Ms Ho is a UPS veteran with 26 years of logistics experience and will spearhead UPS’s small package and strategic business planning operations in China. “UPS has had an established presence in China for more than three decades now, and our broad portfolio of services and global network puts us i...

Both executives began in their new roles on Friday, reporting to Luzius Wirth, executive vice president EMEA. The company said the new setup “concludes a realignment of the EMEA region, which is Swissport’s largest”. It recently introduced six sub-regions across EMEA and is consolidating its o...

In a survey carried out by Coyote Logistics, shippers said they would prefer even data-based tasks, like managing inventory, load scheduling and monitoring shipments, to be dealt with by a mix of humans and technology. And there are some areas where shippers don’t see humans as replaceable. Some 5...

Ms Kleinschmidt, a licensed customs broker, will lead the team in Houston. She joins from DHL Global Forwarding, where she was senior director customs sales US for more than a year. Prior to that, she spent two years at Panalpina as south district head of customs services, following stints at both D...

He will be based at one of the company’s healthcare facilities at Culemborg in the Netherlands.  Mr van Namen spent nearly seven year with UPS, as vice president business development healthcare, and latterly as vice president healthcare Europe. Prior to that he spent ...

Mr Kekedjian’s experience of M&A during a 30-year career with US industrial behemoth General Electric was cited as a key factor in his appointment by XPO Logistics chief executive Brad Jacobs. “Aris has three decades of Fortune 20 experience and has executed M&A transactions with a combi...

Mr Mitchell, who is vice president of human resources and administration, has been with CCM since its launch in 2005 and will start his new role on 1 November. He succeeds Jon Poelma, who is set to leave the company on 31 October after seven years with CCM. A company statement said Mr Poelma had bee...

DSV Panalpina chief executive Jens Bjørn Andersen explained: “As we integrate Panalpina into the DSV Panalpina group, we recognise that there are substantial duplications of corporate functions. “We are also seeing considerable overlaps in the IT department, as IT systems that will no longer be...

He has previously held senior financial management positions with Amey, Ferrovial and Swissport, where he was chief financial officer. “His industry knowledge and sound financial background is an excellent addition to the senior team, and we look forward to his leadership of the global finance tea...

He takes over from Antonio Oliveira, who will concentrate on his role as managing director of Leschaco Aircargo. Mr Kaut has had a 35-year career in freight forwarding, in which he has mostly focused on air freight and automotive logistics. He began his career with UPS Supply Chain Solutions (former...