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BUSINESS BUZZ

doubles ACT's capacity and expands
their national footprint.
" The decision to expand our presence
into San Antonio was a logical step in our
business growth strategy, " said Michael
Nelson, general manager of ACT. " The
company continues to see accelerated
growth. This provided the opportunity to
further expand staffing and capabilities,
as well as increase our ability to service
current and future markets. San Antonio's
centralized location will help us do this. "
As technologies regularly evolve and
become increasingly efficient, ACT
remains committed to innovation and
continues to challenge the traditional
materials handling industry by keeping
technology at the forefront of all future
and current products and services.

PEOPLE
JBT AeroTech, Jetway Systems
Welcomes Helm

Tim Helm has joined JBT Jetway Systems as a regional
sales manager in the Gate
Equipment business
sector.
Helm has been in
aviation's gate equipment
sector for 20 years. He
has served in a variety of positions with various manufacturers and
suppliers.
Helm's experience includes stints
as sales manager, project manager and
logistics manager. He is a welcome addition to Jetway Systems and will help JBT
continue to provide the very best in customer support and service.

Walsh Assumes DG
Role at IATA

The International Air
Transport Association
(IATA) announced that
Willie Walsh has officially
taken on the role of director
general of the organization. Walsh was
confirmed as IATA's eighth director general at the 76th IATA Annual General

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Meeting on Nov. 24, 2020. He succeeds
Alexandre de Juniac.
" I am passionate about our industry
and about the critical work that IATA
does on behalf of its members, never
more so than during the COVID-19
crisis, " Walsh said. " I am grateful to
Alexandre for leaving behind a strong
organization and a motivated team.
Together, the IATA team is absolutely
focused on restoring the freedom of
movement that airlines provide to billions of people around the world. "
Walsh joins IATA after a 40-year
career in the airline industry. He retired
from the International Airlines Group
(IAG) in September 2020 after serving
as its CEO since its inception in 2011.
Before that, he was CEO of British Airways (2005-2011) and CEO of Aer Lingus
(2001-2005). His career in aviation began
at Aer Lingus in 1979 as a cadet pilot.

Moore Joins PAGE GSE

John Moore has joined PAGE GSE as
executive vice president.
He is an industry
sales leader with
more than 30
years of extensive
GSE experience.
" All of us at
PAGE GSE are very
pleased to have someone of John's caliber
joining our team, " said Brian Piety, president at PAGE GSE. " John's vast experience in the GSE industry will help PAGE
resume and accelerate the growth trajectory we were on prior to the pandemic.
The entire PAGE team has known John
for many years, appreciate his knowledge
and creativity and welcome him to the
leadership team. The timing is perfect as
our industry starts to see the beginning
of the recovery. "

Swissport Announces Changes
to Executive Team in APAC

Glenn Rutherford has decided to move
on from his role as Swissport's executive vice president Asia-Pacific. Brad
Moore will join the company from
Qatar Airways as managing director for

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the Australasia region.
Rutherford will spend
three months ensuring a
smooth transition after
Moore commences in
early April, before moving
to a role supporting Swissport
executive management with post-COVID
strategy until the end of 2021.
" Over the past 23 years, Glenn
Rutherford's achievements have been
extraordinary, growing the Australasian
business from 35 employees to some
4,000, culminating in its acquisition
by Swissport in 2018, " said Christoph
Mueller, president and CEO of Swissport
International AG. " We thank him for his
impressive contributions to our business
globally and to the sector in the region.
We are delighted he has agreed to support Swissport until the end of the year,
despite making the decision to follow his
ambitions elsewhere. "
Moore joins Swissport with extensive
international experience as an airline
executive, most recently as Qatar Airways
senior vice president ground operations.
Moore was also a senior post holder at
Air Canada and Qantas where he led the
ground handling business, commercial
and operations at both airlines.
" With Brad's experience in business
transformation and operational excellence, he is the ideal candidate to take
Swissport forward in the Australasia
region. Post-COVID, the opportunities
in this part of the world are very exciting
and I am confident that Brad is the right
person for the job, " said Rutherford.
" I am honored to join Swissport, " says
Moore. " Having been a customer for
many years, I know first-hand the depth
of Swissport's business and the quality of
its team throughout the world. We have a
big task ahead of us as we navigate out of
the pandemic, but the potential for Swissport in the region is immense. "

Lufthansa's Supervisory Board
Extends Contract of COO
Harald Gloy has been appointed to the
executive board of Lufthansa Cargo AG

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