TrucksUp
India
Rishi Sharma has joined as Chief Growth Officer in TrucksUp. In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing the company’s growth strategy with a focus on business development, partnerships, marketing, branding, and customer success. A core part of Sharma’s role will be to ensure that technology and business functions work seamlessly together.
Celcius Logistics
India
Nayan Sanghavi has joined as Chief Financial Officer in Celcius Logistics. He will be responsible for strengthening the firm’s financial infra, promoting operating efficiencies, and guiding fiscal planning to support sustainable scale and profitability. His leadership will be instrumental in advancing the firm’s mission to change the cold chain sector through effective solutions.
ECS Group
India
Girish Kunder has been appointed as the Regional Manager by ECS Group for the Indian Subcontinent to help grow business. Kunder will oversee operations across India and neighbouring markets through ECS-owned GSSAs Globe Air Cargo and AVS. He will also focus on boosting airline partnerships and expanding market reach to
drive efficiency.
Air Shagoon Group
India
Sanjay Malhotra has joined as GM, Cargo Sales at Air Shagoon Group. He will be responsible for strengthening cargo sales, enhancing payload utilisation on charter flights in the industry. He brings with him 38 years of experience in aviation and logistics. Before this, he worked with Lufthansa Cargo AG in various roles.
KNIGHT frank
India
Pawan Koyal has joined as Executive Director and Head, Facilities and Asset Management Services at Knight Frank. He has 25 years of experience in various roles across India and the Middle East. Having held leadership positions with ABN AMRO, and Dubai Holding, Koyal’s expertise lies in driving innovation, efficiency, and sustainability within large-scale operations.
DHL Global Forwarding
Middle East & Africa
Tobias Maier has been appointed as CEO, Middle East & Africa, DHL Global Forwarding, Freight. He will join on 1 December and succeed Amadou Diallo, who will step down after an eight-year stint. Since joining DHL in 2008, Maier has served as CFO,
ME & Africa, Saloodo!
Swissport
Switzerland
Steven Polmans has been appointed as the Global SVP in Swissport. His new role includes strengthening, developing, and driving the global cargo strategy, enhancing commercial performance, identifying growth opportunities through organic
expansion and mergers and ensure Swissport maintains its market position.
Kuehne+Nagel
UK
Aaron Scott has joined as the National Manager for the United Kingdom, Kuehne+Nagel. He currently works for DSV where he is Senior Vice President, Contract Logistics for the Benelux region. Previously, he worked for DB Schenker as
Chief Executive Officer for the UK and Ireland before it was taken over by DSV earlier
this year.
