RECRUITMENT & TRAINING APPOINTMENTS

JOEL FENN CEO

THE POSITION OF AIR CHARTER SERVICE HEADS TO THE CAPITAL & APPOINTS EXPERIENCED HEAD, JOEL FENN

World leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, continues to expand its North American operations with a new Washington D.C. office, serving the Virginia and Delaware regions as well as the capital. Joel Fenn has been appointed as CEO of the new office, which is the company’s ninth in the United States.

Fenn, who was most recently office CEO of ACS’s Miami operation, commented: We have always had a strong customer base here in the capital and we were fortunate enough to have a couple of extremely successful years across our US offices, despite the pandemic, and felt that now was the right time to open our office here.

Joel started his ACS career in 2005 in the company’s London headquarters, where he worked his way up to the position of Private Jets Director, before taking on the same role in the Hong Kong office. He then moved to Miami in 2015, taking the reins when ACS opened their Florida office in the city. Adding to the experienced team is Chris Fisher, the company’s Cargo Business Development Director.

Obviously D.C. and the surrounding region are key to our US growth plans and we’re very excited to open an office here. Joel and Chris bring their wealth of experience and will be looking to work on large government contracts. Joel has previous experience of running an ACS operation from its inception and is absolutely the right person for the job.

Justin Bowman, CEO, ACS

Welcoming In The Position Of

Alfred Hofmann

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Seko Logistics

S.V.P. GLOBAL OCEAN FREIGHT

Seko Logistics Appoints Veteran Logistics Leader

ALFRED HOFMANN TO SVP, GLOBAL OCEAN FREIGHT

SEKO Logistics (SEKO), a leading global logistics provider, has announced its appointment of Alfred Hofmann as Senior Vice President, Global Ocean Freight.

In this role, Hofmann will lead SEKO’s global ocean freight team in advancing and executing division and overall company strategies. Under his leadership, he will provide guidance on business goals and implementation plans, help maintain relationships with SEKO’s network of global ocean carriers and have profit and loss (P&L) operating authority.

An esteemed veteran of the logistics industry, Hofmann joins SEKO after a 36-year-long tenure at Kuehne+Nagel, a global freight and logistics company based in Switzerland, where he served in many leadership roles. Among other positions, Hofmann served as executive vice president of Ocean Freight APAC and president of South Asia Pacific. In those roles, he led the expansion of all business units in the region. Most recently, he served as an executive advisor and consultant to Kuehne+Nagel and was actively involved in carrier relationships. In 2015, attesting to his expertise in the region, Hofmann received well-earned recognition when he was inducted into the Supply Chain Asia Awards Hall of Fame.

I am beyond thrilled that Alfred is joining the SEKO team in this role. He is a highly recognized leader in global logistics and is known by many for his expansive expertise in ocean freight. Alfred’s deep understanding of the APAC region, in particular, brings a valuable benefit to our customers and partners as we continue to strengthen our ocean freight forwarding offerings and capabilities.

Steen Christensen, Chief Operating Officer, International, SEKO

SEKO’s ocean logistics, global sea freight and shipping network encompasses more than 40 countries worldwide, including all of the world’s major seaports. A Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC), SEKO is not locked into strict sailing schedules providing the flexibility to schedule ocean freight on a variety of steamship lines to work within any schedule and budget. Strong working relationships with the largest ocean carriers in the world enables SEKO to offer flexible routing and multiple ocean transportation options for both part container (LCL) and full container (FCL) movements. SEKO also boasts sophisticated tracking and tracing capability thanks to MySEKO, an exclusive online customer portal and software for freight rate management. MySEKO allows customers to track ocean and sea freight from origin to destination, providing access to view and upload all necessary documentation, and to receive status updates via email and configurable reports.

SEKO has become a trailblazer not only in the logistics industry, but particularly in ocean freight forwarding, and I have been long impressed with their growth and constant dedication to their customers. I am very excited to join the team and get started advancing their Ocean Freight strategies, said Hofmann. Hofmann is based in SEKO’s APAC regional headquarters in Hong Kong and reports to Christensen, as well as James Gagne, CEO of SEKO.