WestJet Cargo and Sales teams join forces 
Amanda Ierfino has been appointed vice-president, sales and cargo at WestJet, effective 1 June 2025. The move combines two key business areas under one leadership for the first time and signals a strategic shift towards greater integration and commercial focus of the Canadian... more
Giuseppe Tarantini to lead AIA
Airbridge International Agencies (AIA) has announced a change in executive leadership. Mark Andrew stepped down as CEO on 16 July after 17 years in the role. Under his leadership, AIA developed into a key player in the GSA market in the UK and abroad. Giuseppe Tarantini has... more
AssetGo cooks up a storm to drive growth
AssetGo, a UK provider of digital fleet and driver compliance solutions from Sheffield (South Yorkshire), has appointed Elliot Blizard as its new business development executive. He brings three years of sales experience with him and will focus on expanding the customer... more
Van Der Velde to head DPD South Africa
DPD South Africa has appointed Andy Van Der Velde as its new chief executive officer from 15 September 2025. His appointment follows the passing of former CEO Jason Lombard, who led a significant turnaround at the company. Van Der Velde has more than 25 years of experience in... more
Lisa Montague now regional director
The logistician AGI Global, founded in Bristol (England) in 2014, has appointed Lisa Montague as its regional commercial director for the south of the country. Montague has been part of AGI since 2023 and has a wealth of multimodal freight forwarding experience. Since joining... more
DHL Forwarding with new Asia-Pacific leadership
DHL Global Forwarding has announced three senior leadership changes in the Asia-Pacific region which will take effect on 1 August 2025. Following the retirement of Bruno Selmoni, Christopher Lim will become vice-president and head of road freight and multimodal activities.... more
Combilift wins ‘Red Dot’ for electric forklift
Combilift has secured its third ‘Red Dot Design Award’ for product design, this time for its ‘Combi-CB70E’, a 7 t electric multidirectional counterbalance forklift. The award highlights the model’s ergonomic features, performance and sustainability credentials. The Irish... more
Board reshuffle for DHL
The DHL Group is reshaping its top management with effect from 16 August. Oscar de Bok, currently CEO of DHL Supply Chain, has been appointed as the new CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, succeeding Tim Scharwath, who is retiring. Hendrik Venter, the CEO for Supply... more
New board for Nigerian airports authority
The new board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (Faan)was presented to the industry in the Nigerian capital Abuja early in July by the Nigerian minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo. He called the event a milestone in the country’s efforts... more
Welcomed back to the Transfreight team
The Swiss Basel-based logistician Transfreight has reported that it was pleased to welcome Melik Bayram back to its team recently as the deputy branch manager of its Transfreight Germany branch in Kleinostheim (Germany). Bayram started his career with Transfreight a few... more