Australia's Qantas Group on 2 May announced that Vanessa Hudson will become the next CEO and Managing Director, taking over from Alan Joyce when he retires in November 2023. Ms Hudson is currently the Group’s Chief Financial Officer and has worked in a number of executive positions across the Group over 28 years, including Chief Customer Officer and Senior Vice President for Qantas across the Americas and New Zealand. She will continue in her current role while also being CEO designate and … [Read more...] about Qantas promotes next chief
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Ashwin Bhat to step in as Lufthansa Cargo chief
Ashwin Bhat is set to be appointed as new CEO of Lufthansa Cargo. Subject to the pending resolution by the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Cargo, he will take over his new position as of 15 April 2023. In his new role, he will continue to be responsible for product and sales. Dr. Michael Niggemann, Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Cargo, said: “I am very pleased that Ashwin Bhat, a very skilled manager and … [Read more...] about Ashwin Bhat to step in as Lufthansa Cargo chief
Lufthansa Cargo chief moves to Brussels
Dorothea von Boxberg is set to become the new CEO of Brussels Airlines and will take over in Belgium starting 15 April 2023. Dorothea von Boxberg started in Lufthansa in 2007, and since then held various management positions. In 2015, Dorothea von Boxberg moved to Lufthansa Cargo AG and headed the Global Sales Management department. In 2018, she was appointed to the executive board where she was responsible for global cargo sales, network planning, product management and product … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo chief moves to Brussels
DHL Supply Chain names new Southeast Asia chief
DHL Supply Chain has appointed Andries Retief as chief executive for its Southeast Asia cluster, which covers Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. Retief was most recently CEO of DHL Supply Chain Central & Eastern Europe. He began his career at DHL Supply Chain in 2009 as financial manager in South Africa and later became the managing director of DHL Supply Chain East Africa in 2016. He assumed his position as chief for central and eastern Europe in 2019. According to DHL, … [Read more...] about DHL Supply Chain names new Southeast Asia chief
CSafe elects new sales director in Singapore
Chervee Ho has joined air freight container supplier CSafe as senior sales director for Asia Pacific. In her new role, Ms. Ho will be responsible for further developing CSafe’s active and passive cold chain packaging business in the Asia Pacific market and identifying opportunities to expand into new markets throughout the region. She will also lead the APAC commercial team with local representation in Singapore, South Korea, Japan and India. Chervee’s last post was with European drug … [Read more...] about CSafe elects new sales director in Singapore
Lufthansa introduces new director in Shanghai
Lufthansa sent a press release announcing the appointment of Carsten Hernig as deputy general manager and VP for production, sales and marketing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL). Hernig, former VP for Latin America & Caribbean at Lufthansa Cargo, assumed the role in October last year and will manage the airline’s business with PACTL, a Sino-German joint venture formed by stakeholders Shanghai Airport (Group), Lufthansa Cargo and JHJ Logistics … [Read more...] about Lufthansa introduces new director in Shanghai