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International Transport Journal 35-36 2013 People & CompaniesEuropeNews from Contship ItaliaThe directors of the Contship Italia grouphave appointed Thomas Eckelmann aschairman of the La Spezia container terminal,with Enrico Ravano retaining the Michele Girominirole of group vice-president for administration,finance and subsidiaries. MicheleGiromini, general manager of the La Spezia containerterminal since 2009, is now its managing director. MarcoSimonetti, group vice-president for maritime containerterminals in charge of facilities in Gioia Tauro, Cagliari,La Spezia, Ravenna and Tangier, remains a director ofthe La Spezia facility. As a board member, he has assumedthe role of vice-president. Franco Nicola Cupolowas promoted from general manager to managing directorof the firm’s Cagliari terminal.Denis Ilin to head ABCDenis Ilin was named executive president of AirBridge-Cargo Airlines at the beginning of August. Ilin spent thelast five years as the head of aviation of Basic Element,a Russian finance and industry holding. Prior to that,he held several top-level positions in the Volga-DneprGroup, including that of general director of ABC andsenior vice-president for strategy, marketing and sales.He played a key role in establishing the Volga-DneprGroup’s scheduled services. Ilin’s tasks include centralisingAirBridgeCargo’s global business management,amongst other duties.Photo: ContshipC.H. Robinson focuses on EuropeC.H. Robinson has appointed Ivo Aris as director ofglobal forwarding in Europe. He is in charge of the globalforwarding division and its strategy. Aris held sales, operationsand management positions at Road Air, whichwas acquired by the Rhenus Group in 2007. He becameRhenus’s country manager for air and ocean freight inthe Netherlands, was a member of the global air andocean management team and shouldered responsibilityfor several Rhenus Group companies. Aris is also chairmanof the Dutch airfreight forwarders’ association. Hereports to Stephane Rambaud, C.H. Robinson’s seniorvice-president of global forwarding. C.H. Robinson recentlyadded Rotterdam and Istanbul to its Europeannetwork, expanding it to 51 offices on the continent,with more than 1,000 employees working there.Air Serbia CEO appointedDane Kondic has been appointed chiefexecutive officer of Air Serbia. Kondic,who has dual Australian and Serbiancitizenship, will lead the airline, formerlyknown as JatAirways, once regulatory approvalfor the re-launch of the carrier isgiven. Kondic gained his aviation industryexperience with Malaysia Airlines andQantas, amongst others. Between AugustDane Kondic2012 and August 2013 he was Sabre AirlinePhoto: Air Serbia Solutions’ regional director for SoutheastAsia. Prior to that he was commercial vicepresidentin Asia at Abacus International. JatAirways,which will be rebranded as Air Serbia in October, recentlysold 49% of its shares to the Abu Dhabi-basedEmirati airline Etihad Airways.7For your recruitments, Turnpoint identifies theManagers who will contribute to the success of yourbusiness by their talents, personality and entrepreneurialspirit, combined with technical skills.EXECUTIVE SEARCHin FRANCEMERGERS & ACQUISITIONSCONSULTINGOther areas of expertise includeMergers & Acquisitions andConsulting for your InternationalDevelopments FREIGHT FORWARDING TRANSPORT LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAINTurnpoint | 21 rue Cassette | 75006 Paris | France | E-mail: headhunting@turnpoint.fr | Tel : + 33 1 45 49 43 43 | www.turnpoint.frTransporteur für Europa+49 68 67 500www.fixemer.com