Delta Air Lines Cargo has appointed Eric Anderson as Director, Cargo Sales for the Asia-Pacific region, a role previously held by Eric Wilson, who was recently promoted to Managing Director, Global Cargo Sales.

Effective August 1, Eric will lead the cargo sales team across Asia-Pacific, continuing Cargo’s transformation throughout the region with specific focus on the customer experience, operational reliability and the implementation of sales modernization platforms.  Eric will be based in Tokyo, Japan.

“Eric’s well rounded commercial background, strategic focus and strong leadership skills will continue the Asia’ team success in delivering strong results,” said Eric Wilson, Delta’s Managing Director, Global Cargo Sales.  “He joins the team at an exciting time, with the introduction of the A350 aircraft to our Asia-Pacific network this year, which provides extensive cargo opportunities, as well as the implementation of a range of differentiated products and services in the region including the new CEIV Pharma certification.”

Eric joins Cargo from the network planning team where he was responsible for developing and managing Delta’s Pacific and Latin American/Caribbean networks. Notably, Eric was a member of the team that led to the historic Joint Venture agreement with Korean Air announced earlier this year. Eric began his career at Delta in 2007 and has held positions in various commercial lines of business. He previously worked in Tokyo leading the transformation of Delta’s inventory management and pricing strategy with passenger sales.