All Nippon Airways (ANA) proposed changes to its board, which includes the appointment of Shinichi Inoue as president and CEO of the Japanese carrier. The 63-year-old will step in on 1 April and will succeed Yuji Hirako, who will become vice chairman of ANA holdings on the same date. Also read: ANA moves cargo flights to Narita on new schedule Mr. Inoue started his career at ANA’s personnel department in 1990 and throughout his tenure has held sales and marketing posts, with a stint in … [Read more...] about ANA assigns former Peach chief as president, CEO
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Clive’s van de Wouw joins Xeneta as air freight chief
Ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform Xeneta has acquired Amsterdam-based CLIVE Data Services in a partnership that looks to offer a more comprehensive view into the global ocean and air freight markets. Niall van de Wouw, co-founder of CLIVE Data Services, will join Xeneta as chief air freight officer. The move comes at a time of heightened demand for timely shipment data amidst supply chain disruptions and cargo delays. Seven months back Xeneta revealed plans … [Read more...] about Clive’s van de Wouw joins Xeneta as air freight chief
Full interview: Q&A with Teleport’s Adrian Loretz
Payload Asia talks to Teleport’s chief operating officer Adrian Loretz as he gives us a brief background of its operations in Malaysia and the region as the AirAsia unit looks to expand its ‘unrivaled network’ across the Asia Pacific. Can you give us a brief background of Teleport’s air cargo network? At the start of 2020, Teleport set out to build a cargo-only network across the key air cargo lanes in the region to cater for the increasing e-commerce and general cargo … [Read more...] about Full interview: Q&A with Teleport’s Adrian Loretz
Cologne-Bonn Airport names new CEO
Cologne-Bonn Airport through its supervisory board has unanimously elected Thilo Schmid as the new CEO of the German air hub with immediate effect. The 46-year-old will form the new management of Cologne-Bonn Airport together with second managing director and batchmate Torsten Schrank, the company’s finance chief. Mr Schmid, who has worked in the transport and logistics sector within the Lufthansa Group, has 20 years of experience and is described as a ‘recognised airport expert who has … [Read more...] about Cologne-Bonn Airport names new CEO
Stewart Angus returns to dnata to lead Europe operations
dnata announced last week the appointment of Stewart Angus as its regional chief executive officer for Europe, effective 29 November. In his new role, Stewart will be based in the UK to lead the company's airport operations at 23 airports across the continent and manage 6,300 employees. Stewart was most recently based in Dubai overseeing airport operations. He left in the summer of 2021 to move to the UK for family reasons. Prior to joining the company, he held various management … [Read more...] about Stewart Angus returns to dnata to lead Europe operations
Kerry Mok to become SATS’ next president, CEO
Kerry Mok Tee Heong will succeed Mr Alex Hungate as president and chief Executive officer or PCEO of SATS Ltd with effect from 15 December 2021, the board of directors announced in an email to customers. Mr Mok joined SATS in June 2018 as the chief executive officer of Food Solutions. Prior to this, he held various leadership positions, including CEO of YCH Group, acting chief executive officer and chief operating officer of Goodpack Limited, as well as senior roles at Accenture and … [Read more...] about Kerry Mok to become SATS’ next president, CEO