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PEOPLE
SATS Appoints
New Chairman
SATS Ltd. has announced the appointment of Irving Tan
as an independent director and chairman-designate as
part of the group's board leadership renewal process.
Tan will succeed Euleen Goh, who will be appointed as
advisor to the chairman.
Tan has held management and leadership positions
Hermes Appoints New
Chief Technology Officer
Hermes Logistics
Technologies (HLT)
has appointed Andrew
Knott as its chief technology
officer (CTO).
Knott brings more
than 25 years of experience in tech
and software development to HLT.
" The Hermes SaaS product represents
a huge opportunity to drive
digitalization in the air cargo industry,
and when we combine that with
the flexibility and efficiency of cloud
hosting, the potential gains for customers
are vast, " said Knott.
Knott will lead HLT's strategy to
develop the Hermes Ecosystem and
NEW DEALS
dnata Announces
Enhancements to
Global GSE Fleet
Currently dnata operates a fleet of 2,500 motorized
dnata has signed deals with leading manufacturers, locking
in five-year global framework contracts for new ground
support equipment (GSE). The contracts signed at the
Dubai Airport Show have a total value of over $210 million
(USD) over their lifespan. Already, dnata has committed to
orders worth over $29 million from the agreements.
The contracts include a planned investment of over
$100 million in GSE for dnata's Dubai fleet.
GSE at Dubai International and Dubai World Central airports,
providing services to over 190 airlines.
The GSE will be provided by eight international
manufacturers.
Globally, dnata operates over 8,000 pieces of motorized
GSE across its ground handling, cargo and catering
and retail operations which cover over 130 airports
across six continents.
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in the high-tech sector and has decades of
experience in sales and global operations,
market transitions, and customer and
Irving Tan
government dynamics.
" I am excited to join SATS as it continues its transformation
into a global aviation services company,
focused on capturing the growth opportunities that
the global aviation sector offers, to create value for our
stakeholders, " said Tan.
increase digitalization in the air cargo
industry through API integration. He
will also support the company's work
to roll out fast, resilient, and secure
implementations and upgrades to
the latest Hermes cargo management
system (CMS) through automation.
Andrew Knott
New Leadership Announced
for Menzies CNAC
Menzies Aviation
has announced
the appointment
of Raymond Lo as
chief executive of
Menzies CNAC. The
announcement follows the company's
acquisition of a 50 percent stake
in Jardine Aviation Services Group
(JASG), which is being rebranded as
Menzies CNAC.
With more than 24 years at Menzies
Aviation, Lo has spent the last
decade as managing director of Menzies
Macau Airport Services Ltd. Prior
to this, he spent eight years working
for Menzies Aviation in Hong Kong.
" We are thrilled that Raymond will
Raymond Lo
be at the forefront of Menzies CNAC
- an exciting new joint venture that's
set to broaden our footprint in Asia.
Raymond's extensive experience and
proven track record means that he
is perfectly placed to lead our efforts
in supporting Hong Kong's rapidly
expanding aviation sector, " said
Darren Masters, EVP - Oceania, SE
Asia and China, Menzies Aviation.
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