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  • UP_lance_fritz
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    Union Pacific elects Lance Fritz as CEO

    2015-02-06T15:26:03Z

    Lance Fritz (left) has been elected CEO of North American rail provider Union Pacific by the company's board of directors. He succeeds John Koralski, who has now become executive chairman.Fritz is also president and has most recently been serving as COO in addition to that role. He was also elected ...

  • BibbyDistribution
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    Bibby Distribution appoints Hecht as managing director

    2015-02-04T14:51:28Z

    UK logistics and supply chain company, Bibby Distribution has appointed Oliever Hecht as its new managing director. Hecht brings more than 20 years of experience in pan-European logistics and supply chain consultancy to his position, having most recently worked as managing partner of Berlin-based U-Net supply chain consultancy, and previously ...

  • DavidMayo_Chep
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    Mayo moves to VP role at Chep in Europe

    2015-02-04T11:38:47Z

    David Mayo has taken up a new role at pallet and container pooling provider, Chep, as vice president, Europe for Automotive and Industrial Solutions.He moves from his previous role at Chep as director of market development in the Chep Equipment Pooling Systems division and will now be responsible for leading ...

  • Robert_Strain_Goodpack
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    Strain becomes head of global automotive at Goodpack

    2015-02-04T11:06:45Z

    Robert Strain has left his role as vice-president of the automotive sector for Asia Pacific at Ceva Logistics to take up a new position at Goodpack as head of global automotive. Goodpack provides steel intermediate bulk containers to global markets.“Robert will be responsible for all aspects of the automotive vertical ...

  • David Kneisler_Dana_AIAG
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    AIAG elects Kneisler to chairman role

    2015-02-03T17:44:48Z

    The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has elected David Kneisler (left) as its new chairman, replacing John Batchik. Kniesler is vice president of global quality at Dana Holding, a leading powertrain components supplier. He has been on the AIAG board since 2006 and for the past four years has served ...

  • Reinhard Just Schenker
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    Just retirement leads to shake up at Schenker

    2015-01-28T11:15:04Z

    Reinhard Just, board member for DB Schenker’s Land Transport division in Austria and South Eastern Europe (pictured), is retiring from the company in April this year after a 30-year tenure. During his time with the company, Just made a significant contribution to process optimisation in the Land Transport segment. Between ...

  • Titan-VNS
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    Kamontus Nuansrisai moves to new position at Titan-VNS

    2015-01-28T10:29:58Z

    Kamontus Nuansrisai has been appointed to the position of transportation manager at Titan-VNS, and will be responsible for transportation activities across all operational areas. Nuansrisai joined the company in early 2014 as transportation manager for the Bang Pla Zone, after roles at Pioneer Air Cargo and DHL, where he held ...

  • HelenTu_Delphi
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    Executive changeover at Delphi in Asia Pacific

    2015-01-21T12:15:58Z

    Last month saw a number of executive changes at automotive parts supplier Delphi. Eddie Wright, currently regional logistics director, Asia Pacific, for the company, has been promoted to global category director, Electrical/Electronic Components replacing Larry Graves. Wright is moving to Luxembourg to join the Delphi International Procurement Leadership team. Wright ...

  • Kalpesh Pathak II(new)
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    Pathak takes on purchasing responsibilities at Fiat India; Chikhle moves to North America

    2015-01-20T11:00:52Z

    Kalpesh Pathak, assistant vice-president of supply chain management at Fiat India Automobiles (left), has taken on purchasing responsibilities for the carmaker, which were previously handled by Sudhir Chikhle.“I am now responsible for FCA [Fiat Chrysler Automobiles] group purchasing activities in India along with supply chain management,” confirmed Pathak. “I am ...

  • Peter Ward_UKWA
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    Peter Ward moves to CEO role at UKWA

    2015-01-19T10:28:36Z

    Peter Ward is moving on from his role as commercial director and head of cargo supply chain at DP World London Gateway, to take over as CEO of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA). His move to UKWA follows the announcement that Roger Williams will be leaving the role in ...

  • Johnson Controls Jeff Williams
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    Jeff Williams takes on newly created role at Johnson Controls

    2015-01-14T14:28:30Z

    Automotive components and systems supplier, Johnson Controls, has elected Jeff Williams to the newly created role of vice president, Enterprise Operations and Engineering. He moves from his previous role at the company as group vice president and general manager, Product Group Complete Seat and Supply Chain, Automotive Experience.In his new ...

  • Justin_Newell_PorscheNA
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    Justin Newell takes up position at Reliable Carriers

    2015-01-14T14:22:50Z

    Following his departure from Porsche Cars North America last September, Justin Newell, formerly manager of vehicle logistics and port operations at the carmaker, has taken up a new role as operations manager at Reliable Carriers, one of North America’s leading enclosed vehicle carriers, based in Canton, Indiana.Newell was with Porsche ...

  • Steve_Taylor_Sovereign
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    Sovereign appoints Steve Taylor as business development director

    2015-01-13T14:21:54Z

    Sovereign Business Integration Group, which provides industry IT and software services, has appointed Steve Taylor as business development director.The company said his appointment would continue to drive Sovereign’s success in its core markets, which include automotive logistics. As well as taking responsibility for IT services and software, Taylor will ...

  • Krathwohl_Cooper_Standard
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    Krathwohl moves to global supply chain role at Cooper Standard

    2015-01-08T18:05:54Z

    [Story updated on 13 January] Christine Krathwohl has left her role at finished vehicle carrier Jack Cooper, where she was managing director of the company’s Strategic Advisory Board, and taken up a new position at automotive parts supplier Cooper Standard as vice-president of global supply chain. She took up the ...

  • Yasuhiro Yamauchi_RNPO
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    Yamauchi replaces Vandenhende in purchasing role at Renault-Nissan

    2014-12-15T11:48:56Z

    The Renault-Nissan Alliance has appointed Yasuhiro Yamauchi (left) as executive vice president of purchasing, and chairman and managing director of the Renault Nissan Purchasing Organisation (RNPO). He takes over from Christian Vandenhende who has moved to a new role as executive vice-president, Quality and Total Customer Satisfaction for the Renault ...

  • ERIC KIRCHNER_UTI
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    Kirchner suddenly resigns as CEO from UTi; Feitzinger steps into role

    2014-12-09T15:16:31Z

    Eric Kirchner (left) has resigned as CEO and member of the board of directors at UTi Worldwide. He has been replaced in the CEO role by Edward Feitzinger, who moves from his role as executive vice-president of Global Operations, which he has held since 2012. Feitzinger has been with the ...

  • Richard_Gibson_Yusen
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    Yusen Logistics appoints Gibson as strategic development director

    2014-12-03T11:25:48Z

    Dr Richard Gibson has joined Yusen Logistics as strategic development director. He will be based in the UK at the company’s headquarters in Northampton.Gibson brings a wide range of experience to the role, both from within the logistics industry, as well as from the broader business environment. He was most ...

  • Andy.Weber080811
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    Andy Weber moves to Panalpina from K+N

    2014-12-02T15:49:21Z

    Andy Weber is to return to Swiss transport and logistics provider Panalpina as head of Global Operations in January next year. He moves from his role as president of the Asia Pacific region for rival provider Kuehne + Nagel. Weber began his freight-forwarding career at Panalpina in 1982.A spokesperson for ...

  • Tim_Abbot_Gareth_Jones_SMMT
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    Gareth Jones to head the SMMT in 2015

    2014-12-02T15:45:41Z

    The UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has announced that its new president will be Gareth Jones, managing director of ebm-papst Automotive and Drives UK (pictured left), a German-owned global manufacturing company. He replaces Tim Abbot, managing director, BMW South Africa (right), who has been in the role ...

  • Sukhbir_Kapoor_1
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    Sukhbir Kapoor takes up VP role in Supply Chain at Euro Car Parts

    2014-12-02T15:41:09Z

    UK parts distributor, Euro Car Parts, has appointed Sukhbir Kapoor as vice-president with responsibility for Supply Chain and E-commerce. He moves to new role from his position as purchasing director at the company. According to Euro Car Parts, Kapoor will coordinate the company’s pan-European strategies and activities in supplier relationships, ...