Aero Africa, the Hong Kong-based air cargo management group, has welcomed two new specialists to its management team in China and Southern Africa. Aero Africa Asia has elected Joey Xu as airfreight director for Asia. In the newly created position, Joey will be responsible for the overall regional development, with focus on procurement with carriers and optimizing neutral scheduled airfreight consolidations from Asia to Africa. She will also work with the business development team to … [Read more...] about Aero Africa adds airfreight specialists to management team
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Bolloré names new manager for food vertical in China
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Julie Pirola as food & reefer product manager to lead the growth for the vertical in China. Julie has been in the food and reefer logistics industry for 10 years and has helped build solutions in cold chain management and international freight forwarding for overseas producers, local importers, distributors and customs brokers. Also read: Bolloré to build its largest pharma hub in Europe “By working with our overseas network of experts and tapping on … [Read more...] about Bolloré names new manager for food vertical in China
UPS’ Sahil Jaggi moves to MD role for Singapore, Malaysia
UPS has named Sahil Jaggi, former marketing director for the products and industry segments in Asia Pacific, as managing director MD for Singapore and Malaysia, effective 1 April 2021. In his previous role as director of marketing in Asia Pacific, which he assumed in September 2017, he helped deploy SME-focused product UPS Worldwide Economy and controlled delivery service My Choice as well as developed the company’s industry intelligence. Also read: UPS ramps up cold storage capabilities … [Read more...] about UPS’ Sahil Jaggi moves to MD role for Singapore, Malaysia
Airbus names new Southeast Asia head
Airbus has named Chris Drewer as senior vice president for Airbus commercial aircraft in Southeast Asia. Drewer joined Airbus in November 2020 from GE Aviation. He will be based in Singapore, and cover all commercial affairs in the region, including airlines in Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Also read: Airbus, Malaysia Airlines extend FHS components contract His last post at GE Aviation was vice president for rival Boeing’s … [Read more...] about Airbus names new Southeast Asia head
DHL Supply Chain names new chief for Thailand cluster
DHL Supply Chain, the German post group's contract logistics unit, has appointed Steve Walker as chief executive officer for its Thailand cluster, which covers Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. Walker will be based in Bangkok to oversee business strategy and new business development. He will be responsible for driving growth in warehousing, transportation, value added supply chain services as well as spearhead the digitalization, innovation and sustainability projects across the … [Read more...] about DHL Supply Chain names new chief for Thailand cluster
Australia Post names next CEO, managing director
Australia Post announced this week that Paul Graham will be the next group CEO and managing director of the company starting September. He will join the national mail carrier after a successful tenure as chief supply chain officer at supermarket chain Woolworths Group, with an extensive career working in e-commerce and supply chains, as well as digital marketing and retail. He also held senior executive roles with Deutsche Post DHL. “Australia Post has proven itself to be one of the most … [Read more...] about Australia Post names next CEO, managing director
