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FeatureKey executives on the move
Tom LaSorda, Vice Chairman and President, Chrysler (pictured) has left the company following its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. When the Chapter 11 protection measures were announced last Thursday LaSorda said he planned to retire, but a date wasn't set. The next day Chrysler announced that his retirement would be ...
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FeatureAwards recognise exceptional women in logistics
The finalists have been announced for this year’s MAN everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards, with the winner to be announced on May 14 at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London, UK. Sponsored by MAN Truck & Bus UK, in association with Skills for Logistics, the awards aim to highlight ...
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FeatureLogistics executives on the move
Schenker Deutschland has appointed Dr Michael Kluger (pictured) as Member of the Management Board for Contract Logistics. Dr Kluger, who was most recently Group Director of Business Development at contract logistics provider Fiege Group, has also worked for Ford as Manager of Inbound Material Flow and Logistics Europe, and for ...
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Key executives on the move
Dave Dudek (pictured) has moved from his position as Director of International Logistics at GM to take up a new position at Ceva Logistics as Auto Sector Lead for the Asia Pacific region. He will be based in Shanghai and target Ceva's automotive market strategy in the region. "Our goal ...
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ECG president Mehrtens takes on new role
After 20 years with the Netherlands-based Broekman Group, Frits Mehrtens has resigned as General Manager of Broekman Automotive, to become Business Development Director for Greencat, effective March 1st. Mehrtens, who has been president of the European Association of Vehicle Logistics (ECG) since May 2007, will step down from that post ...
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FeatureKey executives on the move
Ceva Logistics has appointed Pierre Girardin (pictured) as Managing Director for the Ceva Business Unit France, Benelux & Nordics. He will manage the region across all Ceva businesses and takes over from Onno Meij, who has led the unit for more than six years. Meij has been appointed Group Director, ...
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FeatureLogistics academy to serve UK automotive hub
The logistics sector in the north-east UK, is set to benefit from a new academy established to provide information on skills development and training.At the end of last week Skills for Logistics (SfL), the sector skills council for the freight logistics industry in the UK, launched the Logistics Academy ...
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Key executives on the move
Dr Karl Sommer is the new head of logistics at BMW. Johan Schuberthan has also moved back to the logistics department and will now report to Dr Sommer. In a separate move, Ralf Hattler (pictured) has moved to purchasing for the company. Paul Tay has been appointed as Vice President ...
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Key executives on the move
Patrik Puskala has been appointed Managing Director of Avelon Group Oy succeeding Jan Lönnblad who will continue as Advisor to the Board of Directors.Mr Puskala has worked at the Baltic-based automotive LSP since May 2006 when he joined as Development Director focusing on M&A activities and Russian expansion. In July ...
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FeatureKey executive news
Captain Sam Judah, Managing Director of the UK’s terminal operator GBA Group (pictured), has been awarded an MBE for “Services to Business and to the Community in the East Riding of Yorkshire”.Following his 17-year career at sea, Captain Judah has spent 22 years working within the ports and terminals industry, ...