead KLN’s global commercial growth strategies and operational advancement efforts to unlock new opportunities and drive greater growth. [+]
AGS appoints growth officer
New York-based Freight forwarder Accelerated Global Solutions (AGS) has appointed Tony Barnes to the new position of global chief commercial and growth officer. He also assumes the role of global head of ocean product. His appointment follows the company's acquisition by Chris Zheng, founder and ... [+]
New COO for Duvenbeck
Pan-European logistics operator Duvenbeck Group has appointed Christian Seidl as its new chief operating officer for the north/west region, responsible for road and contract logistics divisions. He has held management positions at Ceva, Dachser, Imperial (now DP World) and Schnellecke. Duvenbeck is has more than ... [+]
DHL appoints Mideast chief
DHL Express has appointed Abdulaziz Busbate as chief executive of its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, succeeding Nour Suliman, who becomes president MENA. Abdulaziz Busbate will be based in Bahrain and will report to chief executive, John Pearson and brings 24 years of ... [+]
Three new chairs for Young Forwarder Network
The British International Freight Association has elected new chairs in three of its six-strong Young Forwarder Network (YFN) regions.Brooke Flower, EU customs import entry clerk at KWL Logistics becomes the new chair of YFN’s Anglia region; Nicole Page, recruitment and HR admin assistant at Unsworth ... [+]
New look for Hellmann board
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is to make changes to its management board and international executive board. It follows the appointment of Jens Drewes as chief executive in June this year. Chief operating officer Jens Wollesen is to leave the company at the end of the year to ... [+]
Priority Freight appoints marine head
Priority Freight has appointed Andreas Schwertfeger as its new director of marine logistics sales. He joins Priority Freight from Crane Worldwide Logistics, where he led account management for the EMEA region. At Priority Freight, Schwertfeger will oversee sales strategies across Europe for the marine logistics ... [+]
Seafrigo appoints new chief executive
Le Havre-based cool-chain food logistics company Seafrigo Group has appointed Bruno Plantaz as its new group chief executive officer. Founder Eric Barbé, steps up to the role of President and will work alongside Plantaz who brings over two decades of international expertise in freight forwarding ... [+]
Rotterdam appoints COO
Berte Simons has been appointed chief operating officer of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, joining the Executive Board and succeeding Boudewijn Siemons, who was appointed chief executive and interim COO in February. She currently works at Energie Beheer Nederland as director of the CO2 Storage ... [+]