Swissport International has promoted Nils Pries Knudsen to executive vice president Global Cargo Services with immediate effect. He will continue to directly report to Per H. Utnegaard, group president & CEO Swissport International.

Nils Pries Knudsen joined Swissport International in January 2009. Before this new appointment, he held the position of senior vice president and head of Global Cargo Services. With his promotion to executive vice president, Nils P. Knudsen is becoming a member of Swissport International’s Group Executive Management (GEM).

With 4.1 million tonnes of air cargo being handled per year, the Cargo division is the second largest service besides Ground Handling within the Swissport group.