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Jan van Casteren quits Flexport – Douglas Brown, VP Asia, is flown in

Jan van Casteren (pictured), head of Flexport Europe, is to step down to spend more time with his family after nearly seven years at the helm in Amsterdam.
Flexport has announced that he will be replaced by Douglas Brown, currently VP Asia.
Mr Brown has spent more than a year leading the Asia office, following a stint as general manager, greater China. Prior to his roles at Flexport, he spent more than …

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Jochen Freese joins Forto as EVP of procurement and business development

Digital freight forwarder Forto has appointed ex-Ceva executive Jochen Freese (above) as its executive VP of procurement and business development, confirming news broken by Loadstar Premium in October
“Jochen has a proven track record in helping large, worldwide customers in such industry segments as retail and fashion, hi-tech, healthcare and automotive optimise their transport and logistics,” said Forto CEO and co-founder Michael Wax.
“This customer focus, combined with his experience in...

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Maersk’s Niels Rasmussen takes over from Peter Sand at Bimco

Bimco has appointed Niels Rasmussen as chief shipping analyst, to start on 3 January.
Mr Rasmussen has been global head of research at Maersk for the past six years, but has held many different roles at the Danish carrier across the world. He replaces Peter Sand, who left Bimco after some 13 years to become chief analyst at Xeneta.
“We are delighted Niels will be heading our shipping market analysis team. Bimco …

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DB Schenker appoints Hessel Verhage to lead new transformation department

DB Schenker is set to define its future growth strategy with the creation of a transformation department, which will be led by Hessel Verhage, who has been its CEO for the Americas for the past two and a half years.
The move, exclusively reported by The Loadstar Premium, will no doubt accelerate the rumour mill surrounding the German forwarding outfit, which many observers believe should be split-off from owner Deutsche Bahn, …

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Detlef Trefzger steps down as K+N CEO and road chief Stefan Paul moves up

Detlef Trefzger will step down as chief executive of Kuehne + Nagel after a nine-year tenure, for “private reasons” the company said today.
He will be replaced in August next year by Stefan Paul (pictured), board member currently responsible for road logistics and sales.
He began at K+N in 1990, but left in 1997 to join DHL Global Forwarding, rejoining the Swiss forwarder in 2013.
“One of Kuehne + Nagel’s principles is long-term company development, …

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‘Chris’ Choi set to replace John Elliott as president and CEO of BNCT

Korea’s most modern container terminal, Busan New Container Terminal (BNCT), has appointed Deuk Seon “Chris” Choi (pictured above) as its new president and chief executive to replace John Elliott, who is retiring.
Mr Choi was most recently vice president at North American port operator Ceres Terminals, responsible for all operational and commercial activities at its west coast operations.
He began his career at Hanjin Shipping in Seoul and later served as director …

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WSC recruits environmental experts John Bradshaw and James Corbett

Liner lobby group the World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed John Bradshaw (pictured above) as technical director for environment and safety, and James Corbett as its new environmental director in Europe.
CEO and president John Butler said: “One of the WSC’s most important tasks is to work for the decarbonisation of the shipping industry and the reduction of shipping’s environmental impact, helping to develop the most effective regulatory path to get …

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Transport specialist Maureen Bannerman is APMT’s new MD in Bahrain

APM Terminals has appointed Maureen Bannerman (pictured) as the new managing director of its Bahrain facility, replacing Susan Hunter who will leave the position at the end of April.
Ms Bannerman joins from Dubai Airports, where she was vice president of commercial since 2016. Before that, she held executive positions in Serco Dubai Metro, which manages Dubai’s metro and tram systems, Abu Dhabi Airports and the UK’s Network Rail and high-speed rail …

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David Bang appointed executive VP of global pharma & healthcare at JAS

JAS Worldwide has appointed David Bang (pictured above) as its executive vice president of global pharma & healthcare.
Mr Bang has over 20 years’ experience in logistics, supply chain, healthcare and the life sciences industries in various leadership positions including as co-founder of LifeConEx in 2005, a joint-venture between DHL and Lufthansa Airlines for bio-pharma international logistics. He became CEO of LifeConEx the following year and expanded the network to more than …

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Robert Mianowski is new regional sales and marketing director for Geodis

Geodis has appointed former FedEx and TNT executive Robert Mianowski as its new regional sales and marketing director for north, east and central Europe.
Mr Mianowski worked under Geodis CEO Marie-Christine Lombard when she headed TNT and he was MD eastern Europe. He then joined FedEx as vice president operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2016, and left in December.
In his role at Geodis in Frankfurt, he will report to Thomas …

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