German logistics provider Rhenus Group has named Tobias Bartz as CEO and chairman of the management board with effect from 1 April 2022. The 45-year-old, who started his career as a management trainee at Rhenus in 2005, was mainly responsible for building the road freight business in France and Spain. He became a member of the Rhenus management board in 2015 and ‘masterminded’ the growth of the air & ocean division from Singapore for three years, before returning to Germany in 2018. … [Read more...] about Rhenus Logistics names Tobias Bartz as new CEO
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Unilode poaches dnata’s Europe chief for CEO role
Unilode Aviation Solutions has named Ross Marino as chief executive officer, effective 28 February 2022. The new chief has over 30 years of aviation experience in senior and executive management roles at leading ground handling organisations and airlines. He had a 15-year-long career at dnata where he most recently held the CEO position for Europe. He holds a master's of science degree in aviation from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and completed an executive … [Read more...] about Unilode poaches dnata’s Europe chief for CEO role
Air India names incoming CEO and managing director
New Air India owner Tata Sons has appointed Mr. Ilker Ayci as CEO and managing director of the airline, effective on or before 1 April 2022. Ayci, born in Istanbul in 1971, was the chairman of Turkish Airlines and was on the board of the company prior to that. “Working closely with my colleagues at Air India and the leadership of the Tata Group, we will utilize the strong heritage of Air India to make it one of the best airlines in the world with a uniquely superior flying experience that … [Read more...] about Air India names incoming CEO and managing director
ANA assigns former Peach chief as president, CEO
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
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
