ACU AUG-18 3rd DRAFT_08-08-2018

EXECUTIVE MOMENTS
Volga-Dnepr picks Ogiermann
as new senior vice president for operations
Ulrich Ogiermann
LONDON: Ulrich Ogiermann has
joined Volga-Dnepr Group as Senior
Vice President for Operations and
Deputy General Director for Cargo
Logic Management, a company
subsidiary, reinforcing the strategy of
building an international cargo airlines
group.
Ogiermann will be responsible for
the implementation of Volga-Dnepr's
international cargo airlines group
strategy, aimed at realizing the
synergistic effects of strategic
partnerships between airlines to
guarantee high-end and cost-efficient
solutions for the group's global
customers.
He will manage control of the
airlines' annual operational results and
operational standards compliance, as
well as network synergy under the
s t r a t e g i c p a r t n e r s h i p s , a n d
international team development.
“We are delighted that Ulrich has
joined our international team and
believe his knowledge and
experience will bring synergies within
our network of airlines to new levels,”
said Alexey Isaykin, President of
Volga-Dnepr Group.
Ogiermann has more than 25 years
of experience in the air cargo
industry and is a highly respected
airline executive. From 2012 to 2017,
he was Chief Cargo Officer for Qatar
Airways and, between 2003 and
2011, held the position of President
& CEO of Cargolux Airlines, which he
had joined in 1998.
Ogiermann has been a member of
IATA Cargo Committee for many
years and served as Chairman of The
International Air Cargo Association
(TIACA) in 2009 and 2010.
B&H boosts global strategic plan with
key appointments in Oceania
MELBOURNE: B&H Worldwide,
t h e a w a rd w i n n i n g l e a d e r i n
aerospace logistics, has made two
key appointments in the Oceania
region recently.
Colin Kaltner becomes Head of
Operations and Sita Tauakipulu takes
on the role of Commercial Accounts
Manager based in Auckland, New
Zealand. Both had previously worked
for B&H and are now returning to the
company in these senior positions.
Designed to further boost the
leadership of its operational
capabilities, where it sets marketleading
standards, these new
management appointments will
build the company's expertise and
provide renewed focus to its services
in the region, B&H said.
Kaltner started his career at B&H in
London in 2000 before moving to the
B&H Los Angeles office where he was
Operations Manager. From there he
went on to B&H Australia where he
held an operational and commercial
account management role.
In 2016 he left to take up a position
at Jetstar Airways as freight manager
before re-joining B&H this month.
B&H's teams in Melbourne, Sydney
and Auckland will now report to
Kaltner.
"Colin's aerospace logistics
experience over the last 15 years
c o u p l e d w i t h h i s i n - d e p t h
commercial knowledge will be a
wonderful asset to the company and
provides a great example of the
career opportunities that exist at
B&H. It truly demonstrates the
b u s i n e s s ' c o m m i t m e n t t o
developing our people and our
investment in the Oceania region,"
says B&H Worldwide CEO Stuart
Allen.
A l s o r e t u r n i n g t o B & H i s
Tauakipulu who previously worked in
the operations team in New Zealand.
In her new position, she takes on
strategic account management
across the country where she is
Colin and Sita
looking forward to the challenge of
further building solid business
r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h e x i s t i n g
customers, prospects and business
partners.