Cargo Talk Feb2021 (2) - Flipbook - Page 46
CARGO
MOVEMENT
Allcargo Logistics
Mumbai
Dachser
Kempten
Allcargo Logistics has appointed Suresh
Kumar as its Chief Executive Officer - India.
With over 28 years of industry experience
and a proven track record in building and
expanding businesses as well as driving change
management initiatives, his appointment is
well-timed with Allcargo’s strides towards
sustainable growth and digital transformation.
Kumar will head Allcargo’s CFS, P&E, and
Contract Logistics divisions as well as focus
on overall organisational compliance and
adherence to ESG standards.
Burkhard Eling has joined Dachser as Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) and Spokesperson of the
Executive Board. He heads the Corporate Strategy,
Human Resources, Marketing executive unit, which
also includes Corporate Key Account Management
and the Corporate Governance & Compliance
division. Eling succeeds Bernhard Simon, who will
take over as Chairman of the Supervisory Board
of the family-owned company in mid-2021. Eling
joined Dachser in 2012 as Deputy Head of the
Finance, Legal and Tax executive unit.
National Aviation Services
Dubai
Nallian
Belgium
National Aviation Services has appointed Burak
Kurt as group COO for cargo. In his new role,
Kurt will be responsible for driving technology and
innovation, improving cargo growth and expanding
the company’s cargo business in new growth
markets in the MENA region. Kurt has served as
Celebi’s Chief Executive Officer for its India office
since November 2019. He has been associated
with Celebi Aviation for the last 20 years holding
several key role, having begun his career at Celebi
Aviation in 2001 as an operations agent.
Nallian has appointed Steven Polmans as
its Chief Customer Officer. Polmans, who is
well known in the air cargo industry and was
previously director of cargo and logistics
at Brussels Airport and is currently TIACA
chairman, will be responsible for accelerating
the expansion of Nallian’s global network of
cargo communities that operate the Nallian
Cargo Cloud. Polmans has more than 20 years
of working in the cargo sector.
Delta Cargo
Atlanta
InstaFreight
Berlin
Delta Cargo has announced the appointment
of Jannie Davel as Managing Director–
Commercial. Davel will lead the Cargo
commercial activities including Sales, Alliances
and Product Management. With over 26 years
in the logistics business, he has an in-depth
understanding of the cargo and supply chain
industry having held leadership positions at DHL
Global Forwarding and Emirates SkyCargo. Most
recently, he served as Senior Vice President at
Global Feeder Services, a specialised industry
player operating 15 freighters globally.
Adam Chassin, Former Head of Business for Uber
in Europe and the former Head of Strategic Business
Development at Amazon, has joined InstaFreight as
Chief Commercial Officer. He will bring his broad
expertise in rapidly scaling digital businesses, deal
making to drive growth, and disrupting industries
to lead InstaFreight’s commercial activities as it
expands operations across Europe. Chassin has
vast experience in growing new businesses and in
driving disruption in existing industries in both the
US and Europe.
Delta Cargo
Atlanta
Delta Cargo has announced the promotion
of Vishal Bhatnagar to Managing
Director–Global Cargo Operations, Delta
Cargo. Bhatnagar will lead the Global Cargo
Operations team having most recently held
the position as Director, Cargo Operations
Performance and Customer Experience. Since
joining the airline in 2017, Bhatnagar has
been instrumental in the development of an
industry-leading Cargo Control Center and
built numerous key business functions.
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CargoAi
Singapore
CargoAi has announced the arrival of Magali
Beauregard as Chief Customer Officer. Prior to
her near-six-year stint at the German cargo carrier,
she was nearly four years at booking.com, as
account manager, global accounts. The recruitment
of the former Head of Commercial Asia Pacific at
Lufthansa Cargo and Senior Account Manager
at Booking.com is the perfect embodiment of
CargoAi’s strategy - combining expertise in air
cargo and digital technology to deliver customtailored solutions to its users.
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