AIRLINES
David Ranger has been named Etihad Airways’ partner relationship manager for the south Asia-Pacific region. Ranger, whose aviation career spans more than 30 years, previously held senior management roles with British Airways, the Qantas/BA Joint Services business and Airnorth. At Etihad, he is responsible for the carrier’s partnerships with Air New Zealand, Bangkok Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Vietnam Airlines and Virgin Australia. Xenia Adamou has ascended to the post of general
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manager, South Africa. She has worked as sales manager at the airline for the past four years; before that, Adamou worked for more than 30 years at South African Airways. Maurice Phohleli, who previously served in the South Africa post, is the new general manager of Nigeria. His duties include overseeing the airline’s new Lagos operation, which launched July 1.
When LAN Airlines and TAM merged to become LATAM Airlines Group, a number of personnel changes took place. Mauricio Rolim Amaro, who previously served as vice chairman of TAM, took over the chairmanship of LATAM. Maria Claudia Amaro has kept her position as chairwoman of the TAM board, but has also become a member of the LATAM board. The former executive vice president and CEO of LAN, Enrique Cueto, serves in that role with the new company. Ignacio Cueto, LAN’s COO and president, is the new CEO of LAN Airlines.
AIRPORTS
The supervisory board of Fraport AG has appointed Michael Muller as the new executive board member for labor relations, succeeding the retiring Herbert Mai. Muller,
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who joined the Frankfurt Airport operating company in 1984, most recently served as executive vice president of Fraport AG’s ground services strategic business unit. In his new role, Muller has responsibility for human resources, the airport security management strategic business unit and the central purchasing unit. The supervisory board has also appointed Anke Giesen to the Fraport executive board, with responsibility for the retail and properties, and ground services strategic business units. Giesen, who comes to Fraport AG from Douglas Holding AG, also oversees management development activities for the board.
Mohamed Yusuf Al Binfalah will take over as CEO of the Bahrain Airport Company in
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September. Al Binfalah, who currently serves as CEO of Olive VFM Holding Company and sits on the ATYAF Telecommunications and Infrastructure International board of directors, brings 27 years of private-sector experience to the position. Some of his previous roles included general manager of DHL Aviation Service WLL and working in facility management at Gulf Petrochemicals Company.
Airport Authority Hong Kong has appointed Cissy Chan Ching-sze executive director of commercial for the airport. Chan comes to AAHK from Hysan Development Company Ltd., where she served as director of retail portfolio and marketing. In her new role, Chan will be developing and implementing commercial strategies at Hong Kong International Airport, as well as identifying potential tenants and operators for the airport’s commercial portfolio, which spans retail, advertising, aviation logistics and airport property.
THIRD PARTIES
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Richard Hawkins is the new group quality director for Pattonair, with responsibility for health, safety and the environment. The more than 20-year aerospace veteran joins Pattonair from Rolls-Royce, where he worked as a supplier development executive for the company’s marine sector. Hawkins also served in a quality-control capacity with Airbus.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide has promoted Bryan Foe to president of C.H. Robinson Europe. Foe has worked at the company for 22 years, serving for the past nine years as president of T-Chek Systems, which was acquired by C.H. Robinson in 1983. Foe’s new goals include developing talent in the region and accelerating growth.
Malcolm Bermingham has joined Los Angeles-based freight forwarder Consolidators International as president of sales and operations, a newly created post. Bermingham, who has more than 20 years of experience, most recently served as vice president, USA, at a medium-sized forwarder.
Swissport Cargo has appointed David Bermingham CEO, cargo, for the UK. The 25-year industry veteran worked at TNT for 17 years, most recently as divisional managing director of TNT Post UK. At Swissport, Bermingham is focusing on service quality and customer satisfaction.
