Kuehne+Nagel is expanding its presence in the Indian market and has named David Roussiere as managing director for India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. David will lead a team of 850 industry experts across 28 locations in the India cluster. He has over 20 years of experience in the logistics industry and has held several senior management positions within the company, including managing director for the Singapore cluster, for UAE and Oman, and for Vietnam. Siewloong Wong, regional head for … [Read more...] about Kuehne+Nagel names MD for India cluster
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DoKaSch eyes China’s pharma logistics market
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions is strengthening its foothold in Asia and has appointed Emily Tang as sales and business development manager in China. The provider of temperature-controlled packaging solutions said the new position was created specifically to further strengthen the company’s global presence in one of the most important regions for the pharma and biotech industry. Based in Guangdong in southern China, Emily will oversee the company’s operations in eastern China and Shanghai … [Read more...] about DoKaSch eyes China’s pharma logistics market
Bolloré Logistics appoints new Asia Pacific chief
Bolloré Logistics has named Olivier Boccara as its next chief executive officer for Asia Pacific, taking over the duties of Cyril Dumon. Prior to taking on the new role, Boccara, who joined the Bolloré Group in 1994, was the company’s chief commercial officer. He held various positions at SAGA and became its CEO in 2007.He was promoted to managing director of Bolloré Logistics France in 2016. He was notably involved in a number of major structuring projects, including the merger of the … [Read more...] about Bolloré Logistics appoints new Asia Pacific chief
DHL Global Forwarding’s next Asia Pacific chief
DHL Global Forwarding on 24 May announced that Kelvin Leung, its CEO for Asia Pacific will retire after more than two decades with the company. Replacing Leung is Niki Frank, who is the current CEO for South Asia. He will assume the post held by Leung for almost 12 years starting 1 July. Frank started his career at DPDHL Group in 2012, joining as vice president of corporate strategy. He played a major role in the company’s turnaround program and helped shape the company’s … [Read more...] about DHL Global Forwarding’s next Asia Pacific chief
Hellmann brings in airfreight director for perishables
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has created a new position for global airfreight director - perishables and brought in Natasha Solano-Vesela, who will be responsible for the strategic development of the division. Natasha Solano-Vesela has been in the transport and logistics sector for about 25 years, with posts at international logistics players like Maersk and Kühne+Nagel. She also handled European sales at Hellmann Perishables Logistics (HPL) before that. Hellmann’s newfound interest in the … [Read more...] about Hellmann brings in airfreight director for perishables
Delphine Perridy Boile joins Envirotainer
Envirotainer, a specialist in secure cold chain solutions for pharma shipments, has elected Delphine Perridy Boile as new chief sales officer (CSO). As a member of the executive management team, she will lead all sales and marketing activity and take responsibility for meeting growth targets. Delphine brings a wealth of expertise in the life sciences industry with senior sales roles at US firm IQVIA and Cegedim, who are widely known in the healthcare tech sector. She has worked in various … [Read more...] about Delphine Perridy Boile joins Envirotainer