DHL has announced that Dennis Tan, who was chief fi nancial offi cer, DHL Express Singapore till June 2007, has been appointed as senior vice president and head of global express controlling, DHL Express. He will report to Oliver Gritz, chief fi nancial offi cer, DHL Express and his areas of responsibility include fi nancial reporting & planning, costing and transfer pricing, IT controlling as well as the newly created positions for marketing & sales controlling and ground operations … [Read more...] about DHL Express
EADS/Airbus
Following changes and simplifi cation at the EADS organisational structure, Tom Enders, previously Co-CEO of EADS, has been nominated CEO of Airbus SAS, reporting to the sole CEO of EADS, Louis Gallois. He will be supported by Fabrice Bregier, who remains COO of Airbus. In a statement, Airbus said that in his new position as CEO of Airbus, Enders will specifi cally continue the implementation of Power8, a far-reaching restructuring programme aimed at turning around the company. With a large … [Read more...] about EADS/Airbus
Traxon
Vipin Kumar Mohla has joined Traxon India as senior general manager - Indian Sub-continent and M. E Asia. He joins Traxon from Air Sahara where he has spent over 16 successful years, of which he has headed the Indian and overseas cargo operations in the past three years. At Traxon he will be responsible for global expansion, development and promotion of EDI in the air freight industry. … [Read more...] about Traxon
Tiger Airways
Singapore-based low fare airline Tiger Airways has appointed Peter Negline to the position of chief fi nancial offi cer. Peter replaces Evelyn Tan, who will be leaving the company to pursue personal interests. Peter has over 20 years experience in aviation fi nancing, research & funds management all with global, blue chip fi nancial institutions. Prior to joining Tiger, Negline was an executive director and head of regional transportation research at JPMorgan Securities in Hong Kong. … [Read more...] about Tiger Airways
Polar Air Cargo
Polar Air Cargo has announced that former DHL executive Randy Clark has been appointed as chief operating offi cer, following DHL Express' recent acquisition of an equity stake in Polar. He was most recently executive vice president of sales - Americas for DHL's Global Customer Solutions organisation. Prior to joining DHL, he was chief operating offi cer for Circle International. His eighteen years of forwarding experience includes senior level sales, operations and logistics positions at … [Read more...] about Polar Air Cargo
Swissport International
Swissport International has appointed Per H. Utnegaard (47) as the new president & CEO of the Swissport Group. He will assume his duties onSeptember 1. Utnegaard is not only an experienced specialist in the fi eld; he will also ensure a smooth transition and succession from current president& CEO Santiago Olivares, who hasrecently been appointed CEO of FerrovialServicios. Utnegaard has his own management consultancy fi rm in Zug, Switzerland, and he was wholesale director and … [Read more...] about Swissport International