New chief revenue officer for Slync.io 
Slync.io, the purpose-built global logistics orchestration platform, has appointed Amy Gearing, as its chief revenue officer (CRO), effective immediately. In this role, Gearing will implement Slync.io’s global go-to-market strategy and execution and manage worldwide sales,... more
Aero Africa appoints director product development
Aero Africa, the Hong Kong-based air cargo management group, has named James Cameron director product development, Southern Africa. South Africa-born Cameron comes with profound international experience in the airfreight wholesale industry, after having worked ten years for... more
New general manager for Crown Couriers
Crown Couriers has appointed Steve Rushton as general manager. Rushton has already been working with the company, responding to the surge in demand during the pandemic and the current lockdown. One key line of the company's business is in pharmaceuticals. Rushton joins Crown... more
Brett Hart named president of United Airlines
Effective 20 May, Brett J. Hart, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, will be appointed president of United Airlines Holdings – a continuation of United Airlines' leadership succession plan posted in early December, in which current CEO Oscar Munoz will... more
New member for steering committee on mediation
Edward Liu, legal director with Hill Dickinson Hong Kong, has been elected as a member of the steering committee on mediation and its public education and publicity sub-committee each for a new term from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021. Damien Laracy, managing partner of... more
New function within Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
On 1 June 2020 Stefanie Hegels will take over the management of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant in Września (Poland), succeeding Christiane Engel. Hegels has been with the Volkswagen Group for almost 24 years and has held various functions in logistics. She started... more
Alta appoints executive director & CEO
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (Alta) has appointed its future executive director & CEO: José Ricardo Botelho will assume the position effective 1 June 2020. He is Brazilian and has eight years of experience in the aeronautical sector and more... more
U-Freight strengthens presence in Malaysia
The U-Freight Group is seeking to increase its presence in cross-border logistics between Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore and has confirmed the appointment of Ong Boon Seong as a director of U-Freight Logistics Sdn Bhd to spearhead the expansion programme. Based at... more
From CFO to CEO
In 2017 Tim A. Hartnoll returned to his role of CEO of X-Press Feeders when Tristan Howitt felt that he needed to step down after his cardiac surgery. Now Hartnoll said: "Since then Francis Goh has ably taken over the role of COO and Shmuel Yoskovitz of CFO, allowing me... more
Berkshire Grey picks new CMO
Berkshire Grey, a robotics and AI company developing retail, ecommerce and logistics fulfilment automation for global companies, has appointed Christine Washburn as chief marketing officer. She joins the executive team and will report directly to Steve Johnson, the president and... more