CEO of UK & Ireland José Nava becomes head of next-generation services, a new global role. Mr Nava joined the company in 2001, after a brief stint at Coca-Cola, and has been in his current role since 2018. His new role will see “take on responsibility for seeking out future growth opportuniti...

In addition, two members of the Bifa board have also been confirmed as chairs of Fiata institutes. Mr Keen, a forwarder since 1970, became an executive director of Bifa in 2009, rising to director general in 2014. He has worked with Fiata for several years, as chair of its multimodal transport insti...

Mr Christiansen will oversee CULines’ daily operations alongside co-CEO Raymond Chen. Mr Christiansen is a veteran of the container shipping sector, having been at Maersk Line for 20 years before moving to Swedish furniture maker Ikea, where he was director for Europe transport and logistics. From...

He replaces Maxime Legardez, who founded Everoad, which sennder acquired in June last year, and who has now left the company. Mr Guillouet has worked in the road freight industry for over 20 years, holding various roles at DB Schenker – most recently land sales director & head of road brokerag...

Mr Schmidt assumed his new role on 1 November and  will report Tim Scharwath, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, as will Mr George, who managed the European organisation since 2016, and will now focus on his new position as chief commercial officer. Mr Scharwath said: “We are confident ...

If so, you could support their professional growth by signing them up to the Women in Aviation & Logistics (WAL) mentoring scheme. The free-to-join scheme puts young women with a mentor, with the aim of giving them new ideas, building confidence and sharing knowledge and contacts. Some 25 women ...

Starting on 4 January, Dr Owens Thomsen will bring experience of macro-economic issues gained from her current role at Banque Lombard Odier, where she has been head of global trends and sustainability since 2020. Before that she spent nine years as global head of investment intelligence at Indosuez ...

She joins from Nippon Express, where she held a range of senior management positions and is highly experienced in fashion, FMCG and e-commerce markets, including European road freight management. She will be focused on “expanding the customer base of the fashion and lifestyle division, targeting l...

The event, organised by the association’s Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, runs from 8-12 November and features three-hour daily sessions discussing the challenges for shippers and their freight transport and logistics providers. Presentations will begin daily from 11am CET unt...

The pair will serve another two years in their roles, following approval from the board of directors, who wanted leadership stability and a long-term focus for the association. Tiaca has been forced, along with many organisations, to suspend events, but it expects to hold its 2022 executive summit i...